It’s time for Earl Sweatshirt to get off the pavement and brush the dirt off of his psyche, as the Odd Future alum returns with his contribution to the pandemic-fuel genre. The aptly titled Sick! is the rapper’s fourth studio album. It maintains the short length of his preceding releases from 2018…

The second album from Injury Reserve emphasizes the impact last year had on the hip-hop group. But it wasn’t just the pandemic or societal unrest. Injury Reserve’s Steppa J Groggs (whose real name was Jordan Alexander Groggs) died unexpectedly in June 2020. The remaining members, MC Ritchie With a T and…

Danny Brown performs at August Hall in San Francisco on Oct. 26, 2019. Photos: Gary Chancer. SAN FRANCISCO — Detroit rapper Danny Brown, touring the aptly titled album, uknowwhatimsaying¿, swung through August Hall on Saturday. Brown strutted onto the stage, took a moment to survey the crowd and dropped into the first single…