Talib Kweli

Black Star's 'No Fear of Time': Or, How Uploading an Album as a Podcast Could Take Back Control From Big Streaming

The new Black Star album could have been a reminder of the web’s great potential, rather than another easily-mockable example of its worst qualities.

Jun 15, 2022 • Will Hagle

B Boys Will B Boys: An Oral History of Black Star

Jack Riedy presents an oral history of the watershed 1998 album.

Dec 19, 2018 • Jack Riedy

The Weirdest Rap Collaborations Of All-Time

Joel Biswas swims through the abyss of '90s/early 2000s rap-rock to track down the best (and worst) of the genre.

Jan 16, 2018 • Joel Biswas

America'z Most Complete Artist: A Guide to DJ Quik

The only guide to the music of DJ Quik that you'll ever need.

Oct 16, 2014 • Jeff Weiss

The Third Mixtape of Spring - Max Bell

Max Bell is just chillin eating lamb brain

Apr 24, 2014 • Max Bell

360 Degrees to Make the Cypher Complete: Rating The 2012 BET Cyphers

Max Bell finds the revulsion invigorating.

Oct 11, 2012 • Max Bell

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts