Paul Thompson

The Making of Mach-Hommy, Part 3: The Neverending Story

In the third and final part of his cover story, Mach-Hommy remembers going to Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s house to record a feature for Jay Electronica’s latest album and considers the influence of one of his mentors, Pierre Bernard Francillon, a close friend of the late Jean-Michel Basquiat.

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The Making of Mach-Hommy, Part 2: Beloved

In the second part of our three-part cover story, Mach-Hommy revisits the song that pointed him on a trajectory to underground breakout stardom and speaks for the first time publicly about the extent of his interest in film.

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The Making of Mach-Hommy, Part 1: Designated Unicorn

In the first part of a three-part cover story, the elusive Haitian American rapper Mach-Hommy remembers a freestyle he recorded as an adolescent, with two older boys, over one of the most iconic beats in hip-hop history.

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The Grammys presented another uninspiring vision of music

Harry Styles’ win, Beyoncé’s “loss,” and the other assorted disappointments thrown up by the 65th annual Grammy Awards.

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Earl Sweatshirt surveys the damage on Feet of Clay

Earl Sweatshirt’s latest surprise release finds him poking his head above water, grimacing at what he sees.

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Yandhi and the legacy of Kanye West leaks

Leaks have always played a major role in the career of Kanye West. What should we make of the new batch that’s appeared online?

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The brief, exciting run of Philly’s Most Wanted

Philly's Most Wanted brought Beanie Siegel to Roc-A-Fella and were on equal footing with The Clipse in the early 2000s, but faded away as quickly as they rose.

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Snoop Dogg just wants everyone to get along

Rap legend Snoop Dogg talks about his new album, I Wanna Thank Me.

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Max B and French Montana’s Coke Wave 4 frames their catalog as canon

Max B and French Montana recall the chemistry of their early mixtape days and add to their legacy on Coke Wave 4.

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On Bandana, Freddie Gibbs plays to his strengths

In he and Madlib’s newest collaborative project, Freddie Gibbs masterfully sticks to what’s worked for the bulk of his career.

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Nothing on Earth sounds like Makonnen

iLoveMakonnen's songs are relentless hooky and impossible to forget, and yet they’re too daring and weird to exist on the radio with any regularity.

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Denzel Curry channeled homesickness to make a Miami masterpiece

Before going on tour with Billie Eilish, Denzel Curry speaks about homesickness for Miami and freestyling every track on his ZUU album.

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