ElmatticThirteen Ways of Looking at ‘Critical Beatdown’The thing about the Golden Age is, we didn’t know it was the Golden Age.19 min read·Dec 29, 2023----
ElmatticBest 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…17 min read·Dec 18, 2023----
ElmatticBest 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…11 min read·Dec 17, 2023----
ElmatticUncharted 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…18 min read·Jun 24, 2023----
ElmatticLumumba’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…17 min read·Jan 7, 2023----
ElmatticThe Salt Has Lost Its Savor :: billy woods x Messiah Musik’s “Church”Houses of the Holy15 min read·Jan 7, 2023----
ElmatticSoylent Oceanofrap Survey Report 2022 (vol. 2) :: Vs. & Posses In EffectYeah I said I was out last year, but blah blah they pull me back in. When every single working rapper you like releases an album in a year…12 min read·Dec 2, 2022----
ElmatticSoylent Oceanofrap Survey Report 2022 (vol. 1) :: Vision MeVision Me16 min read·Nov 13, 2022----