Articles by Riley Wallace
A Tribe Called Quest's 20 Best Songs Ranked
PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2023
For a wide spectrum of musical movements that fall within the lanes of jazz-infused hip-hop, Afrobeats, and, really, anything you cut from...
Danger Mouse & Black Thought Punch In the 'Cheat Codes' for Hip-Hop Harmony
PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2022
With all the tools — a reputation as an all-time great wordsmith and daily visibility on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon included —...
Kendrick Lamar Delivers Game-Changing Vulnerability on 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers'
PUBLISHED May 16, 2022
When Kendrick Lamar, one of this generation's most influential artists, dropped future Pulitzer Prize history-maker DAMN. some 1,800 days a...
Kanye West's 'Donda 2' Isn't Finished Yet — but It Might Not Be Fixable
PUBLISHED Mar 8, 2022
In a world where fans have waited nearly five years for a follow-up to Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Prize-winning DAMN. or close to two decade...
Westside Gunn's Curation Remains Impeccable on 'Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sincerely Adolf'
PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2021
One thing stays clear no matter what Westside Gunn touches: his curation skills are impeccable. Griselda's multi-year run looks anything bu...
Kanye West's Bloated 'Donda' Has Glimpses of Classic Yeezy
PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2021
Forty days and nights — seriously — after first announcing his 10th studio album via a Beats by Dre commercial starring track and field spr...
Kid Cudi's 'Man on the Moon III: The Chosen' Is a Triumphant Finale
PUBLISHED Dec 14, 2020
In October 2016, Kid Cudi had hit rock bottom. He checked himself into rehab and shared a heartbreaking letter on Facebook in which he desc...
Clairmont The Second Carves Out His Own Lane on 'It's Not How It Sounds'
PUBLISHED Jul 14, 2020
There's something alluring about the risks that Toronto MC Clairmont The Second continues to take with his music. Following up last year's...
