The Rise and Fall and Rise of Meek Mill Everyone supports him now, but three years ago, it was a different story.
The Brightest Star on Travis Scott’s ‘Watch’ Isn’t Kanye West Cheerful, insistent, and futuristic, the Pi’erre Bourne beat is world-class.
Portishead’s Third Was a Major Comeback for a Major Band It’s an album that comes through clearer just as things get worse.
Kanye West Raves His Way Into Trump Worship The first step to freeing your mind is freeing it from any doubts you might be wrong.
Kanye Will Never Really Log Off His tweets are cunning, trite, and will continue until morale improves.
Cardi B’s Album Intro, ‘Get Up 10’ Is Bronx Rap Poetry at Its Finest Invasion of Privacy opens with a blunt, brazen, and beautiful manifesto.
An Appreciation of Cowboy Bebop , 20 Years Later Bebop , like the jazz that inspired it, can never truly fall out of style.
radio vulture
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soundcloud rap
Mar. 28, 2018
SoundCloud Rap Has Its First No. 1 Album — Now What? XXXTentacion’s chart success seems significant, but it might be the first step toward nowhere for SoundCloud rap.
the streaming wars
Mar. 22, 2018
Can YouTube Really ‘Frustrate’ People Into Paying for Music? If you watch a lot of music videos on YouTube, prepare for a barrage of ads.
concert review
Mar. 21, 2018
Don’t Underestimate G-Eazy G-Eazy shows off his strengths, while embracing his limits, at Radio City Music Hall.
Fifth Harmony Was Never Built to Last Their hiatus signals the end of girl groups as we know them, at least in America.
the industry
Mar. 15, 2018
Why Most Big Artists Don’t Release Albums Early in the Year Anymore As more artists chase Grammy eligibility, the beginning of the calendar year has dried up for big album releases.
spring preview
Mar. 14, 2018
Taylor Swift Now Welcomes Your Disgust If you don’t like what you see, you’re not really a fan.
Vince Staples Will Never Negotiate His Artistic Freedom His new single, “GTFOMD,” says as much, albeit in spicier terms.
How One Rap Clique in the ’90s Remade the Whole Culture in Its Image The Soulquarians themselves may have receded, but the example they set inspires today’s best artists.
For Weeks, the Top Artist on SoundCloud Was an Icon of the Arab Spring Singer Hamza Namira has a huge fan base, but it’s not one often heard from in the West.
How Fast Can 6ix9ine Paint Himself Into a Corner? The Bushwick rapper’s debut collection is an exercise in fitful monotony.
Were There Songs Better Than ‘Creep’ on Radiohead’s First Album? Twenty-five years later, the band’s debut, Pablo Honey, still has plenty to offer.
Marilyn Manson and the Politics of Being a Huge Troll The same approach means different things in different times.
Kendrick Lamar and the Art of the Guest Appearance What’s Kendrick Lamar if not Phife Dawg with a messiah complex?
Kendrick Lamar and Vince Staples Get Upstaged on ‘Opps’ Yugen Blakrok’s verse immediately eclipses her more famous partners.
Justin Timberlake Was the Least Memorable Musician at the Super Bowl Bells and whistles couldn’t save JT from being upstaged by a ghost and a prisoner.
Rich Brian Wants to Do Everything The Jakarta rapper and producer discusses his album Amen, The Raid films, working with Pharrell, the time his dad had a Molotov cocktail, and more.
Justin Timberlake’s ‘Montana’ Is Very Funky, But Slightly Awkward A beautiful beat by the Neptunes gets stranded in flyover country.
The Peaks and Pitfalls of the Grammys Were Politically Connected Not surprisingly, showing the world a new look without losing the old one produces a scrambled message.
Telling the Migos’ Voices Apart: A Brief Guide North Atlanta’s finest need more of an introduction than you might think.
Troye Sivan’s ‘My My My!’ Is Groundbreaking in a New Way Though to be fair, the black-and-white video has a definite Madonna feel.
Taylor Swift Strikes All the Right Notes in Her ‘End Game’ Video It turns out you can graduate from “girl next door” to “mega-millionaire woman celebrity” and still be likable.
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