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What Does It Mean For Rap to Have “Substance”?
Hip-hop is constantly mired in discussions about importance, significance, and, yes, substance. If you come up for air, you’ll feel it all around you.
Charli XCX Is the Best Part of 'Wuthering Heights'
Plus Must Hear ambient and Massachusetts rap, Irish dream pop, and a big neo-soul comeback.
Can Straight People Physically Hear This Music?
It’s time to Waste or Taste new tracks by UK grime firecracker Nadia Rose, trash-adjacent dance-pop tart Slayyyter, and super wavy New York rap misfit Xaviersobased.
An R&B Futurist's Glossy, Lightly Horny Debut
Plus: a beloved folk artist gets the covers treatment, a minimalist piano god soundtracks a tremendous film, and more.
A Thrilling Slice of Brazilian Funk
Plus: music that sounds like the last breath of a whoopee cushion and a pop album from a band of 10-inch-tall dolls.
Monocultural Rap Stardom is Dead—and That’s OK
What does it mean to be a rap star in 2026? Some thoughts on rap’s current standing in the mainstream and the genre’s health in the post-social media era.
Straight Outta Saskatoon
Must Hear road-weary R&B and omnivorous rap experimentalism, a psych-punk supergroup featuring Sonic Youth's secret weapon, and more.
You're a Goofy Goober
Hard-won easy listening, a perfectly outlandish West Coast rap throwback, and more.
Does the World Need Another A$AP Rocky Album?
The rapper takes a break from Denzel movies and daddy-dom to drop his most superficial album yet. Plus: Must Hear indie rock about a literal dead horse.