Articles by Kyle Mullin

Guilty Simpson

Detroit's Son

PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2015

Despite what you may think, hot hip-hop verses don't require hot beats. In fact, a beat isn't really even necessary. That's the case, at le...

Gary Clark Jr.

The Story of Sonny Boy Slim

PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2015

Burgeoning blues star Gary Clark Jr. cranks the volume to the max on his new LP, The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, and unleashes numerous thunde...

K-os

Can't Fly Without Gravity

PUBLISHED Sep 2, 2015

Fans of K-os's famed eclecticism will not be disappointed by Can't Fly Without Gravity, the Toronto hip-hopper's sixth studio album. This n...

Wordburglar

Rapplicable Skills

PUBLISHED Aug 28, 2015

Gritty instrumentals and zany lyrics don't need to be mutually exclusive in hip-hop. That fact is proven by Haligonian rapper Wordburglar,...

Willis Earl Beal

Noctunes

PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2015

In one of his first high profile interviews, brazenly eclectic Windy City troubadour Willis Earl Beal declared, "I want to be like the blac...

K-os Still Can't Be Pinned Down and He Couldn't Be Happier

PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2015

K-os's inventive, profanity-free rhymes have always set him apart, so longtime fans may be shocked to hear the Toronto rapper sneer: "Take...

Talib Kweli

Fuck The Money

PUBLISHED Aug 12, 2015

One may expect an album titled Fuck The Money to have a thoroughly angry tone. However, Talib Kweli doesn't just sound furious on this new...

Daniel Romano

If I've Only One Time Askin'

PUBLISHED Jul 29, 2015

Alt-country maverick Daniel Romano's fourth full-length is an Americana masterpiece. Titled If I've Only One Time Askin', the new LP is cat...