PRIMER: New York Hip-Hop
How do we get from Grandmaster Flash to “Bodak Yellow”? Like this.
Ear Worms – The Best Albums of 2019 (So Far)
Well, somehow we’re already over halfway through 2019, so here’s my favourite music from the year thus far.
Satellites Talking Back and the Resurgence of Soukous and Hindewhu
Jump to Section Introduction The Satellite Stares Back The Mutation of Soukous The Resurgence of Hindewhu The Other Hakuna Kulala […]
2018 Year End: Albums of the Year
And, at long last, here we are: my albums of the year for 2018.
2018 Year End: Nitty Gritty – Data, Numbers, Charts, Analysis
And now for my favourite year end post: the data.
2018 Year End: Let-Downs and Stand-Ins
To kick-off my series of year-end posts I decided to start with some albums that I would classify as let-downs.
The Continued Hysteria About UK Drill is Bullshit (And Racist)
UK Drill music, characterized by high-BPM, trap-inspired beats and gritty tales of estate life and violence has been under fire […]
Monster Mash: Your 2018 Halloween Playlist is Here
In time for Halloween (just!) here are the five spookiest releases from this year.
Bump This: “I Woke Up in a Fucked-Up America” by Lonnie Holley
Lonnie Holley’s third album, MITH, was released earlier this month.