BPM Team’s Personal 2021 Round-ups
A space for our writers to give their own individual round-ups of their year in music (or anything else).
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BPM’s Top 50 Albums of 2021
And so the sun sets on another year of music. This week the BPM staff have shared our...
BPM’s Top 50 Songs of 2021
Sometimes a song says it all. Sometimes an artist produces a few minutes that provide a window into...
Conway the Machine – finally – unveils the lead single for his Shady Records debut, the sinister, Alchemist-produced “Piano Love”
Goddamn. It’s surely partly the nature of slowed down pandemic time, but it feels like an age since...
Interview: Grip – The Atlanta rapper discusses his new album, shaping his vision, Shady Records, and much more
Grip keeps a foot in both worlds. Having recently impressed none other than Eminem and signed with Shady...
Album Review: Pink Siifu – GUMBO’!
If one were to haplessly try to restrict Pink Siifu to a ‘style’, it might as well be...
Album Review: Boldy James & The Alchemist – Bo Jackson
There was a time when Boldy James’ output was as deliberate as his patient flow. Following his first...
Boldy James & The Alchemist announce new album, share single and video “First 48 Freestyle”
Boldy James and The Alchemist are at it again. Having first linked up nearly a decade ago with...
Hip Hop 2021: Halftime
We count down the Top 30 rap albums of the year so far
Album Review: Mello Music Group – Bushido [Compilation]
Arizona-based hip-hop label Mello Music Group have been at the forefront of developing talent for over a decade...
