Backseat Freestyle
Your weekly hip-hop cypher. Featuring an original essay + curated links to new music, good reads, music videos and pod recommendations. Fresh every Friday!
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After UMG's clapback and the chart success of 'GNX' over '$$$4U,’ the Kendrick era/Drizzy error is permanent.
Can men in rap please let women rappers live in current times?
The story of 'Jackman' and the politics behind white rappers.
After a historic year in 2024, what's in store for hip-hop this year?
Picks for MVP, Rookie of the Year, 6th Man and Most Improved.
Tyler, The Creator and The Big 3 did major things in 2024 with less help than ever from the label system.
But the agenda is simple....
Method Man's "generation gap" comment about Summer Jam is a sign of the genre's growth.
The rap mogul toyed with forgiveness and salvation to craft a persona based on the adversary he created.
37 thoughts on what’s happening right now in rap.
What projects from Lil Uzi Vert, Ice Spice and...Morgan Wallen tell us about rap right now.
Central Cee and Dave's surprise EP is a tipping point for hip-hop.
Meritocracy ain't the same when there's multiple measurements by which we judge.
