Aesop Rock, “Integrated Tech Solutions.” For however many albums Aesop Rock has released in the month of November, you’d think he’d lean into it and try to create his own holiday. The solitary wordsmith returns to share his observations and anxieties regarding humankind’s relationship to technology in our daily…

OhGeesy, “GEEZYWORLD 2.” Shoreline Mafioso OhGeesy is back with the sequel to his debut album. The 23-track GEEZYWORLD 2 offers no shortage of braggadocios raps, as he details his rise in hip-hop, his time as a drug dealer and his tumultuous relationships with the women in his life. But quantity doesn’t…

El Michels Affair & Black Thought, “Glorious Game.” Black Thought has returned once again with another collaborative album, this time with funk and soul group El Michels Affair, on Glorious Game. This album has been a long time coming, since El Michels Affair founder Leon Michels met the rapper nearly…

NF, “HOPE.” It’s been a few years since NF last released an album, and his fans have been salivating for a return from the somber MC. However, what we find on his newest release, HOPE, is a change in direction for the Michigan rapper. He moves toward embracing a more…

Drug Church, courtesy. This week we feature a mix of fresh mix of hip-hop with Slimeroni, Teenage Disaster and Kenny Mason, as well as a plethora of punk with The Von Tramps, Versus The World and Drug Church. Slimeroni, “Rockstar” — Many an MC have openly bragged about living…

Jesus Piece, courtesy Kayla Menze. This week we feature Ryan Oakes’ exploration of masked mental health issues, Joseph’s affirmation, the industry savior faire of Tdot illdude, McKinley Dixon’s mournful tribute track, the never-ending nightmare of Jesus Piece and the passing acceptance of the inevitable with Lucero and Lucy Kruger &…

Homeboy Sandman, “12 Days of Christmas & Dia de Los Reyes.” Homeboy Sandman has put in an incredible amount of work throughout 2022, having released two albums, an EP and a mixtape. But he hasn’t finished just yet, closing out one year and kicking off 2023 with an album, 12…

Linqua Franqa, courtesy Sean Dunn. This week writer Tim Hoffman and editor Rachel Alm went halfsies on Tuesday Tracks! We feature hip-hop artists BfB Da Packman, Linqua Franqa and Big Yavo, as well as radical pop from Biig Piig, folk from Cat Clyde and alt-rock from UNI and the…

The best hip-hop albums of 2022 include Kendrick Lamar, Megan Thee Stallion, Nas, Vince Staples, Earl Sweatshirt, Locksmith, Pusha T, Lupe Fiasco, Mount Westmore, Denzel Curry, Ho99o9, Freddie Gibbs, Homeboy Sandman, Bob Dylan, Czarface, Black Star, Black Thought and Danger Mouse, Your Old Droog, Open Mike Eagle and Token.…

Mount Westmore, “Snoop Cube 40 $hort.” What happens when four of California’s most legendary MCs come together to form a hip-hop supergroup for the ages? You get Mount Westmore, featuring Angelenos Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg and the Bay Area’s own Too $hort and E-40. Snoop Cube 40 $hort is…