Hip-Hop Award Season
Jan 19, 2026
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17 min read
Picks for MVP, Top Rookie, 6th Man & Most Improved; plus a State of Hip-Hop essay.
Aug 6, 2025
16 min read
With his new dance-inspired LP, the Odd Future founder proves his rap peers can't touch him.
Jul 20, 2025
20 min read
What Pusha T and Malice's press run says about the state of hip-hop journalism.
Podcast
Jun 5, 2025
10 min read
Joey Bada$$ delivered a brazen challenge on January 1st and in its aftermath there's a couple of winners, few losers and a Big Apple-sized question that remains.
Apr 3, 2025
13 min read
Where the conversation goes wrong when talking about Carti's 'MUSIC.'
Mar 19, 2025
After UMG's clapback and the chart success of 'GNX' over '$$$4U,’ the Kendrick era/Drizzy error is permanent.
Yearly Predictions
Feb 2, 2025
After a historic year in 2024, what's in store for hip-hop this year?
Jan 1, 2025
Picks for MVP, Rookie of the Year, 6th Man and Most Improved.
Nov 27, 2024
15 min read
Tyler, The Creator and The Big 3 did major things in 2024 with less help than ever from the label system.
Nov 5, 2024
But the agenda is simple....
Jun 19, 2024
Method Man's "generation gap" comment about Summer Jam is a sign of the genre's growth.
May 30, 2024
The rap mogul toyed with forgiveness and salvation to craft a persona based on the adversary he created.
