Chris Faraone

Since Boy Meets World dropped into my radar a month ago, I've discovered how much magic stretches clean across the tracklist, and I was...

I'm not completely sure why the mere mention of Swollen Members rubs so many rap snobs the wrong way. Sure, there are cuts like "Pornstar" that...

I've heard that the occasional rose is known to grow from concrete, but from tourist-trap strip malls like Orlando? Of course, none of the Solillaquists of...

It was inevitable that some of hip-hop's next great producers would come from Europe. Even as American rap fans have the audacity to question whether artists...

My "greatest rapper" list reads differently from most. Ghostface Killah resides at the zenith, beside Rakim's throne, and Minneapolis truth agent Brother Ali — who recently...

Dashah is the sort of artist who inspires wack rappers to retire early. He's an honest bragger and a refined beast, and — perhaps most damningly...