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Drake’s club-infused experiment
On “Honestly, Nevermind,” Drake’s old habits met a surprising dance concept, marking a career reset for the hip-hop veteran
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April 2022

Taking “Affirmative Action” To Achieve a Gangster Rap Classic
The song that best embodies Nas’s imaginative ethos plays like a riveting gangland thriller
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When Lil Baby Had “Sum 2 Prove”
Remembering the song that presaged Lil Baby’s rapid ascent to the top of the rap game, back when it wasn’t a guarantee
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March 2022

Dua Lipa Confronts Copyright Law's "Blurred Lines"
The "Levitating" singer is the latest to be swept up in a legal environment that weaponizes similarities between songs
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September 2021

Drake's Fair Trade
Certified Lover Boy packages tried-and-true Drake sounds beneath a provocative front, pursuing safe commercialism in place of creative risk.
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July 2021

A Faithless Rendition
The second posthumous album in Pop Smoke's name is an unfortunate example of when an artist's legacy should be left untouched
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June 2021

Migos “Beat the Charge” on Culture III
The album trilogy closes strong, even if it doesn't restore Migos to their generational, Beatles-like significance
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Cloudy with a Chance of Astrothunder
Top 3 anticipated rap albums this summer
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May 2021

Internet Money's "His & Hers" is a Giant Lemon
Putting Don Toliver on a song doesn't make it good
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