Articles by Luke Fox
Benny the Butcher's 'Tana Talk 4' Is a Quality Capstone to His Mixtape Series
PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2022
Benny the Butcher, who recently inked a deal with Def Jam, could be on the brink of going mainstream. But he's always been major. If a big...
Tyler, the Creator Treated Toronto Like Royalty
Scotiabank Arena, March 11
PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2022
His backdrop is a mansion. His hypeman is a chauffeur. His warmup gear is a cardigan. And his catwalk is a boat — literally. Be it his ex...
EarthGang Commune with Ghosts and Greatness on 'Ghetto Gods'
PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2022
Ghosts can, at once, haunt and inspire; they can loom tragic and stir ideas. EarthGang's brilliant if uneven Ghetto Gods is heavily linke...
'God Don't Make Mistakes' When It Comes to Conway the Machine's Captivating Voice
PUBLISHED Feb 25, 2022
The first guest voice you hear on God Don't Make Mistakes, Conway the Machine's long-awaited major label debut, speaks volumes about where...
Wale Gives Himself His Flowers on 'Folarin II'
PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2021
Wale's greatest artistic gift has always been his ability to make hard work sound effortless. The DMV emcee has a natural knack for riding...
Nas Is No Pretender to the Throne on 'King's Disease II'
PUBLISHED Aug 9, 2021
Accomplished and respected enough to kick up his feet and puff cigars till the Hall of Fame calls, Nasir Jones has instead slammed the crea...
Leon Bridges' 'Gold-Diggers Sound' Is Informed by the Past but Styled for the Now
PUBLISHED Jul 23, 2021
Somewhere between the 10 p.m. coffees and 10 a.m. tequilas, Leon Bridges found a groove. Recorded during two years' worth of all-night jam...
'Culture III' Ends Migos' Trilogy with More of the Same
PUBLISHED Jun 15, 2021
Georgia's three-headed monster of triple-time flows (and more showy ice than those girls from Frozen) delayed the long-awaited third and fi...
