Articles by Riley Wallace

Brother Ali

All the Beauty in This Whole Life

PUBLISHED May 8, 2017

Five years since the release of Brother Ali's Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color, the Jake One-produced collection of approachable,...

J Dilla

Motor City

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2017

A posthumous J Dilla release is always a bittersweet experience; lovingly handpicked by "Ma Dukes," his latest batch of Detroit-funk, Motor...

Homeboy Sandman

Veins

PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2017

Like most Stones Throw artists, Homeboy Sandman goes against the grain, habitually, with a melodic flow that is unmistakable — a flow that...

"Grown" Raekwon Drops "Classic, In My Eyes" Solo Album 'The Wild'

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2017

This August marks 22 years since Wu-Tang Clan stalwart Raekwon dropped his groundbreaking debut Only Built 4 Cuban Linx. Now Rae is unleash...

Raekwon

The Wild

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2017

Raekwon the Chef has always been the type to craft incredibly focused bodies of work as opposed to singles. He demonstrated as much right o...

Devin the Dude

Acoustic Levitation

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2017

There's something to be said about having a cult-like following. Rap-A-Lot Records alumni Devin the Dude has grown a very dedicated followi...

Oddisee

The Iceberg

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2017

It's been almost a year since we heard a solo effort from DC rapper/producer Oddisee; in 2016 he dropped his Alwasta EP, then followed it u...

Roc Marciano​

Rosebudd's Revenge

PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2017

There's something to be said for both consistency and careful craftsmanship. One-time Flipmode Squad member Roc Marciano's fourth studio al...