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  1. album review
    Noname Shakes the TableOn Sundial, the rapper is pushing back against everyone — including herself.
    By Craig Jenkins
  2. the law
    Iggy Azalea Addresses Letter of Support for Tory Lanez“I never intended to publicly comment.”
    By Justin Curto
  3. bop or flop?
    Is NLE Choppa’s Nelly Homage a Cheap Ploy or Hot As Hell?Honestly, as long as Nelly got paid, I’m happy.
    By Alex Suskind and Hershal Pandya
  4. album review
    Travis Scott Is Raging Into OblivionOn Utopia, the rapper is too scared to mess with the blueprint.
    By Craig Jenkins
  5. going viral
    Flyana Boss’s ‘Master Plan to Be a Star’The rap besties are running laps around TikTok and the music industry with ‘You Wish.’
    By Tirhakah Love
  6. concert review
    Drake May Be on Tour But He’s Stuck in NeverlandIt’s All a Blur is a blend of gaudy spectacle and never-grow-up nostalgia.
    By Dylan Green
  7. the law
    Mistrial Declared in YNW Melly Double-Murder CaseProsecutors plan to retry the rapper.
    By Justin Curto
  8. unsolved mysteries
    A Search Warrant Related to Tupac’s Murder Has Been IssuedThe legendary rapper’s death has remained unsolved since 1996.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  9. concrete jungle
    Brooklyn Library Spreads the Gospel of Jay-Z With ‘The Book of Hov’ ExhibitCollecting artifacts from the rapper’s career — without him even knowing.
    By Justin Curto
  10. profile
    ‘I Don’t Have Space to Be Tired of It’Lola Brooke had to be a master multitasker to break into rap. Now she’s the new livest one from Bedford-Stuyvesant.
    By Tirhakah Love
  11. our loss
    Drake Delays It’s All a Blur Tour Without ExplanationHe and 21 Savage have pushed the start of their tour by nearly a week.
    By Justin Curto
  12. we the best review of books
    DJ Khaled Reviews Drake’s Poetry Book: ‘He Wrote a Sentence!’“The boy’s special now.”
    By Justin Curto
  13. album review
    Gunna Is Fed UpIsolation and anger hang over a Gift & a Curse, the rapper’s first album since taking a plea deal in the YSL indictment.
    By Paul Thompson
  14. amigos again
    Offset and Quavo Reunite to Honor Takeoff’s BirthdayThe surviving Migos members were reportedly on the rocks.
    By Justin Curto
  15. a long talk
    Killer Mike Said What He SaidIs the Southern rap legend a truth teller or a capitalist in activist’s clothes?
    By Craig Jenkins
  16. chat room
    Moneybagg Yo Went Through Hell to Get Back in the StudioHard to Love is his first project in two years.
    By Paul Thompson
  17. chat room
    Evilgiane Wasn’t Expecting That Kendrick and Keem Collab Either“I never got to actually hear the full song, and then last minute they told us that Kendrick got on it.”
    By Abe Beame
  18. videology
    Alicia Keys Is Lil Durk’s Therapist in ‘Therapy Session/Pelle Coat’ VideoOff his album Almost Healed, out tomorrow.
    By Justin Curto
  19. crime
    18-Year-Old Confesses to Pop Smoke’s KillingAfter another man previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter in April.
    By Justin Curto
  20. health
    Young Thug ‘Feeling Fine’ After Hospitalization“We expect to be back in court tomorrow,” his attorney said.
    By Justin Curto
  21. close read
    The (White Rapper) BlueprintDave manages to be the perfect depiction of the “white rapper’s” journey through the music industry.
    By Shamira Ibrahim
  22. q+a
    billy woods Is on an Indie-Rap Hero’s JourneyHe’s running an acclaimed record label, resurrecting old weed strains, and releasing the best music of his career.
    By Craig Jenkins
  23. is that ight?
    Every Question I Had After Listening to Jack Harlow’s Jackman.Did he run these white-privilege bars by Macklemore first?
    By Justin Curto
  24. all bangers all the time
    What’s on Kendall Roy’s Rap Playlist?He loves Griselda but would “never be caught dead in Buffalo.”
    By Hershal Pandya
  25. switched on pop
    More Drake AI Songs Are ComingThey’re easier to make than you think.
    By Charlie Harding
  26. essence fest 2023
    Ms. Lauryn Hill, Megan Thee Stallion Headlining Essence Fest Hip-Hop TributeJust rappers, period.
