Had to send this one in to rob:

There’s still (somehow, some way) legitimate news that’s published about DAMN.; its Platinum status, its third chart-topping week, its dominance of the singles charts. Kendrick deserves this shine – DAMN. is fantastic. It’s a rare alignment of talent, acclaim, popularity, and an artist who constantly exceeds even our…

Can we do this now? Let’s do it now. “DNA.” is the best song of 2017. For songs released between 4/15/17 and 12/31/17 the registration deadline has passed. Everything else, thanks for playing. Kendrick Lamar doesn’t pick beef on tracks like “DNA.”, he transports you to a plane of existence where other rappers were…

If there’s anything that 2017 didn’t need it’s a new Drake album.

After a nice holiday break, I’m re-opening the pitch line for contributions to the forthcoming hip hop book, as coauthored by you. To date, there’s 24 people who have identified a topic and signed on to write. And you can fill one of the remaining 26 spots with your story and get it printed.

Many people (as in more than one) have asked me for my favorite song, or album, or whatever, like I’m not writing a book already (update soon!). I mean geez, guys.

It’s easy to be the “contrarian tough guy” when talking about The Weeknd, but the angle doesn’t work if the music holds up. And when the first, self-titled single for his new album starts with “I’m tryin’ to put you in the worst mood,” it doesn’t.

The ol’ “come out of retirement” trope is so fucking tired. It’s a dumb byproduct of marketing or narcissism, and it doesn’t matter which one because the results are uniform fucking failures as sure as the sun rises and sets. So two days after a disastrous election you’re reminded that the Tribe has a new album out,…

Boy the emotions sure are high for a random Tuesday in November. Need to cool off a bit? Celebrate? Hide in a broom closet to do some meth? Here’s the 2016 albums you need to really cement your desired aura on the most vexing, confounding day of the year.