The 15 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2015
No year in the best hip-hop was as eclectic as 2015, representing various gender identities, sexualities, geographies, worldviews, and genre infusions.
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Young Thug Gets Forthright on ‘So Much Fun’
The world's most inscrutable rapper, Young Thug makes clear what he's saying and where he stands on his most forthright release yet.
The 60 Best Songs of 2018
The year in song reflected the state of the world around us. Here are the 60 songs that spoke to us this year.
Young Thug and Young Stoner Life Records Stage a Party on ‘Slime Language’
Young Thug throws a party for both listeners and his fellow rappers on Slime Language, a showcase for his new vanity label.
The Best Hip-Hop of 2017
The hip-hop story is more exciting to follow than a lot of primetime TV as it changes and adapts, telling stories of so-called "minorities". These are the ten albums that we think tell the biggest stories of 2017's hip-hop scene.
Meek Mill: Wins & Losses
Meek Mill returns to music after a difficult year. WIns & Losses promises much in offering a mature reflection on these experiences and his evolution as a man and artist.
Calvin Harris: Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
Calvin Harris’s new album Funk Wav Bounces Vol.1 is a high-water mark for good vibes pop, reflecting the whimsical and collaborative spirit that is prevailing in pop music right now.
Young Thug: Beautiful Thugger Girls
It's not the singing album we were promised, or the country album we were suggested: it's just a great Young Thug album.
Usher: Hard II Love
Despite a handful of stellar tracks, Usher's latest album tries too hard to stay current and gets lost in the process.
Young Thug: No, My Name Is JEFFERY
Each listen reveals a new level of commitment to the act that is Young Thug, of wondering if he could be saying literal gibberish and it would still be as compelling. The answer is probably yes.
Young Thug: Slime Season 3
Slime Season 3 succeeds on multiple levels, none more exciting than his ongoing exercise in seeing just how elastic syllables are.
Young Thug – “Worth It” (Singles Going Steady)
It's impressive that Young Thug can bring down the lights and the mood and still sound braggadocious and serene.