Down to the Nitty Gritty :: Moor Mother’s “The Great Bailout”On Moor Mother’s challenging, beautiful album, its wrestling with the history of slavery, and political art.Nov 3Nov 3
Sacramental Perspectives :: On KaPerfect purity is possible if you turn your life into a line of poetry written with a splash of blood.Sep 132Sep 132
Thirteen Ways of Looking at ‘Critical Beatdown’The thing about the Golden Age is, we didn’t know it was the Golden Age.Dec 29, 2023Dec 29, 2023
Best Hip Hop 2023, back half :: (disambiguation)As we finish this year off, I gotta say: it’s kinda slushy out there, fam. You had your Hip Hop At 50 all year. Except, maybe it isn’t…Dec 18, 2023Dec 18, 2023
Best Hip Hop 2023, middle half :: Sounds of ScienceTo break down some of what’s going on with the autumn/winter crop, I gotta get technical like a Nissan pickup with a machine gun mounted…Dec 17, 2023Dec 17, 2023
Uncharted Territory :: Best Hip Hop of 2023 (front half)Every year I tell myself not to wait until December and piss blood writing up the year’s albums, so I’m getting a jump on it. Also, if I…Jun 24, 2023Jun 24, 2023
Lumumba’s Tooth & Other Stories :: billy woods x Preservation’s “Aethiopes”Having been writing about woods’ work every year for ten entire damn years, and listening for fifteen, it’s great for once not to try and…Jan 7, 2023Jan 7, 2023
The Salt Has Lost Its Savor :: billy woods x Messiah Musik’s “Church”Houses of the HolyJan 7, 2023Jan 7, 2023
