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Quarantine reflection: Breaking out of the suburban bubble

April 16, 2020

Why “After Hours” is The Weeknd’s best studio album to date

March 24, 2020

808s and Ankle Breaks featuring Trey Cruz

March 8, 2020

808s and Ankle Breaks featuring Jay Astro

February 24, 2020

Has Denzel Curry “UNLOCKED” his full potential?

February 14, 2020

808s and Ankle Breaks: Noname, concert crowds and the NBA Trade Deadline

February 11, 2020

808s and Ankle Breaks: Roddy Ricch and NBA all-stars

January 27, 2020

808s and Ankle Breaks: GRAMMY nominations and NBA news

November 21, 2019

808s and Ankle Breaks: Earl Sweatshirt’s “Feet of Clay” and a game of NBA buy or sell

November 7, 2019

In finding spirituality, Kanye West loses focus on “Jesus Is King”

October 29, 2019

808s and Ankle Breaks: NBA opening night and David Stern on the NBA vs. China

October 24, 2019

808s and Ankle Breaks: Diss tracks and the NBA vs. China with Chris Focus

October 10, 2019

808s and Ankle Breaks: JPEGMAFIA’s “All My Heroes Are Corballs” and new NBA tampering rules

September 26, 2019

Are posthumous album releases wrong?

September 12, 2019

808s and Ankle Breaks: Episode 45

September 12, 2019

Hip-Hop Hangover: Five great albums you might have missed

September 5, 2019

Schoolboy Q punches below his weight on “CrasH Talk”

May 2, 2019

808s and Ankle Breaks: Episode 44

April 26, 2019

808s and Ankle Breaks: Episode 43

April 19, 2019

Anderson .Paak returns to his old formula on “Ventura”

April 18, 2019

UMass Surf Club makes a splash with the Lake Atlantic Invitational

April 17, 2019

808s and Ankle Breaks: Episode 42

April 4, 2019

808s and Ankle Breaks: Episode 41

March 28, 2019

NAV is his own worst enemy on “Bad Habits”

March 28, 2019

808s and Ankle Breaks: Episode 40

March 22, 2019

2 Chainz’s “Rap or go to the League” is a Slam Dunk

March 10, 2019

Gunna Can’t Float on “Drip or Drown 2”

March 1, 2019

808s and Ankle Breaks: Episode 39

February 28, 2019

808s and Ankle Breaks: Episode 38

February 21, 2019

808s and Ankle Breaks: Episode 37

February 15, 2019

808s and Ankle Breaks: Episode 36

February 8, 2019

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 35

January 31, 2019

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 34

January 25, 2019

Consistency is key on Future’s “The WIZRD”

January 24, 2019

Earl Sweatshirt opens up on his captivating album “Some Rap Songs”

December 16, 2018

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 30

December 6, 2018

6ix9ine, SoundCloud rap and the destruction of a platform

December 6, 2018

Future and Juice Wrld: A surprising duo

December 2, 2018

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 29

December 2, 2018

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 26

November 6, 2018

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 25

November 6, 2018

“Quavo Huncho” review: Please make it stop

November 3, 2018

Lil Baby and Gunna stick to flexing on ‘Drip Harder’

October 17, 2018

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 24

October 12, 2018

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 23

October 6, 2018

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 22

September 28, 2018

6LACK “East Atlanta Love Letter” — Review

September 26, 2018

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 21

September 20, 2018

“YBN: The Mixtape” review

September 20, 2018

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 20

September 14, 2018

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 7

April 27, 2018

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 6

April 19, 2018

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 5

April 14, 2018

The Weeknd’s ‘My Dear Melancholy’ — Heartbreak never sounded so good

April 12, 2018

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 4 (featuring Dezmond)

April 5, 2018

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 3

March 29, 2018

Logic: “Bobby Tarantino II” — ambitious, light-hearted, fun but flawed

March 27, 2018

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 2

March 23, 2018

SOB x RBE: “Gangin” — A frantic, reflective project on life in the West Coast streets

March 13, 2018

808s and Ankle Breaks Podcast: Episode 1

March 2, 2018

“Black Panther: The Album” — Three elements that make it more than a film score

February 18, 2018

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