Sheldon Pearce
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Aminé: Limbo Album Review
On his new album, the Portland rapper rediscovers the appealing lightness that made him famous. → Read More
Listen to “Twist & Turn” [ft. Drake & PARTYNEXTDOOR] by Popcaan
Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR join the dancehall star on this easygoing slice of summer. → Read More
New Rap Song of the Day: Conway the Machine’s “Lemon” [ft. Method Man]
With artists releasing songs at a fast and furious pace, it’s difficult for the average hip-hop head to keep track of it all—no matter how tapped in they are. That’s why we created The Ones, a daily post to highlight the song you need to hear. Conway - “Lemon” [ft. Method Man] It’s a good time to buy up stock in Griselda Records. Label cornerstone Westside Gunn and new recruit Boldy James… → Read More
Liv.e: Couldn’t Wait to Tell You Album Review
Short and fleeting yet bound by a shared aesthetic vision, these 20 songs capture in-between feelings—anticipation, longing, eagerness, hesitation, indecision—with sensitivity and specificity. → Read More
Beyoncé’s Black Is King Offers Awe-Inspiring Looks and Muddled Messages
The Disney+ film functions as a series of videos for her year-old Lion King soundtrack, but there are also grander ambitions at play. → Read More
New Rap Song of the Day: Curren$y and Harry Fraud’s “Seven Seas”
With artists releasing songs at a fast and furious pace, it’s difficult for the average hip-hop head to keep track of it all—no matter how tapped in they are. That’s why we created The Ones, a daily post to highlight the song you need to hear. Curren$y and Harry Fraud - “Seven Seas” You might not have noticed that the hot spitta Curren$y remains one of the most prolific rappers working today. He… → Read More
Blu & Exile: Miles: From an Interlude Called Life Album Review
Blu & Exile finally offer a worthy spiritual successor to their seismic 2007 debut with a sprawling double album about the cultural forces that shape us. → Read More
Listen to “POPSTAR” [ft. Drake] by DJ Khaled
Drake reflects on his fame with a halfhearted production from one of rap’s most successful influencers. → Read More
New Rap Song of the Day: EST Gee’s “Get Money”
With artists releasing songs at a fast and furious pace, it’s difficult for the average hip-hop head to keep track of it all—no matter how tapped in they are. That’s why we created The Ones, a daily post to highlight the song you need to hear. EST Gee - “Get Money” Most people couldn’t even imagine the prospect of rappers in Louisville until Jack Harlow. Yet as he continues to build momentum… → Read More
The Streets: None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive Album Review
On the Streets’ first album in nine years, the UK rapper returns to the simple snark of his early music, but his youthful misadventures have been replaced by the jaded pronouncements of middle age. → Read More
Listen to “Furies” by Moor Mother / billy woods
In their second collaboration of the year, the two iconoclasts of the underground unravel Western myths with finesse. → Read More
New Rap Song of the Day: Rah Swish’s “Aim It” [ft. Curly Savv]
With artists releasing songs at a fast and furious pace, it’s difficult for the average hip-hop head to keep track of it all—no matter how tapped in they are. That’s why we created The Ones, a daily post to highlight the song you need to hear. Rah Swish - “Aim It” [ft. Curly Savv] As if to prove drill music’s immutability, Rah Swish named his album WOO Forever. On “Feel Like Pop,” a homage to… → Read More
Remembering Injury Reserve’s Stepa J. Groggs With Five Key Verses
Essential tracks from the Arizona rapper, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 32 → Read More
Listen to “Girls in the Hood” by Megan Thee Stallion
The Houston rapper turns the table on fragile male egos in this reinterpretation of Eazy-E’s “Boyz-n-the-Hood.” → Read More
John Legend: Bigger Love Album Review
The R&B star’s latest ode to the power of love bursts with positive energy, but there’s an emptiness beneath. → Read More
Prince: Up All Nite With Prince: The One Nite Alone Collection Album Review
This reissued box set from Prince’s unloved early-’00s period provides proof of his astounding skill as a performer and the depth of his catalog even in its shallow end. → Read More
Listen to “Make It Rain” [ft. Rowdy Rebel] by Pop Smoke
Even on a posthumous release, the late Brooklyn rapper sounds unstoppable. → Read More
New Rap Song of the Day: Azealia Banks’ “Black Madonna” [ft. Lex Luger]
With artists releasing songs at a fast and furious pace it’s difficult for the average hip-hop head to keep track of it all—no matter how tapped in they are. That’s why we created The Ones, a daily post to highlight the song you need to hear curated by the Levels team. We sort through all the new songs—across all the platforms and subgenres—so you don’t have to. Thank us later. Azealia Banks -… → Read More
The Ones: Azealia Banks’ “Black Madonna” [ft. Lex Luger]
With artists releasing songs at a fast and furious pace it’s difficult for the average hip-hop head to keep track of it all—no matter how tapped in they are. That’s why we created The Ones, a daily post to highlight the song you need to hear curated by the Levels team. We sort through all the new songs—across all the platforms and subgenres—so you don’t have to. Thank us later. Azealia Banks -… → Read More
Go-Go Musician Malik Dope Is Beating the Drum for Change in D.C.
The percussionist has become a leading presence at rallies against injustice in the nation’s capital. → Read More