| The Nicholas Craven Essentials | May 19, 2022 |
Artists as varied as Armand Hammer, Navy Blue, and Ransom tapped Nicholas Craven to score some of their finest work. Now Oumar Saleh dives into the Quebec producer's best.
| “Women Are Claiming R&B in a Space That’s Really Authentic to Them”: An Interview With BeMyFiasco | November 11, 2021 |
BeMyFiasco's 'Where I Left You' is a shot of energy that calls back to classics of the genre that we grew up with.
After an 11 year hiatus, Lloyd Banks is back to refute 50 Cent's claims of laziness with a project that's darker, grimier and more self-aware than ever before.
| “Acknowledging Sampling as the Classic Sound of Hip-Hop Is Essential:” An Interview With Ol’ Burger Beats | May 25, 2021 |
Oumar Saleh catches up with the Norwegian producer about his love for jazz, expanding his influences through sampling, his aversion to the 'lo-fi' label and more.
| The Pick of the Litter: “Bout Shit” | April 13, 2021 |
Our DMX tribute series continues with The LOX bringing every bit of 1999 back to 2020 after X's ten-month prison stint. The overdue reunion showed just how much DMX had left in the tank.
Oumar Saleh revisits the New York producer's range, from boom bap love letters to DatPiff classics.
| A Hit is a Hit: A Definitive Guide to The Sopranos and Hip-Hop | December 21, 2020 |
Oumar Saleh documents how rap music has intersected with the epochal television series and vice versa.
