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Hip Hop 2021: Halftime

Chase McMullen, Tim Sentz, Ethan Reis, Rob Hakimian, Kyle Kohner, John Amen, Mimi Kenny and John Wohlmacher·July 5, 2021

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

Album Review: Mello Music Group – Bushido [Compilation]

Tim Sentz·April 9, 2021

Arizona-based hip-hop label Mello Music Group have been at the forefront of developing talent for over a decade...

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Album Review: Armand Hammer & The Alchemist – Haram

Tim Sentz·March 30, 2021

Armand Hammer – the underground duo of billy woods and Elucid – rap heavy and very deep. For...

Album Reviews Recommended Reviews

Our most anticipated albums of 2021

Rob Hakimian, Ana Leorne, Andy Johnston, Tim Sentz, Gareth O'Malley, JT Early, Chase McMullen, Jeremy J. Fisette, Carlo Thomas, John Wohlmacher, Kyle Kohner and Evan Kaloudis·January 6, 2021

A new year, a whole new batch of music to get excited about. Will the pandemic have a...

BPM Team’s Personal 2020 Round-ups

Rob Hakimian, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Todd Dedman, Ray Finlayson, Tim Sentz, Jeremy J. Fisette, Gareth O'Malley, Ana Leorne, John Wohlmacher, Andy Johnston and Aleksandr Smirnov·December 14, 2020

It’s been a year of many endings, but Beats Per Minute’s is one of re-birth. For those many...

Best Of 2020 Essay Features Lists

BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2020

Rob Hakimian, Michael Cyrs, Mimi Kenny, Kyle Kohner, Andy Johnston, JT Early, Chase McMullen, Todd Dedman, Conor Lochrie, Lauren Mullineaux, Tim Sentz, Scott Zanassi, Ray Finlayson, Josh Sand, Carlo Thomas, Ethan Reis, John Wohlmacher, Jeremy J. Fisette, Aleksandr Smirnov, Grady Penna, Emma Bauchner and Gareth O'Malley·December 9, 2020

Well. Well, this was a year. When we got back together, a mixture of old school BPMers and...

Best Of 2020 Features Lists

BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2020

Rob Hakimian, Tim Sentz, Ana Leorne, Ray Finlayson, Chase McMullen, Kyle Kohner, Aleksandr Smirnov, JT Early, Mimi Kenny, Carlo Thomas, Grady Penna, Harriet Suits Baer, John Wohlmacher, Conor Lochrie, Gareth O'Malley, Ethan Reis, Jeremy J. Fisette, Andy Johnston and Matthew Barton·December 8, 2020

Despite everything else that’s happened in 2020, there sure has been a lot of good music. It just...

Best Of 2020 Features

Our Favorite Albums of 2020 So Far

Chase McMullen, Josh Sand, Lauren Mullineaux, Mimi Kenny, Rob Hakimian, Scott Zanassi, Joshua Pickard, Ana Leorne, Todd Dedman, Kyle Kohner and Jeremy Monroe·March 23, 2020

Why hello there. It’s been a long time, huh? Whether you know us from the bygone era of...

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