Al Shipley
Were There Any Good Remixes for the Summer or What?
“Flicka Da Wrist,” “Fuck Up Some Commas,” “Post To Be,” and more get graded in the latest remix report card.
Saying Goodbye to New Music Tuesdays: A Day of Remembrance for a Day That Didn't Really Matter
The day of the week an album comes out is an arbitrary thing to care about, but, hey, we care about all kinds of dumb things.
Meek Mill Is Hip-Hop's Prom King, and 'Dreams Worth More Than Money' Is His Coronation
Hold up wait a minute, y'all thought he was finished?
Space, Clarity, and Things As They Are: How Beauty Pill Made an Album as Unpredictable as Life Itself
Behind the heart surgery, art gallery installations, and dog bowls that led to Beauty Pill’s brilliant new album, 'Beauty Pill Describes Things As They Are.'
The Remix Report Card: First Quarter 2015 - “Blessings,” “She Knows,” “Preach,” and More
French Montana and Chris Brown continue to pop up on every damn thing.
Blurred Laws: In Defense of Pastiche and Robin Thicke
The Gaye estate won a $7.3 million copyright case against the writers of "Blurred Lines," but if the case forms a legal precedent for any stylistic pastiche, then everyone’s in trouble.
The Remix Report Card - Fourth Quarter 2014
The final semester for 2014 features some fire remixes - and a few lead balloons.
The Remix Report Card: "Don't Tell 'Em," "No Flex Zone," "Errrbody," and More
It's... The... Reeeemix!
The Remix Report Card, Second Quarter 2014
If this were school, French Montana would be that guy in all your classes for the third year in a row.
Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter,' Ten Years Later
A look back at the album that marked Lil Wayne's change from washed-up teen star to a superstar in the making.
The Remix Report Card, First Quarter 2014
Grading the biggest remixes of the year so far from Young Thug, Wale, Ty Dolla $ign, and more.
An Interview With Semi, the Vine Famous Rapper Behind "Another 6 Sec Rap"
Every rapper is one hit away, and sometimes it takes just one guest verse to make an MC a star. A high school senior who goes by the name Semi, however, may hold the record for making the greatest impact with the shortest rap.