Hip-Hop Matters

Hip-Hop Matters: The Best Hip-Hop of October 2021

Hip-Hop Matters: The Best Hip-Hop of October 2021

October’s best new hip-hop includes JPEGMAFIA, Headie One, Wiki, and The Alchemist. This eclectic bunch comprises singular, ambitious, and thrilling works.

Hip-Hop Matters: The Best Hip-Hop of September 2021

Hip-Hop Matters: The Best Hip-Hop of September 2021

These are the best hip-hop albums released this September, including new records from Little Simz, Injury Reserve, Moor Mother, and Blu.

Hip-Hop Matters: The Best Hip-Hop Albums of August 2021

Hip-Hop Matters: The Best Hip-Hop Albums of August 2021

The ten best hip-hop albums of August 2021 reveal truths about our strange, alarming but often exciting contemporary socio-cultural landscape.

Hip-Hop Matters: The Best New Hip-Hop Albums of June 2021

Hip-Hop Matters: The Best New Hip-Hop Albums of June 2021

Summer is the best time of year to listen to hip-hop. From the upbeat and bouncy to the weird and paranoid, hip-hop just sounds better in the sunshine. That makes now the perfect time for the first edition of “Hip-Hop Matters” – PopMatters’ new monthly hip-hop roundup.