Like the evolution in herself, the music speaks similarly in Arca’s KiCk i. The transcendent artist/producer had tremendous outputs in the previous decade, with two albums and headlining the production on one of BJÖRK’s best albums. …

Though a belated list, it was a daunting task to try and circumvent a Top 10 that felt right. It took time and multiple listens to come up with what I deemed were some of the best records so far this year. But first: Honorable mentions: Yo Hago Lo Que…

The very rare would admit that Teyana Taylor’s previous album K.T.S.E. was the best amongst the collection released during GOOD Music’s Wyoming Sessions. With her new album The Album, she revitalizes that notion of pure consistent excellence. Teyana’s growth as an artist is matched by the vigor behind her voice…

For artists in the industry, they are always classified by genre despite the amount of different sounds they incorporate into their music. And as RMR (Rumor) releases his debut EP — Drug Dealing Is A Lost Art, it brings into question what he is. When he first released his first…

Lady GaGa is a monstrous performer capable of bringing her all in her performances, but what she makes up for in this is the deteriorating factor that as a songwriter she has her own hiccups. The Dance-Pop artist’s release comes from a strong two years, where she starred and was…

Lil Yachty goes to prove like everything else in the world the long endured culture can’t be different for older people. At one point he was the definition of “OK BOOMER” when he proclaimed his happiness on a podcast with New Jersey Rapper Joe Budden for Complex. …

There has always been many debates in the world of Hip-Hop and the one debate that has ceased to go away even with admission, is that Eminem is a guest in Hip-Hop. …

Yung Lean has always been a musical revolutionary in the same way Kanye was making conscious rap cool in the mid 2000s. In his case it is the progressive and multi-layered atmospheric hip-hop that descended from cloud 9. From the xannie-inducing “Yoshi City,” and “Kyoto,” to more prominent mixtapes, his…

Little Simz virtuoso is matched by the quality she has been releasing since the start of her career. Last year’s GREY Area was one of the best releases of last year. Her lyrical prowess empowers the simplicity of the instrumentals creating multi faceted layers of depth to her music. …