Back catalogue: Hip Hop/R&B

Review: Pink Siifu's haunting, uncompromising masterpiece 'Negro Deluxe' gets a limited 3xLP press. An ultra cathartic, hard-hitting haze of hardcore punk, free jazz, and harsh noise-adjacent sound design with violent and corrupt cops firmly in its crosshairs, it emerged in 2020 a month prior to the murder of George Floyd. Originally titled ‘To Be Angry’, NEGRO draws influence from Afrocentric jazz, sci-fi literature and the music of Bad Brains, Death, the late Ras G, among others. One of the most arresting and immediate LPs hailing from the hip hop continuum of the last ten years, it's not to be missed!

Review: Once-breakout hip-hop star Post Malone has come a long way since ‘White Iverson’, as he here follows up his 2023 album Austin with yet another full-length offering F-1 Trillion. His sixth album to date, and characteristic of the genre-hopping propensities of the late-stage capitalist, liquid modern condition, this record is an out-and-out embrace of country music, after the aforementioned Austin just as adventurously heard Malone go full synthpop and alt-rock. Flaunting his freedom, Malone said to Howard Stern, "To be honest, there's nothing stopping me from taking a camera or setting up in my studio in Utah and just recording a country album to put on YouTube. I'm allowed to do that. I'm a human being”. So he did. This is actually a stunningly bright record, never once letting up the crispy, neon aututuned blitzes endemic to the hip-hop Malone is known for, providing (neo-)neo-country a fresh soundworld all unto its own.

Review: Post Malone is back with his 6th album and his debut country album, F-1 Trillion. The album's second single, 'Pour Me a Drink,' featuring Blake Shelton, exemplifies the album's country bro vibe, perfect for enjoying a casual drink with friends is currently making waves on country stations throughout America. The first single, 'I Had Some Help' with Morgan Wallen has dominated the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks, marking Post Malone's sixth chart-topping single and Wallen's second. It has also achieved significant milestones, including topping both the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts and amassing over a billion streams globally. Country music seems like the ideal place for his talents and a natural within the music genre. This album is poised to turn heads and change people's mind for the better on abilities of Post Malone.