Unlike some of his Compton rap forefathers, Kendrick Lamar has rarely had to struggle for respect. He’s reached a…
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Evan Rytlewski is the music editor for Milwaukee's alternative weekly, Shepherd Express, and a contributor to the A.V. Club.
There’s no easy way to summarize the year in music given how much of it took us by surprise. High-profile albums…
Given that so many people contribute to our yearly best-of lists, it’s hard to get a glance at an individual’s…
2016 has been a big year for music, with the likes of Beyoncé, Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Radiohead, Chance The…
“I don’t make music for free, I make music for freedom,” Chance The Rapper boasts on Coloring Book, his third…
“I made a career off reminiscing,” Drake gloats in a typically meta lyric on Views, his marathon fourth album,…
Every Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…
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and Dan Caffrey
The knock against A$AP Rocky from the start has been that he’s an empty Prada suit. You can listen to his albums…
Every Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…
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and Dan Caffrey
If you find yourself thinking about the end of the world as often as we do, you may want a soundtrack to go along…
Most recording artists keep their feuds to social media these days, but there used to be no better place to air your…
Kendrick Lamar’s Untitled Unmastered is a master class in managing expectations. True to its title, each of the…
Compact discs aren’t going to disappear overnight. They still make up a large portion of sales for music labels, and…
Every Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…
Our list of the 15 best albums of 2015 wasn’t just a one-man decision. It’s a committee call. Each regular music…
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and Marah Eakin
It might sound cliché at this point, but in 2015, the music industry bounced back. Maybe not all the way back to its…
Daniel Craig’s potential departure from the James Bond franchise has led to a lot of speculation about who could…
Welcome to the Music Roundtable, a blatant rip-off of TV Club’s TV Roundtable feature. Here, music writers and fans…
The archetype of the “final girl,” or “survivor girl,” has been much celebrated, subject to academic studies and revi…