Articles by Kyle Mullin

MC Paul Barman

(((Echo Chamber)))

PUBLISHED May 17, 2018

MC Paul Barman's latest doesn't make for easy listening. But where would be the fun in that? Instead, the offbeat Manhattan rapper provides...

Tee Grizzley

Activated

PUBLISHED May 14, 2018

He's been a robber on the run and an inmate, and now he's releasing an album with guest spots by Lil Yachty and Jeezy. So it's a dire disap...

Matthew Barber

Phase of the Moon

PUBLISHED May 1, 2018

Had a rough day at work? At least Matthew Barber is here to let you know you aren't alone. That'll be apparent the instant you listen to "A...

Janelle Monáe

Dirty Computer

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2018

Prince. Brian Wilson. Grimes. Pharrell Williams. Any musician that could coax a collaboration out of one, let alone all of those legends mu...

Smokepurpp and Murda Beatz

Bless Yo Trap

PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2018

Hip-hop history is replete with classic releases for which an MC enlists a sole producer to build a focused, cohesive sound. Snoop Dogg had...

Hard to Kill

Hard to Kill

PUBLISHED Apr 20, 2018

Toronto hip-hop duo Hard to Kill's eponymous debut isn't a horrorcore album, but it sounds menacing enough at times to make a Juggalo antsy...

Donovan Woods

Both Ways

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2018

Like Kris Kristofferson and Steve Earle before him, Donovan Woods was an esteemed Nashville scribe no longer content to pen hits for others...

Donovan Woods Pushes Boundaries in a Conservative Country Scene on 'Both Ways'

PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2018

From the rugged, galvanizing blue collar anthem, "Easy Street," on his new LP, Both Ways, to his 2010 CFL-inspired breakthrough "My Cousin...