Asake’s ‘M$NEY’ Is a Victory Parade and Quiet Prayer
Four years in, Asake is no longer arguing. He is content, and content, on a record this carefully made, turns out to sound like something close to grace.
Mary Chiney
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Food for the Wyrm’s Heavy Dark Folk Catharsis
Food for the Wyrm’s dark folk debut, A Wicked Huntsman, is an eight-track meditation on the finality of death and the trauma of the living.
Pop’s Donna Lewis and David Lowe Map a Long Friendship
Donna Lewis’ album is for those returning home, or perhaps more accurately, for those who are finally ready to step into their next chapter with an open heart.
The Moss Choose Their Own Path on ‘Big Blue Moon’
The Moss have taken the expansive energy of the Utah peaks and the Hawaiian shores and concentrated it into something sharp, unyielding, and entirely their own.
Mr Eazi and King Promise Document a Long Kinship
Mr Eazi and King Promise’s See What We’ve Done lands like a pulse check: messy, breathing, and defiantly human.
Emma Harner’s Debut ‘Evening Star’ Is Remarkable
Emma Harner’s Evening Star is a remarkably assured debut. She knows that technical mastery means nothing without emotional weight to anchor it.
Johnel Builds Resonance From Chaos
Nigerian hip-hop artist Johnel creates what he calls “borderless music”, a synchronous vibration that resounds across nations and faith.
10 Writers Remaking African Literature in 2026
The writers demanding our attention in 2026 interrogate power, dissect masculinity, and insist on joy in their works of satire, sorcery, and secrets from Africa and the Diaspora.
Trinisha Browne Redefines Afro-Caribbean Music
Rooted in the warmth of the Caribbean and refined in the multicultural hum of Montreal, Trinisha Browne’s music embodies the evolution of diaspora.
Whitney Perfect Their Quiet Language of Loss
Whitney’s new album, Small Talk, is less about drifting through melancholy and more about staying still long enough to understand it.
Ahead of Time: 5 Futuristic Albums to Transport You
The future is not a horizon waiting to arrive. It’s already here, scattered across beats, refrains, and voices bold enough to claim it. These futuristic albums will transport you.
Will Smith Owns Infamous Oscars Slap in “Candid Freestyle”
Will Smith’s words in his “Candid Freestyle” performance speak of longing for absolution for that infamous Oscars Slap, but his defiance simmers.