Tyler, the Creator Brought This Reckoning on Himself
The California rapper-producer spent his early years cultivating a fanbase of trolls. How much reckoning will it take to shake them?
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To Live and Die by a Kai Cenat Stream
A breakdown and analysis of the hugely popular Twitch streamer’s Mafiathon series and his standing as one of rap’s favorite press stops
Cardi B Can’t Contain Her Bronx Rizz
On her second album Am I the Drama?, the captivating rapper cackles through her city-hewn armor.
Jeff Buckley's Divine Feminine
A new documentary about the 1990s star focuses on the influence of women and recasts the idea of the “muse.”
How Fleetwood Mac Won the Classic Rock Wars
You’ll never get away from the sound of the woman that loved you
The Art of Reconciliation in Rap
How Malice of the Clipse and the California rapper-producer Open Mike Eagle use self-acceptance as a guide on their latest albums
What Spring Does to Me
How new albums from Grimm Doza and PinkPantheress helped Dylan usher in springtime
I Learned to Listen From My Dad
He taught me a crucial survival skill when he passed down his rock’n’roll fandom.
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
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.