Talib Kweli

El-P & Killer Mike strike back, Talib Kweli with Pretty Lights, Owen goes electric

Run the Jewels: s/t Pretty Lights: A Color Map of the Sun Owen: L'Ami du Peuple

50 Unheralded Albums from 2011

In just one more trip around the sun, another swarm of immensely talented but under-recognized musicians has harnessed its collective…

MP3: Blaqstarr’s “Kiss Me On My Lips”

Listen to "Kiss Me On My Lips" (feat. Mos Def) from Blaqstarr's new mixtape, Blaqstarr: The Mixtape, due 4/12. Along…

Beats & Rhymes: Talib Kweli’s Gutter Rainbows

Each Monday, Beats & Rhymes highlights a new and notable hip-hop, rap, DJ, or electronic record that embraces independent sensibilities.…

Morrow vs. Hajduch: Grand Pianoramax’s Smooth Danger

Scott Morrow is ALARM’s music editor. Patrick Hajduch is a very important lawyer. Each week they debate the merits of…

The Groove Seeker: J Rocc’s Some Cold Rock Stuf

On a weekly basis, The Groove Seeker goes in search of killer grooves across rock, funk, hip hop, soul, electronic…

100 Unheralded Albums from 2010

Among the thousands of under-appreciated or under-publicized albums that were released in 2010, hundreds became our favorites and were presented…