Quality Control Music’s ‘Control the Streets Vol. 2’ Could’ve Used a Little More Quality Control
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Lesser known acts stand out on this comp from the Atlanta trap incubator
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Young Thug Has a Good Time Without Taking Any Risks on ‘So Much Fun’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe rapper is finally enjoying the mainstream success his talent deserves, and his 'debut album' has all the hallmarks of his influential aesthetic
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NF’s ‘The Search’ is a One-Note Depression Symphony
Posted in: Album ReviewsThis suffocatingly sad Christian beat out Chance the Rapper for the number spot on the charts, thus occasioning our negative review of his bad album.
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Chance the Rapper’s ‘The Big Day’ is the Sound of a Man in Love and Sometimes That’s Awesome
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe long-awaited follow-up to the Chicago's rappers' landmark 'Coloring Book' is like flipping through someone's wedding photos.
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‘The Lion King: The Gift’ Is Beyonce’s Love Letter to Blackness
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe soundtrack features over 20 artists from the United States, Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana and Cameroon
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Maxo Kream’s Superb, Sprawlingly Autobiographical Album ‘Brandon Banks’
Posted in: Album ReviewsHouston rapper details the generational nature of poverty and crime in bracingly personal terms.
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Ed Sheeran’s Ambitious, Ludicrously Star-Studded ‘No.6 Collaborations Project’
Posted in: Album ReviewsGathering guests from every corner of the Top 40, the singer-songwriter contemplates aloneness, fame and marital salvation.
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Daniel Caesar Is a Contemplative Horndog on ‘Case Study 01’
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe R&B artist's second album is a muddled follow-up to his strong debut 'Freudian'
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Freddie Gibbs and Madlib’s ‘Bandana’ Is the Sound of Two Rap Veterans at the Height of Their Powers
Posted in: Album ReviewsThe hip-hop production wizard and charismatic MC team up for another head-spinning album
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The 50 Best Albums of 2019 So Far
Posted in: Music ListsIncluding Lizzo, Vampire Weekend, Billie Eilish, Tyler the Creator and more
