Articles by Kyle Mullin

Adrian Younge Gives Silver Screen Touch to Ghostface and Bilal

PUBLISHED Jul 17, 2015

Adrian Younge is no mere rap producer — he's a hip-hop auteur. Aside from penning, performing and mixing cinematic instrumentals for...

Daniel Romano Almost Left His New Album Behind

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2015

From the palpably forlorn lyrics, to the mournfully twangy vocals, Daniel Romano delivers his most impassioned and moving music yet on If I...

Alee

Say Hello To Goodbye

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2015

Alee sounds like Taylor Swift's sassier little sister on her debut EP, Say Hello To Goodbye. Upon first listen, these six songs sound akin...

Quelle Chris

Innocent Country

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2015

Anyone hoping to chant along to catchy hip-hop choruses will be dismayed by Innocent Country, the new LP by beloved underground Detroit MC...

Ghostface Killah

Adrian Younge Presents Twelve Reasons To Die II

PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2015

Twelve Reasons to Die II may be a Ghostface Killah album, but fellow Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Raekwon gives reliably solid turns on five of t...

Nozinja on His Warp Records Debut: "Shangaan Cannot Be Ignored"

PUBLISHED Jun 29, 2015

Most musicians balk when record execs interfere with their music, perhaps especially Nozinja. The South African DJ and producer used to run...

Slum Village

YES!

PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2015

If you think rap has little to do with romance, Slum Village want you to think again. The Detroit hip-hop vets have crafted a slew of soulf...

Czarface (Inspectah Deck + 7L & Esoteric)

Every Hero Needs A Villain

PUBLISHED Jun 16, 2015

The rhymes are as crippling as kryptonite on Every Hero Needs A Villain, Inspectah Deck's sophomore effort with Boston battle rap legends 7...