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- Boldy James
The Versace Tape
On his third album of 2020 and first for Griselda Records, the Detroit rapper continues to pry open windows onto his past, soul, and psyche.
- Dominic Fike
What Could Possibly Go Wrong
The rising 24-year-old Florida rapper surfs affably on TikTok trends and sounds exactly like a label executive’s idea of the future.
- Jim O’Rourke
Shutting Down Here
The experimental polymath looks back on key musical influences in a 34-minute piece that seamlessly melds noise and melody into one of his most personal recordings yet.
- Gordon Koang
Unity
The South Sudanese star reflects and celebrates the liminal life of a refugee on his first album recorded in Australia, where he's lived in asylum from his home country's civil war since 2014.
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