Articles by Chris Dart
Kano
Hoodies All Summer
PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2019
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...
Injury Reserve
Injury Reserve
PUBLISHED May 23, 2019
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 Rac...
Night Lovell
Goodnight Lovell
PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2019
Here are two facts about music in the streaming era: 1) People who performatively hate streaming are boring dipshits who are mad other peop...
G Milla
On the Edge
PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2019
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 everythi...
Rich Brian
Amen
PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2018
Rich Brian's full-length debut isn't good in any typical sense, which shouldn't shock anyone. The Indonesian-Chinese viral trap sensation d...
Fat Joe & Remy Ma
Plata o Plomo
PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2017
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 rem...
Boldy James
The Art of Rock Climbing
PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2017
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...
Gucci Mane
The Return of East Atlanta Santa
PUBLISHED Dec 26, 2016
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 th...