Our staff selects their absolute favorite records from a wild and unpredictable year of music.
Album Reviews
Album Review: Dave East Ruggedly Carries On the New York Rap Tradition on Paranoia 2
A-
Album Review: Various Artists – The Hamilton Mixtape
B-
Articles
Top 50 Albums of 2018
by CoS Staff
on December 03, 2018, 12:00am
Dave East and Rick Ross wax nostalgic on new song “Fresh Prince of Belaire”: Stream
Def Jam label mates hit the studio together.
by Lake Schatz
on July 06, 2018, 12:13am
Dave Chappelle, Nas, M.I.A., SZA, more to open Ms. Lauryn Hill’s Miseducation anniversary tour
ASAP Rocky, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Santigold, and Kelela will also support the Fugees legend during various points of the tour.
by Ben Kaye
on June 18, 2018, 1:37pm
Top 25 Albums of 2018 (So Far)
It’s already been a wild and unpredictable year of game-changing surprises.
by CoS Staff
on June 12, 2018, 12:00pm
Royce da 5’9″ and DJ Premier break down their latest collaborative album, PRhyme II, Track by Track: Stream
Antman Wonder provides the compositions for this joint effort that features 2 Chainz, Big K.R.I.T., and more.
by Wren Graves
on March 23, 2018, 1:50pm
DJ Premier and Royce Da 5’9″ announce collaborative new album as PRhyme, share “Era” video featuring Dave East: Watch
PRhyme 2 officially arrives next month.
by Lake Schatz
on February 02, 2018, 12:58pm
Album Review: Dave East Ruggedly Carries On the New York Rap Tradition on Paranoia 2
In an overcrowded hip-hop marketplace, the Harlem rapper’s unflinching artistry demands attention.
by Gary Suarez
on January 22, 2018, 12:00am
Lin-Manuel Miranda shares video for “Wrote My Way Out” with Nas, Aloe Blacc, and Dave East: Watch
The Hamilton Mixtape cut gets a striking black-and-white clip as part of Miranda’s Hamildrops series.
on January 19, 2018, 12:45pm
Dave East unleashes new mixtape, Paranoia 2: Stream
Def Jam rapper is joined by T.I., Tory Lanez, Marsha Ambrosius, and more.
by Lake Schatz
on January 16, 2018, 3:05pm
ASAP Ferg releases new mixtape Still Striving: Stream
Featuring ASAP Rocky, Migos, Lil Yachty, Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg, and more.
on August 17, 2017, 11:00pm
ASAP Ferg enlists ASAP Rocky, Snoop Dogg, and more for “East Coast” remix: Stream
Plus, watch its grainy but guest-heavy music video.
on August 04, 2017, 11:30am
Album Review: Various Artists – The Hamilton Mixtape
Some bold minds find inspiration in the musical and rise above the pleasant curios surrounding them.
on December 05, 2016, 12:01am
