Two new albums from artists floating around in that sphere, Don Toliver and LUCKI, exist along a spectrum preoccupied more with rap as texture than as text. They are operating toward different ends: ...

While so many players in the mainstream rap universe carry the genre into what some would call dubious territory (wtf is mumble rap tho?), LA-based wordsmith/producer Jonwayne is new-school, without ...

Fresh off the release of Earl Sweatshirt's new album Live Laugh Love, the 31-year-old rapper sat down for an interview on the New York Times' Popcast to offer his opinion on people who are still ...

Snoop Dogg heaped praise on Drake and Kendrick Lamar, crediting them with ending mumble rap with their epic beef. Snoop Dogg believes Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s epic rap beef elevated Hip-Hop lyricism ...

Jo Koy has shared his opinion on modern rap music in a viral stand-up clip. Taken from the Live in Brooklyn Netflix comedy special, the comedian takes jabs at rapper Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan ...

*Rick Rubin, the producer of Eminem’s new Beyonce-laced track “Walk on Water,” says the song was birthed in part by the rapper’s poor opinion of hip hop’s current obsession with “mumble rap.” “I could ...

Don Toliver, a Travis Scott signee who quickly defined his own lane, takes his half-sung raps to colorful new realms on HARDSTONE PSYCHO. Two new albums from artists floating around in that sphere, ...