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As the year of 2016 reaches its home stretch, we reflect on some notable music and less recognized music that was released during the frantic year. The year of 2016 has been nothing short of emotional and hectic. The copious amounts of political turmoil...

Def Jam/Glassnote Rap in 2016 was a strange beast. Two of the biggest superstars in the genre put out records — Kanye and Drake respectively — but neither release possessed the world-stopping power that was apparent the last time this face off happened...

Kanye West, Lollapalooza, Chile, 2011 (via Rodrigo Ferrari’s Flickrstream) As the Village Voice’s 41st Pazz & Jop Critics Poll makes clear, Kanye West is the most gifted popular musician of our time. This may sound like empty, generalized...

Your monthly recap of what went down in the hip-hop industry. Business moves quick, and that’s no exception for the rap world. From the hottest new signings, to movie deals, to album pushbacks, the industry is constantly in motion. It can be hard to...

This isn’t a definitive list of the year’s best tracks. It’s an alphabetically ordered selection of songs our staff writers and editors found themselves putting on repeat in 2016. You can listen along with our Spotify playlist. “Adore You,” NAO The...