OPINION PIECE

Callous, puncturing, visceral, and goonish. Call it what you will, but "Flockaveli" and it’s centerpiece “Hard In da Paint” signify one of trap music’s most critical junctures.

Forecasting the year to come and taking stock of what 2019 can tell us about the trends of tomorrow.

At long last, Joey Crack has decided to hang up his Yankee fitted, at least for now.

Against the sanitization of rap music.

Few can go bar-for-bar with Griselda, Buffalo's tight-knit rap crew that is giving an old sound new flavor.

Kanye’s musical ear remains one-of-one, but sonic choices alone can’t save what is largely an erratic and uninspired affair.

The pseudo-intellectual dropped an absolute goose egg earlier this week that surprised no one.

IDK's "Is He Real?" is the latest project from a long line of self-described Kanye West disciples. Whether or not it lives up to the billing is up for debate.

A generation removed from Chief Keef, the stunning transformation of street rap has revealed something much more than just the next iteration of Chicago drill.

The video app has been downloaded over a billion times, and it's not hard to see why.

Making sense of the music that would have us shed a tear and let loose all at once.

There's much to be gleaned from the music of an artist whose breakout hit reads like the criminal charges he now faces.

With new music just around the corner, Post looks to perfect a sound that has already enthralled millions.

“This is a story in which there is injustice in every crack and crevice.”

“Old Town Road” is gonna ride til’ the remixes can’t no more.

Youth is wasted on the young.

“Excuse me, everyone. I have a brief announcement to make: Jesus was Black, Ronald Reagan was the devil, and the government is lying about 9/11. Thank you for your time. And goodnight.”

The successes and failures of platforms like Spotify and United Masters could redefine the trajectory of the entire music industry.

Peak social media era is upon us, gobbling up virality and spitting it back out to mixed (and often controversial) results.

In a world bloated by a reverence for celebrity status, hip hop beef is more bizarre than ever.

The Daily Dot holding the NYPD accountable for holding up "Transparency of Government."