How Will Smith and LL Cool J Work Through Being Older Rappers
New albums from middle-aged rap icons attempt to reconcile aging in a youth-obsessed genre
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How Playboi Carti and Clipping Are Channeling Rap Retrofuturism
The Atlanta rage-rap emissary and the experimental California trio both dropped albums that excavate the past to reimagine the present.
Two Underground Stars Imagine a Dank, Dubby Baltimore
Valentina Magaletti and Zongamin’s latest collaboration as V/Z reaches cold new heights
Pink Siifu and 454 Are Reimagining the Statement Rap Album
How two very different indie-rap auteurs work with the art of sprawl
Dance and Sex and Enlightenment Are One and the Same on FKA Twigs’ ‘Eusexua’
The multihyphenate’s new album can’t be untangled from her physicality and her healing.
‘Balloonerism’ Is a Fitting Final Piece of the Mac Miller Puzzle
The late Pittsburgh rapper’s second posthumous album, recorded a decade ago, sheds new light on his artistic evolution.
Ethel Cain Is Not Here for Your Amusement
With ‘Perverts,’ the spectral artist rejects encroaching fame with noisy static and echoes from the void.
Bad Bunny ❤️ PR
The superstar finds freedom amid his homeland’s glories and struggles on ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos.’
Fennesz and the Meaning of Ambient Music
After a quarter-century of thinking and writing about the Austrian producer’s work, I’ve reached a new understanding of what he’s trying to do.
No One Does Ego Death Like Father John Misty
On ‘Mahashmashana,’ Misty’s main-character-syndrome folk-rock uncovers shiny new pearls of wisdom.
Kendrick the Hypocrite, Trippin’ and Lovin’ It
On ‘GNX,’ Kendrick is a mortal, a savior, an icon, and a firestarter all rolled into one.