Though much praise has fallen on the lap of Harlem-bred rap upstart ASAP Rocky, last night's show at Irving Plaza was his true coronation as the scene's torchbearer; not only did he keep the stage…   Read Story »

A new mixtape from Waka Flocka Flame is the sort of thing that makes me want to smash slabs of concrete to dust with my bare hands, and since he releases another one every couple of months, the…   Read Story »

You wouldn't guess it from the title or the cover, but Waka Flocka Flame's 2010 tape Lebron Flocka James 2 is one of the more important mixtapes of the past few years. It's the moment where the young…   Read Story »

It's the return of Remixtape, the feature where I listen to a tremendous amount of shitty blog-bait "X Remixes Y" tracks and weed out those worth your weed-out. (Right?) Volume 6 opens with this…   Read Story »

As the clock ticks down to Drake's October release of Take Care, Toronto's finest sweater collector has been on a huge roll, creatively, releasing a number of quality tracks as effective teasers.…   Read Story »

Giggs is the UK rapper whose gigs have become nearly impossible to catch on account of how interesting the UK police find his extra-curricular activities. As it goes, copious references to gangsta…   Read Story »