Magnet Magazine — MAGNET’s Corey duBrowa picks the best hip-hop releases of the year 1) Clipse Let God Sort Em Out (Roc Nation)2) Earl Sweatshirt Live Laugh Love (Tan Cressida/Warner Bros.)3) Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist Alfredo 2 (ESGN/ALC/Virgin)4) PremRock Did Y... more info

Antimusic Rock — Armand Hammer - the duo of rappers ELUCID and billy woods - and producer The Alchemist share a new video for 'California Games' featuring Earl Sweatshirt more info

Stereogum — At the beginning of billy woods' verse on Armand Hammer and the Alchemist's new song "Dogeared," a woman asks him a straightforward but weighty philosophical question: "What's the role of a poet in times in like these?" If anyone would know, it's woo... more info

Stereogum — In a couple of weeks, Armand Hammer and the Alchemist will follow their excellent 2021 album Haram with Mercy , their second collaborative LP. Mercy includes collaborations with some of Armand Hammer’s underground rap peers, including Earl Sw... more info

Stereogum — Next month, the persistently great rap expressionists Armand Hammer and veteran producer the Alchemist will once again join forces to release their new collaborative album Mercy . It’s their second project together. In 2021, Armand Hammer and t... more info

Stereogum — Four years ago, Armand Hammer, the consistently great duo of New York rappers ELUCID and billy woods, joined forces with veteran rap producer the Alchemist on the truly staggering album Haram . That felt like a huge moment of recognition for Arma... more info

Stereogum — Five years ago, a stressed-out pandemic-summer world got a brief reprieve in the form of Alfredo , the excellent collaborative album from underground rap greats Freddie Gibbs and the Alchemist. The two made for an ideal pairing, just like Gibbs a... more info

Stereogum — Music legend Erykah Badu announced this past March that she was working on her first album in 15 years. The project, which will be the official follow-up to 2010’s New Amerykah Part Two (Return Of The Ankh) and her first longer project since 201... more info

Stereogum — Well, this is exciting. Erykah Badu is a treasure of American music, and she never goes away. Badu continues to give transcendent live shows and record occasional collaborations, though she doesn’t really do that many of those. (Jamie xx’s rec... more info

Stereogum — Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) and the Alchemist are teaming up for a collaborative album under the name FORENSICS. The two hip-hop legends have been teasing the project for a while, and today they announced the self-titled debut, which will be unveiled... more info