Solange
When I Get Home
Jazz/Swing/Blues, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

The latest effort from Beyoncé’s younger sister delivers some positive messages … and some problematic ones, too.

Cardi B & Bruno Mars
Please Me
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Cardi B and Bruno Mars’ sensual collaboration leaves little to the imagination.

21 Savage
I Am > I Was
Rap/Hip-Hop

This rising rapper has a hard backstory packed with some poignant lessons … and wall-to-wall explicit content.

Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus
Old Town Road
Country, Rap/Hip-Hop

Does Billy Ray Cyrus’ collaboration with Lil Nas X qualify as country? Whatever the answer, the song is definitely a …

Meek Mill
Championships
Rap/Hip-Hop

For all that Meek Mill gets right, his latest explicit effort still very much warrants the Parental Advisory sticker on …

Cardi B
Money
Rap/Hip-Hop

Cardi B’s lusty love letter to money and materialism pushes the boundaries in evermore explicit directions.

Post Malone and Swae Lee
Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)
Pop, R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

This chart-topping hit from the soundtrack to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse includes some content that isn’t kids’ stuff.

Twenty One Pilots
Trench
Alternative, EDM/Electronica/Techno, Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock

The latest from Twenty One Pilots once again explores the in-between spaces between determination and despair.

Lil Wayne
Tha Carter V
Rap/Hip-Hop

After five years, Lil Wayne is back with another studio album. And it still has all the same problems.

Eminem
Kamikaze
Rap/Hip-Hop

Kamikaze unleashes Eminem’s profane rage at many targets, including nameless critics and well-known public figures.

Nicki Minaj
Queen
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop, Reggae

Nicki Minaj’s latest effort, Queen, is enough to make those who listen feel royally exhausted.

Travis Scott
Sicko Mode
Rap/Hip-Hop

The beats in Travis Scott’s latest offer some diversity. Its explicit themes do not.

DJ Khaled
No Brainer
Pop, Rap/Hip-Hop

DJ Khaled teams up with Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo as they all try to woo the same …

Drake
Scorpion
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Scorpion is an apt title Drake’s fifth album: Anyone who listens can’t help but feel its sting.

The Carters
Everything Is Love
R&B, Rap/Hip-Hop

Jay-Z and Beyoncé have some profound things to say about life and marriage here … and more than a few …