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Ice Spice, Hip-Hop’s New Princess, Is Just Warming Up

Last year, the Bronx rapper emerged from the drill scene with a pop-friendly sound, and attracted the attention of Drake. Now she’s releasing her first...

A Night With FunkFlex, New York Rap Historian and Booster

What happens when various generations of rappers end up in the same room? The radio D.J. and local connector, craving hometown pride and action beyond...

‘Her Loss’ Is Playtime for Drake and 21 Savage

The rappers’ collaborative album is loose and untethered, a frisky experiment that’s intermittently successful.

How Takeoff and the Migos Flow Changed Atlanta Rap

Quick-jabbing triplets had been a staple of rap, but the trio made the style sound fresh, thanks in large part to Takeoff, its master of...

‘Midnights’ Finds Taylor Swift Between Yesterday and Tomorrow

The singer-songwriter’s 10th studio album returns to the pop sound she left in 2019, and explores a familiar subject: how she is perceived, and how...

Kanye West Is Running Out of Platforms

The act of grabbing public attention has been a centerpiece of Kanye West’s art for two decades. Will audiences still tune in if his only...