Our list of the 20 best hip-hop albums of 2019 includes Danny Brown, Post Malone, ECCO2K, Tinashe, Little Simz, Malibu Ken, DaBaby, Megan Thee Stallion, slowthai, Maxo Kream, Billy Woods & Kenny Segal, Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats, Clipping., YBN Cordae, Kate Tempest, Quelle Chris, Denzel Curry, Injury Reserve,…

Clockwise from top left: Altin Gun, K.Flay, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Lightning Bolt, Big Business, Boy Harsher, Carly Rae Jepsen, Battles, Tyler, the Creator, and American Football. We’re nearing the end of our countdown of the top 50 albums of 2019! A lot of these records would have…

For those who haven’t kept up with Alexander O’Connor’s work as Rex Orange County, perhaps his work on Tyler the Creator’s Flower Boy will ring a bell. His combination of neo soul, alternative hip-hop and art-pop has set him apart since his 2016 self-released debut, bcos u will never b…

Following 2017’s momentous Flower Boy, Tyler, the Creator begins a new era with IGOR. It feeds his iconic approach to hip-hop through a fresh, complex instrumental and emotional filter. Before releasing the album, Tyler tweeted, “The first listen works best all the way through. No skips. Front to back.” Indeed, the songs…

Phoebe Bridgers performs at the Fox Theater in Oakland on Nov. 27, 2018. Photo: Chloe Catajan. The end has finally arrived—the end of 2018 that is. That means it’s year-end list time. With great albums comes great songs, and in a year that brought us plenty of great singles,…

Kyle Kohner’s five-part series ranking his picks for the 50 best albums of 2017 takes a step closer to revealing the best of the best, as we continue the countdown with numbers 20-11. Missed everything up until now? Start at the beginning. 20. Toro y Moi – Boo Boo With uninspired attempts at…