Here, five writers with roots and homes across the continent and diaspora sift through a wide world of sounds for some of the ...

On their second collaboration with The Alchemist, billy woods and E L U C I D refuse grand answers, turning instead to the ...

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In the late 2010s, so-called mumble rap took off. Critics lamented that the genre—and the styles it continues to ...

It was a fantastic year for new music, with some truly wild, innovative and ambitious albums on offer. These were 10 of the ...

Sometimes, honesty really is the most sophisticated production choice. By year’s end, the impact was undeniable. “Joy Is ...

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Over the past 50 years, U.S. pop music lyrics have become simpler, more repetitive, and increasingly focused on stress and negative emotions.

Here is the third part of our playlist of the essential 100 (or so) tunes to come out of Scotland. It marks eleventh year of this rundown of the best Scots tracks of the year.   As ever, in 2025, ...

Tyler, the Creator's SAG HARBOR celebrates his triumphant 2025 with smooth soul production and razor-sharp bars about success ...

At his highest, he weighed 540 pounds. This is how Jelly Roll went from preteen T-levels to Pink Panther energy and got lean.