On March 16, 2018, XXXTENTACION released ?, a project that felt as unpredictable as the artist himself. Eight years later, the album stands as one of the most defining documents of the late-2010s streaming era. Not only because of its commercial success, but because it captured a moment when the Florida underground suddenly found itself…

Around mid-March 2018, reports began surfacing that Kanye West had relocated to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to work on new music. What initially sounded like another isolated recording retreat soon turned into something much bigger. Over the next few months, West would produce a tightly connected run of albums that collectively became known as the ‘Wyoming…

Ten years ago, Westside Gunn released Flygod. At the time, it felt like another underground release coming out of Buffalo. Looking back now, it is clear the album became something much bigger. Flygod laid the foundation for what would grow into one of the most influential movements in modern underground hip hop. Before the industry…