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From the Desk of the Editor: 2021’s Best Hip Hop Chase McMullen·February 22, 2022Am I late? An Editor-in-Chief arrives precisely when he means to. Alright, bullshit aside, I meant to run...Best of 2021Features
Album Review: Earl Sweatshirt – SICK! Tim Sentz·January 14, 2022“I don’t act hard, I’m a hard act to follow,” seems like such a prophetic statement now. Back...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews
BPM Team’s Personal 2021 Round-ups Chase McMullen, Rob Hakimian, Ray Finlayson, John Wohlmacher, Jasper WIllems, Kyle Kohner, Joshua Pickard, Jeremy J. Fisette, John Amen, Carlo Thomas, Mimi Kenny, Aleksandr Smirnov and Ethan Reis·December 23, 2021A space for our writers to give their own individual round-ups of their year in music (or anything else).Best of 2021Features
BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2021 Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Joshua Pickard, John Wohlmacher, Ray Finlayson, John Amen, Mimi Kenny, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, JT Early, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Aleksandr Smirnov, Grady Penna and Harrison Suits Baer·December 16, 2021And so the sun sets on another year of music. This week the BPM staff have shared our...Best of 2021FeaturesLists
BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2021 Rob Hakimian, Tim Sentz, Ana Leorne, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Mimi Kenny, Carlo Thomas, John Wohlmacher, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Andy Johnston, John Amen, Jasper WIllems and Joshua Pickard·December 15, 2021Sometimes a song says it all. Sometimes an artist produces a few minutes that provide a window into...Best of 2021FeaturesLists
Hip Hop 2021: Halftime Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Ethan Reis, Rob Hakimian, Kyle Kohner, John Amen, Mimi Kenny and John Wohlmacher·July 5, 2021We count down the Top 30 rap albums of the year so farFeaturesLists
Album Review: Armand Hammer & The Alchemist – Haram Tim Sentz·March 30, 2021Armand Hammer – the underground duo of billy woods and Elucid – rap heavy and very deep. For...Album ReviewsRecommendedReviews