    By Justin Curto
  27. the industry
    De La Soul’s Music Is Here to Stay (For Now)The seminal trio’s albums have emerged from the streaming rights wilderness.
    By Craig Jenkins
  28. hope world x cole world
    J-Hope Drops New Music Video With His Muse, J. ColeThey collaborated for the BTS member’s new solo single, “on the street.”
    By Jennifer Zhan
  29. the festival circuit
    Drake, Usher, and Burna Boy to Headline J. Cole’s Dreamville FestivalThe expanded two-day event includes Ari Lennox and GloRilla.
    By Zoe Guy
  30. american sniper
    What Were the RuPaul’s Drag Race Producers Thinking?Release the Spice rap!
    By Rebecca Alter
  31. rap music on trial
    All the Weirdness Around the YSL Trial, ExplainedJust how out of the ordinary is the slow-moving jury selection?
    By Victoria Bekiempis
  32. grammys 2023
    Will Smith Was Too Busy Shooting Bad Boys 4 to Do the Grammys Hip-Hop TributeSaving the Grammys and Questlove from an awkward post-Slap meeting.
    By Justin Curto
  33. album review
    Lil Yachty’s Great Gig in the SkyThe rapper’s surprising new psych-rock album delights in sensory overload.
    By Craig Jenkins
  34. respect the classics
    Two Rock Hall Voters Debate Who Should Be on This Year’s Ballot“They’re definitely running out of geezers. You can’t do so many more years of, ‘Oh yeah, this guy who had three hits in 1972.’”
    By Devon Ivie
  35. politics
    Marjorie Taylor Greene Forgot About Dre(’s Copyright Claims)Dr. Dre sent the far-right representative a cease and desist for using “Still D.R.E.” in a promo.
    By Justin Curto
  36. chat room
    Mike Is Searching for Something ‘More Than Just Sad or Happy’“Y’all gotta learn to take me as this dude that overcame a lot of this shit.”
    By Justin Curto
  37. do your thing hollywood
    Drake’s Latest Starring Role: The ‘Rich Flex’ Memes“I’m almost a character in people’s movies, and therefore, there’s a running dialogue.”
    By Alejandra Gularte
  38. videology
    Don’t Count Helen Mirren Out of Kendrick Lamar’s New VideoThe dame herself plays Lamar’s therapist in the “Count Me Out” visual.
    By Justin Curto
  39. album review
    SZA Wants It AllSOS processes loss and success and pain and desire from the middle of millions of ogling eyes.
    By Craig Jenkins
  40. a long talk
    That Was Ab-Soul, This Is HerbertTo make his first album in six years, he had to get back in touch with reality.
    By William E. Ketchum III
  41. into it
    Atlanta Wasn’t for EveryoneStephen Glover on testing the boundaries of television as his (and his brother’s) show signs off.
    By Sam Sanders
  42. album review
    Our LossDrake’s new album, billed as a collaboration with 21 Savage, renews his interest in bars but also excitable, chauvinistic cruelty.
    By Craig Jenkins
  43. chat room
    Smino’s Family Bonds Run DeepThe rapper and singer on his new album Luv 4 Rent, working with J. Cole, and getting inspiration from his grandparents.
    By Tirhakah Love
  44. remembrance
    Takeoff Was the GlueIt’s beyond shocking seeing tragedy strike a group that forced fair-weather listeners and staunch old-heads alike to appreciate the craft.
    By Craig Jenkins
  45. the law
    Megan Thee Stallion Signs Open Letter to Protest Using Rap Lyrics in CourtOver 100 industry executives, artists, and legal experts signed the letter.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  46. joint venture
    Drake and 21 Savage Push Back Release of New Joint AlbumHer Loss is out on November 4.
    By Alejandra Gularte
  47. crime
    Lil Durk’s Attempted-Murder Charge Is DroppedHe had been charged for a 2019 shooting alongside late Chicago rapper King Von.
    By Justin Curto
  48. album review
    Lil Baby Knows Exactly What You Want From HimOn It’s Only Me, the rap star is successful enough to take chances but understands his appeal too well to stray from the script.
    By Craig Jenkins
  49. grammys 2023
    Nicki Minaj’s Category Fight With Grammys Turns Into Fight With LattoHer song “Super Freaky Girl” was moved from the rap to pop field.
    By Justin Curto
  50. backstories
    The Hidden Family History Behind Sampa the Great’s ‘Never Forget’The singer’s Zamrock tribute also features in the latest Black Panther: Wakanda Forever trailer.
    By Justin Curto
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