Tag: Year In Review

Here’s a brief list of 25 notable rap albums this year. I reviewed most of the titles for various outlets; those reviews are attached where…

Azealia Banks, Broke With Expensive Taste (Rhapsody) Big K.R.I.T., Cadillactica (Rhapsody) (Rolling Stone) Black Milk, If There’s a Hell Below (Wondering Sound) Busdriver, Perfect Hair Cities Aviv,…

This compiles the most successful artists of 2012. It’s based on an ephemeral and highly subjective mix of record sales, industry buzz, et cetera, and…

This list of noteworthy artists of 2011 has been compiled well after the fact, much like its 2010 predecessor. But unlike that year, which saw…

This post marks a bit of housekeeping and, hopefully, a new tradition. 2010 was the first year I began to cover hip-hop music comprehensively without…