J. Rocc Taster’s Choice Vol. 6 (Stones Throw Records) Whether it is the homage to the classic Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine” [...]

Dive No Soul (Waking Ghosts) Luscious waves of dream-pop electronica with a hint of rhythm and blues shimmers underneath calming synthesizers and [...]

Jean Grae Dust Ruffle (Blacksmith Records/Warner Bros.) Jean Grae has long been adored as a charismatically witty persona. She was born in [...]

Masta Killa Selling My Soul (Nature Sounds) The way at which Masta Killa, member of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan, approaches the concept [...]

Slum Village B Sides (Ne’astra Music) B Sides is largely a collection of previously released tracks from Detroit super group Slum Village. [...]

DJ Nu-Mark Broken Sunlight (Hot Plate Records) DJ Nu-Mark’s latest album, Broken Sunlight, will garner several layers of appreciation from music lovers and hip [...]

Work Drugs Delta (Bobby Cahn Records) The hip lushness of electro romanticism on Delta, the new album by Work Drugs would be [...]

Big Boi Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors (Island Def Jam) Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, the second solo album from Big Boi [...]

Alicia Keys Girl on Fire (RCA Records) Alicia Keys’ new album, Girl on Fire, continues to musically and emotionally define and redefine her as [...]

Public Enemy The Evil Empire of Everything (Enemy Records) Bombastic raps of social commentary delivered with unflinching awareness and accusation is the [...]