Oddisee’s Odyssey Is Odd on ‘To What End’
The beauty of To What End is that it sits at the summit of Oddisee’s output, a rapper and producer at the height of his powers.
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Iller Instinct: An Interview with Hip-Hop Artists Ill Scholars
Ill Scholars MC Mattic and Johnny Madwreck, among hip-hop's newest (though seasoned) progenies, offer an explosive debut album full of heavy, jazz-laden hip-hop.
Saba Sends a Cry for Help for His Beloved Chicago on ‘CARE FOR ME’
Although delivered as a plea, Saba's message on Care For Me is necessarily uplifting and therapeutic.
J. Cole Works on His Coping Mechanisms with ‘KOD’
J. Cole explores coping with pain in a loosely conceptual form on KOD with varying effectiveness.
P.O.S: Chill, Dummy
P.O.S was taken out of commission by kidney failure. Almost five years after his previous album, he's back with a fresh perspective and a renewed energy.