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22 Songs 4eva Is a Mighty Long Time Big K.R.I.T. Hip-Hop/Rap Oct 27, 2017 About Big K.R.I.T. Recalling the Dirty South sound of UGK and Scarface, Mississippi rapper/producer Big K.R.I.T. spent five years on the mixtape circuit honing his skills before his 2010 release took his career to another level. The release was the mixtape K.R.I.T. Wuz Here, a
Read moreTake Me Apart Kelela R&B/Soul Oct 6, 2017 14 Songs EDITORS’ NOTES R&B singer Kelela’s deeply personal debut LP does just what it says on the label. Over beats from Jam City, Bok Bok, Kingdom, and Arca—which swerve from warped and aqueous to warm and lush to icy and danceable—Kelela turns her emotions inside out with a sultriness and
Read more16 Songs Luv Is Rage 2 Lil Uzi Vert Hip-Hop/Rap Aug 25, 2017 EDITORS’ NOTES A vertiginous, gone-viral stage dive at 2017’s Rolling Loud Festival upheld Uzi’s claims to being a “rock star.” On Luv Is Rage 2, he engages one of rock’s other key tropes: peering into the abyss. With his sharply melodic flow, he makes plenty of
Read more11 Songs West 1996, Pt. 2 Lute Hip-Hop/Rap Sep 29, 2017 About Lute Hailing from Charlotte, North Carolina, rapper Lute (born Luther Nicholson) first burst onto the underground hip-hop scene as a member of the rap collective Forever FC, alongside Jimmy Kelso, High I’m Ry, and SchylerChaise. Lute delivered his first solo mixtape, West 1996, in 2012 while still
Read more11 Songs Savage Tank R&B/Soul Sep 29, 2017 About Tank Contemporary R&B singer Tank, whose moniker refers to his physique, recorded solo albums sporadically, beginning with his 2001 debut Force of Nature, and became increasingly busy behind the scenes as a songwriter, musician, and producer. Born Durrell Babbs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin before later moving to the Washington, D.C., suburb
Read more15 Songs Tell Me You Love Me (Deluxe) Demi Lovato Pop Sep 29, 2017 EDITORS’ NOTES Demi Lovato’s ambitious sixth album almost didn’t get made. She took a break from music in 2016, tweeting that she “wasn’t made” for fame’s critical lens. We’re so glad she changed her mind. Tell Me You Love Me is a pop force—full of
Read more12 Songs The Hype Hoodie Allen Hip-Hop/Rap Sep 29, 2017 About Hoodie Allen Putting a bit more pop into the pop-rap of folks like Asher Roth and Sam Adams, rapper Hoodie Allen went from Internet favorite to charting artist with the release of his 2012 EP All American. Born Steven Markowitz and raised on Long Island, Hoodie was frat-rap from
Read more7 Songs Seven Days PARTYNEXTDOOR R&B/Soul Sep 29, 2017 About PARTYNEXTDOOR The persona of producer and singer Jahron Brathwaite, PartyNextDoor finds the Toronto-based artist experimenting with a fractured blend of minimal hip-hop and R&B that has drawn natural comparisons to fellow Canadians Drake and the Weeknd. No stranger to featured appearances himself, Brathwaite has lent his vocals, songwriting, and studio
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11 Songs Younger Now Miley Cyrus Pop Sep 29, 2017 EDITORS’ NOTES Miley Cyrus moves fast. The fiercely inventive pop star has skipped from Disney darling to rebel-hedonist to tie-dyed hippie in less than a decade, celebrating each transformation with an album. Younger Now marks her next phase. A down-home, blue-skies blend of country and radiant pop, it’s a
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All Your Fault: Pt. 2 – EP Bebe Rexha Pop Aug 18, 2017 6 Songs EDITORS’ NOTES In Pt. 2, Rexha continues to blur genre lines and dish out hits. Hip-hop collaborations remain her sweet spot—Gucci Mane and 2 Chainz guest on “That’s It” and Lil Wayne croons over her carefree radio anthem “The Way I Are (Dance with Somebody)”—but
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