Originals
Get full with new albums from Statik Selektah, Juicy J, Tinashe, Madlib and Kareem Riggins, Rylo Rodriguez, Thundercat’s mom, Pamela D. Bruner, and more Even during a holiday weekend, the releases don’t stop. New Music Friday is here and it’s a doozy. Dozens of new albums dropped on Friday. And unless you have hours of…
Sons Of The James, Allysha Joy, Neak, James Chatburn, VHOOR and more make waves this…
Nicki Minaj’s debut album, Pink Friday, recently turned 10. We spoke to five producers and…
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Ahead of the 20-year anniversary of Mama’s Gun, a retrospective look on why Erykah Badu’s…
This dumpster fire year was what Tayla Parx needed to record her excellent sophomore album,…
Gucci Mane and Jeezy’s Verzuz was an absolute slugfest. The match featured the two foes…
There’s new hip-hop and R&B albums from Megan Thee Stallion, Jeezy, French Montana, SAINt JHN,…
The Round-Up playlist is Okayplayer’s weekly haul of the best songs in the worlds of…
We caught up with Steve McQueen, director of the five-part anthology series Small Axe, who…
Slowed and reverb and lo-fi hip-hop share some distinct similarities, with both subgenres birthing their…
We spoke to Loud Records founder and CEO Steve Rifkind about his fondest memories of…
Big tings this Mixtape Monday from Andrew Ashong x Kaidi Tatham, Seba Kaapstad, Ruru.432,…
The Pharcyde’s now 25-year-old album, Labcabincalifornia, saw the hip-hop group make a notable shift in…