Writer from Champaign in Los Angeles| Son of the City: An Interview with Dante Ross | June 21, 2023 |
Will Hagle connects with Dante Ross to talk his new memoir 'Son of the City,' his unforgiving self-reflection, love of the Cool Kids and Fishbone and more.
Will Hagle puts together a mix consisting of the songs that he's shazammed while out and about so far this year.
On slowthai's latest album, UGLY, the British emcee proves his previous message on Nothing Great About Britain to be true; nothing can last and if you don’t move forward, you’re stuck in the past.
In this interview conducted during the writing process of his forthcoming 33 1/3 book on Madvillainy, Will Hagle speaks to photographer B+ about the duo's friendship, Madlib's trip to Brazil and more.
| How Chris Crack Made the Best Drake Album Ever | February 12, 2023 |
On his latest, Chris Crack offers a reimagination of steppers music for the modern generation, conveyed through a futuristic recontextualization of Drake.
| ‘Paper Route Frank’: Young Dolph’s Legacy Lives On | January 20, 2023 |
A little over a year after his tragic passing, Young Dolph is immortalized with his new posthumous project that showcases evidence of stylistic evolution.
| “Life Gets Mighty Precious When There’s Less of It to Waste”: A Tribute to Bonnie Raitt | November 29, 2022 |
Bonnie Raitt has shared her blend of blues, folk, and rock-which spans the full spectrum of unabashed Americana-since her 1971 debut. We should celebrate her while she's still here, Will Hagle writes.
On his first four albums, Nosaj Thing communicated mostly through instrumentals. 'Continua' is a communication between artistic forms that can’t be translated into logical language.
The problem with 'It’s Only Me' isn’t that the songs are not good, it’s that the combined product does not add up to standalone greatness bigger than its individual parts, Will Hagle writes.
| A (Semi) Definitive Ranking of Every Freddie Gibbs Album | September 29, 2022 |
On the eve of Freddie Gibbs' latest record 'Soul Sold Separately' releasing, Will Hagle ranks the rapper's past projects and revisits the eras that made him one of the game's most consistent talents.
