Royce 5'9" Book of Ryan

Published May 08, 2018

After numerous delays and much anticipation, rapper Royce 5'9" finally dropped his long-prophesied Book of Ryan, packed with big features an...

Conway the Machine Blakk Tape

Published Mar 29, 2018

For those who have been following the epic rise of Buffalo's Griselda Records — who signed a deal with Eminem's Shady Records imprint just o...

Black Milk Tries (and Fails) to Make a Feel-Good Album on 'Fever'

Published Mar 06, 2018

L.A.-based, Detroit-born, producer Black Milk is as eclectic as they come. Wearing a bevy of hats, from rapper to glorified band leader, pig...

EarthGang Royalty

Published Feb 28, 2018

After a delay that didn't go unnoticed by fans, rappers Johnny Venus and Doctur Dot (collectively known as the EarthGang) finally released t...

Onyx Black Rock

Published Feb 16, 2018

25 years removed from the release of their debut album, Onyx — now a duo comprised solely of Fredro Starr and Sticky Fingaz — are still as j...

Brooklyn Rapper Skyzoo Talks 'In Celebration of Us,' 'Black Panther' Excitement and His Own Marvel Future

Published Jan 31, 2018

Brooklyn rapper Skyzoo is dropping his fourth solo studio album, In Celebration of Us, this week, but with a track record that spans 25 rele...

Skyzoo In Celebration Of Us

Published Jan 30, 2018

Anyone remotely familiar with Skyzoo would be remiss not to concede the intricacy of his pen game; a new project from the Brooklyn MC has a...

Jeezy Pressure

Published Dec 19, 2017

Jeezy is one of the most consistent and well-respected rappers/trappers in the game; it's rare to hear be able to discern authenticity audib...

Eminem Revival

Published Dec 15, 2017

After a four-year hiatus and a crafty rollout, Eminem's Revival is finally here. The first two singles from the LP, "Walk on Water" and the...

Talib Kweli Radio Silence

Published Nov 21, 2017

Though many have come to know Brooklyn rapper Talib Kweli more for his Twitter-troll savagery, the celebrated MC just released his latest pr...

Adam Bomb Reveals Ambitious Solo Plans, Including Production from 40, Plus a New Freedom Writers LP

Published Oct 18, 2017

For an artist, breaking from the comfort of a group situation can be nerve-racking. "It's something I never really wanted to do," Toronto ra...

Adam Bomb A-Material

Published Sep 29, 2017

"I always had a group situation to fall back on," Toronto rapper Adam Bomb noted on the song "Disconnection" off of his Live From Larstone L...

EverythingOShauN Almost Everything

Published Sep 06, 2017

Brampton's own EverythingOShauN is one of those artists that everyone seems to be talking about lately. Surfing the current wave of trap-sou...

Action Bronson Blue Chips 7000

Published Aug 30, 2017

Action Bronson has always been considered a consistent artist, and rightly so: He's a rapping machine with an incredibly complex rhyme schem...

Dave East Paranoia: A True Story

Published Aug 21, 2017

Perhaps it was the cohesiveness, or the overall grandeur of last year's Kairi Chane that makes it difficult for fans of East (Harlem) New Yo...

Rob Markman Write to Dream

Published Jul 27, 2017

Sometimes it takes just a single wake-up call to persuade someone to get up and follow their dreams. For Rob Markman, celebrated writer for...

French Montana Jungle Rules

Published Jul 18, 2017

When MC4, which was meant to be French Montana's sophomore project, instead became his 21st official mixtape as a result of a distribution/r...

Brother Ali Goes Deep on His Muslim Faith for 'All the Beauty in This Whole Life'

Published May 10, 2017

After a five-year hiatus since the release of Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color, Minnesota rapper Brother Ali — one of Rhymesayers'...

Brother Ali All the Beauty in This Whole Life

Published May 08, 2017

Five years since the release of Brother Ali's Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color, the Jake One-produced collection of approachable, p...

J Dilla Motor City

Published Apr 25, 2017

A posthumous J Dilla release is always a bittersweet experience; lovingly handpicked by "Ma Dukes," his latest batch of Detroit-funk, Motor...