Oumar Saleh

La Reezy makes hip-hop full of heart and humanity

The prolific rapper from New Orleans is determined to make music with a message, reaching the everyman: “More people live like me than like these rappers talking about material things”

Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE and Surf Gang – ‘Pompeii // Utility’ review: a sprawling, two-headed opus from rap’s most restless minds

Across 33 tracks, two kindred voices split destruction and reconstruction, fusing hazy soul with cold, industrial edge

Baby Keem – ‘CA$INO’ review: upping the ante with a confident, focused return

Five years on from his debut, the Vegas rapper makes his comeback with a reflective record about family, fame and survival

Ari Lennox – ‘Vacancy’ review: old-school soulfulness with modern flourishes

Neo-soul elegance and late-night vibes define the R&B star’s most inviting record to date

21 Savage – ‘What Happened To The Streets?’ review: a menacing, yet mournful lament on loss and a fractured ATL

The Atlanta star returns to trap’s dark heart, documenting a code in collapse and the grief left behind on album four

Mdou Moctar: one of the world’s most exciting and important rock bands

On their new album 'Funeral For Justice', the Nigerien group remain musically inventive and passionate for change in their home nation and beyond.

An ode to ‘The Life Of Pablo’, the last truly great Kanye West album to date

The rapper's seventh record, which has turned five years old, continues to fascinate

Why ‘Vaudeville Villain’, released as supervillain Viktor Vaughn, is MF DOOM’s undersung masterpiece

The 2003 record is often overshadowed by the late rapper's acclaimed 'Madvillainy’ and ‘MM..FOOD’
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