“Star Trek: The Next Generation.” I like to consider myself a complex, multifaceted person, but in actuality I’m just multiple types of nerd. I’m a comic book nerd with a near-obsessive love of Superman that spilled over into being a Marvel Cinematic Universe nerd. I’m a “Star Wars” nerd;…

Danger Mouse and Black Thought, “Cheat Codes.” The last time audiences were graced with an official collaboration between renowned producer Danger Mouse and a prominent hip-hop artist was in 2005 with MF DOOM (as DANGERDOOM). The wait is finally over, as Black Thought joins forces with Brian Burton and takes center stage…

Our list of the 20 best hip-hop albums of 2021 includes (L to R): Row 1: Lil Nas X, Polo G, Tyler, the Creator, J. Cole, Nas. Row 2: Little Simz, Meek Mill, Isaiah Rashad, Czarface & MF DOOM, Backxwash. Row 3: Vince Staples, Wale, Your Old Droog, BROCKHAMPTON,…

It’s been three years since J. Cole released KOD, his last album, and announced his next project, The Off-Season. Since then, he’s maintained a contentious place in hip-hop in no small part due to thinly veiled criticisms he’s lobbed at other rappers like Kanye West, Lil Pump and Noname on tracks…

Rapper Madlib didn’t wait long between albums. Following a jazz record in November as Jahari Massamba Unit, he’s already back with a new collaborative venture with electronic musician Four Tet in Sound Ancestors. Unlike the previous album, Sound Ancestors takes a more candidly hip-hop-centric focus that’s sample-heavy amid an array of boom…

MF DOOM performs during the Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park on July 18, 2009 in Chicago. Courtesy: Roger Kisby/Getty Images. The wife of underground hip-hop icon MF DOOM on Thursday announced that he died on Oct. 31. The rapper, whose name was Daniel Dumile, was 49. “Thank you…