Articles by M.T. Richards
Earl Sweatshirt
Some Rap Songs
PUBLISHED Dec 3, 2018
Recorded under the umbrella of Odd Future, Earl Sweatshirt's 2010 debut was that year's most divisive rap record. Some people liked it; man...
Noname
Room 25
PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2018
To use an oblique sports analogy, Noname is more Fred VanVleet than Kyle Lowry. You could make a case for her as the most talented and vers...
Hermit and the Recluse
Orpheus vs. the Sirens
PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2018
For rapper Ka, home is a malign malefactor. Growing up in 1970s Brooklyn, he was truly raked over the coals; violence was a fact of life fo...
Lil Yachty
Lil Boat 2
PUBLISHED Mar 12, 2018
It's a sad day when Lil Yachty hitches his wagon to the subgenre known as "trap rap." Judging by the dyspeptic grunts and sinisterly roboti...
Jericho Jackson
Khrysis & Elzhi Are Jericho Jackson
PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2018
Even in a rapidly crowding profession, Elzhi is one of the best; any thinking observer of hip-hop will tell you as much. Looking back on hi...
Evidence
Weather or Not
PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2018
Before the word "populist" lost all meaning, Evidence was exactly that: a tribune of the plebeians. He never claimed that title outright, p...
Fabolous & Jadakiss
Friday on Elm Street
PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2017
Many rap fans feel exhorted to praise notions of "lyricism" in their favourite artists, but in 2017, that feels dated. Good or bad, lyric...
Keak Da Sneak
Withdrawl
PUBLISHED Nov 13, 2017
Last August, a routine sojourn to Richmond, California nearly turned deadly for Keak Da Sneak, the legendary rapper from neighbouring Oakla...
