Beats Per Minute

Grafh prepares project celebrating – and produced by – the late DJ Shay, shares “Valid” feat. Sheek Louch and Ransom

Chase McMullen·October 6, 2021

DJ Shay’s tragic passing from COVID-related complications last year shook the Buffalo hip hop scene to its core....

Chase McMullen·August 13, 2021

There was a time when Boldy James’ output was as deliberate as his patient flow. Following his first...

Chase McMullen·August 9, 2021

Griselda keeps making moves. Beyond Conway the Machine’s recent establishment of his own Drumwork label, Benny the Butcher...

We count down the Top 30 rap albums of the year so far

How many rappers can say they’ve properly arrived four times? Since his earliest G-Unit days, Lloyd Banks has...

Is there a rapper more underrated than Lloyd Banks? If so, the list is certainly slim. The Punchline...

Mimi Kenny·March 26, 2021

As a hip-hop collective, Griselda feels like they’ve been around forever yet also like they’ve just landed. They...

Chase McMullen·March 12, 2021

To say it’s been a banner few years for Benny the Butcher, and his Griselda collective overall, would...

Chase McMullen·November 3, 2020

“Anybody sleepin’ on me can stay in the bed,” DeJ Loaf snipes on “Obvious”, which comes near the...

Tim Sentz·October 20, 2020

It’s 2020 and Benny the Butcher’s sophomore album Burden of Proof is the seventh release from the enigmatic...