Hoodies All Summer, the sixth studio album from grime scene veteran Kano, manages to pack a lot into just under 40 minutes. Kano's wordplay...

Comparing artists to other artists is lazy music criticism, but sometimes there isn't a better way to say it, so here goes: imagine Das Raci...

Here are two facts about music in the streaming era: 1) People who performatively hate streaming are boring dipshits who are mad other peopl...

On the Edge is an EP full of the second-best song on an episode of Empire, with too much Hakeem and not nearly enough Cookie. It's everythin...

Rich Brian's full-length debut isn't good in any typical sense, which shouldn't shock anyone. The Indonesian-Chinese viral trap sensation di...

If you forgot how good Fat Joe and Remy Ma are at rapping, you're not alone.   The only two living Terror Squad members that anyone can re...

The first thing that strikes you about The Art of Rock Climbing is Boldy James' delivery — "Lazy in a good way" is the best way to describe...

The Return of East Atlanta Santa isn't a bad album, per se — it's just staggeringly indifferent. It's the sort of mixtape you put on and the...

On his solo sophomore effort, Toronto-based MC Flex the Antihero manages to do two things pretty effectively.   The first is rap his ass o...

There's a lot to like about Swet Shop Boys full-length debut, Cashmere. It clocks in at a tight, well-edited, filler-free 38 minutes; it's f...

Ever since he stepped on the scene, Young Thug has been classified as a rapper who sings. On Jeffery, that's no longer true; he's a singer w...

It's important to get one thing out of the way early: Lil Yachty is not a good rapper. Even in an age where it's perfectly acceptable to be...

Toronto-based trio Above Top Secret make arty, political, lefty electro-rap. Their rapping is kind of sing-song-y, their singing spacey and...

BC-based MC/producer/singer Moka Only is one of Canada's most prolific artists in any genre. While he's probably best known for his brief st...

If To Pimp a Butterfly wasn't proof enough, untitled unmastered. is further proof that Kendrick Lamar has entered his art phase. He's just b...

There is a lot to like on the new, self-titled EP from Vancouver's Brevner. As an MC, when Brevner is on, he's compelling, all half-sung/hal...

The most impressive thing about the Game's seventh studio album, The Documentary 2, is that it feels shorter than it is. At 73 minutes, Doc...

It's probably not surprising that Mac Miller's major label debut, GO:OD AM, is a little less weird than his last two outings, but in the cas...

Tre Mission has had a big year. This time last year, the Toronto- based MC and producer was largely unknown in his own country. Mission sp...

The scientists at Young Money/Cash Money labs deserve to be congratulated for finally managing to synthesize a safe, rap-based alternative t...