How do you write a bad review for a good kid who is doing his best? Let’s begin: Jay Cinema is a conspicuously average rapper. His rhyme schemes are simple & straightforward, his flow is conversational but meandering, and his…

One of the greatest side-effects of having sweet reference monitors in my home office is being able to bump music like this approximately as God intended. Yes, scripture proscribes many hundreds more watts of pure crossover power and at least…

After a decade straight of continually lacing New England artists with memorable heaters, seeing “Grubby Pawz” is all it takes for me to check something out in 2026. This time, pressing play was a curveball to the face. My initial…

Algorithmic fishbowls make it harder every year to actually discover new music. Recommendation engines only offer up more of the same sad slop. In fact, Youtube remains so baffled by my spectrum of interests it mostly offers me videos I’ve…

After a month straight of daily reviews, it’s safe to say Real Yeti Rap is back in business once again. That business has seen better days! Music criticism, especially the kind made by humans, is a dwindling field and getting…

Last week, I wrote that living legend The RZA has “lent their co-sign to a lot of questionable nobodies over the years.” This week, I am writing about Myalansky. It’s interesting how much highly authentic cocaine rap came out of…

I have never once heard G Herbo half-ass anything. A technically gifted rapper and a brilliant, conversational writer, any & all arguments that G Herbo is slept on are inherently valid. Except the one about how “If He Was From…

You may not agree with me that Bruiser Wolf is one of the best new rappers of the past decade, but you have to concede he’s one of the funniest. His run since his (perfect) debut Dope Game Stupid has…

With the TR-808 making a comeback, it makes sense we’d see new music surface from Egyptian Lover, too. I’m talking hardware, not music trends: Roland has actually dropped a brand new “TR-1000” to mark the 40th anniversary of their iconic…

For a long time there, Godfather Don was an elusive creature of legend. Robbie Ettelman’s work at Unkut trying to piece the mystery together and finally interview him was blog journalism at the highest level. It was also a testament…