Featured: Top of Home Page/Music/Reviews Ghostface Killah and Adrian Younge: Twelve Reasons to Die II By Marshall Gu / 21 July 2015 Much too short, but as solid as you'd expect given the name of the rapper, the name of the producer, and the names of the features.
Featured: Top of Home Page/Music/PopMatters Picks/Reviews Vince Staples: Summertime ’06 By Colin Fitzgerald / 6 July 2015 The Long Beach rapper steps out with a coming-of-age story on his bold debut album full of stark beats and penetrating lyrics.
Events/Featured: Top of Home Page/Music/Notes from the Road 15 Must-Know Artists from SXSW 2015 By Annie Galvin / 26 March 2015 Amidst the many artists that flooded SWSX this year, these 15 new and rising talents stand out amidst the fray.
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Featured: Top of Home Page/Music/Reviews Common: Nobody’s Smiling By Benjamin Aspray / 31 July 2014 The veteran Chicago rapper returns to his troubled hometown on a conscious album for a post-conscious age.