Alex Robert Ross
J. Cole Is Very Worried About Markelle Fultz
"I pray for Markelle 'cause they fucked up his shot," Cole raps on 21 Savage's new album, 'i am > i was.'
Pete Wentz Has Learned the True Meaning of Christmas
Fall Out Boy's bassist tells us about his band's 2002 Christmas song, "Yule Shoot Your Eye Out" and his new, mellower attitude towards the holidays.
How an Early Christmas Single Helped Hip-Hop Explode
Kurtis Blow's 1979 track "Christmas Rappin'" was proof that rap had a place in the money-or-nothing recording industry. It was also just really sweet.
Owen Ashworth Writes the Loneliest Christmas Songs
As both Advance Base and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Ashworth has traversed America, carefully detailing the coldest Christmases imaginable.
Remember When Beck Made The World's Greatest Hanukkah-Themed Funk-Rap Song?
"The Little Drum Machine Boy," stashed away on a Geffen Records compilation, was absurd even by Beck's standards. Twenty-two years later, it's still great.
Glam Rock's Friendly Fight for Christmas Dominance
In 1973, Britain's obsession with the Christmas number one took hold. Forty-five years later, with the country in crisis again, Slade and Wizzard aren't going anywhere.
Stream of the Crop: 7 New Albums for Heavy Rotation
New project from Vic Mensa and Charlotte Gainsbourg top this week's list.
Robert Christgau on CupcakKe's Literotica and Leikeli47's Smokescreens
The Dean of American Rock Critics reviews CupcakKe's 'Ephorize,' 'Queen Elizabitch,' and 'Eden' alongside Leikeli47's 'Wash and Set' and 'Acrylic.'
For the Love of Joey Ramone, Put the Fighting Aside This Christmas
"Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)" slowly became a punkish Christmas mainstay, but Joey's raw first demo of the song deserves more attention.
Listen to Ariana Grande's Sultry New Single, "imagine"
The second single from "Thank U, Next" has Grande working out her voice and channeling Mariah Carey.
The (Christmas) Case Against a Kanye West-Bob Dylan Collaboration
After Kanye sent a tweet into the void saying he wanted to "get together" with Bob Dylan, we must accept that only one thing can save us from any potential collaboration. That thing is 'Christmas In The Heart.'