Articles by Samantha O’Connor
Mick Jenkins
Wave[s]
PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2015
Chicago rapper Mick Jenkins manages to balance absurdity with realism and focus with exploration on his latest release. Recognized as one o...
Raz Fresco
Pablo Frescobar
PUBLISHED Jul 3, 2015
"I am going to kill the fuckery out there, and people is going to be in demand for the truth," bellows a historical audio clip from legenda...
Raz Fresco Contemplates the Creative Evolution of 'Pablo Frescobar'
PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2015
Canadian rapper, producer and Bakers Club collective co-founder Raz Fresco is readying the release of his self-produced debut, Pablo Fresco...
Lil Durk
Remember My Name
PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2015
After five drill music mixtapes, Chicago rapper Lil Durk has offered his debut album in his first attempt at mainstream achievement and off...
Bishop Nehru
Nehruvia: The Nehruvian EP
PUBLISHED May 12, 2015
Teenage angst has found sweet refuge within the bars and beats of plenty of the most gifted and promising new hip-hop artists of recent yea...
Ludacris
Ludaversal
PUBLISHED Mar 31, 2015
Although he's responsible for penning some of the most prevalent rap hits of the 2000s, Ludacris' recent efforts to mimic his previous triu...
Action Bronson
The Exclaim! Questionnaire
PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2015
Action Bronson is rap's Mr. Wonderful. Since independently emerging on the hip-hop scene in 2011, after making the drastic decision to leav...
Action Bronson
Mr. Wonderful
PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2015
Welcome to the world of Action Bronson, a kaleidoscopic mix of genre-bending and brave mutations. The Queens rapper's long-awaited major la...
