Features
Wednesday, June 29 2011
Last Night a Trap Boy Saved My Life: T.I.'s Urban Legend
I realized I couldn't seek comfort in the music me and Daddy shared. I needed something raw, music that would hit me in my chest where only natural, involuntary muscle movements indicated I was still, technically, alive.
Friday, December 12 2008
The Best Hip-Hop of 2008
A return to the mic nine years in the making, a hip-hop supergroup of sorts, and Tom Waits beatboxing: this year's top-shelf hip-hop is equal parts anticipation, teamwork, and wha?!
Friday, December 15 2006
Best Hip-Hop of 2006
Quentin Huff's top-ten list of mixtapers, hustlers, protesters, emcees, and self-proclaimed kings finds hip-hop very much alive and well in 2006.
Columns
Monday, April 13 2009
T.I.'s Winding Road to Redemption
The road to Grammy-winning rap star Clifford "T.I." Harris, Jr.'s positive outcome may be paved with good intentions, but self-interest fuels the journey.
Reviews
Tuesday, January 4 2011
T.I.: No Mercy
Oft-delayed and seldom promoted, T.I.'s latest release arrives as perhaps the final nail in his popstar coffin. The King isn't dead, but he's certainly been dethroned.
Tuesday, July 3 2007
T.I.: T.I. vs. T.I.P.
The Rubberband Man snaps back better than ever on his new release.
Tuesday, April 11 2006
T.I.: King
It's pretty early in 2006 to talk about albums of the year -- but this record says it's time to start.
