“Too many people who profess to like rap don't distinguish among its many historic and stylistic differences. Only by placing Rakim in context do you appreciate his mastery”
Originally published August 25, 1987
"For all their hard work and emergent craft, the Beasties are no longer about making records — today they make culture."
April 24, 2020
"Now 23, rock's hottest producer is the closest pop music has come this decade to producing a conceptualist who can compare to Phil Spector in studio wizardry, business acumen, and steam-rolling ego"
February 27, 2020
Soft New Flow races Big Old Beat into the racial present: The 25th (or 26th) Annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
January 30, 2019
Alternative, alternative, who’s got the alternative: The 19th (or 20th) Annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
January 22, 2019
The 13th (or 14th) Annual Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
January 14, 2019