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A Sunflower Garden in Harlem Is Hard to Find

Liim
By Samuel Hyland

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Denzel Curry / Kenneth Blume
By Olivier Lafontant
Rap
 / 
Rock

Thank You

Mike D
By Christopher R. Weingarten

Trench Baddie

Glizzy Glow
By Alphonse Pierre

All Eyes on Shiest

Pooh Shiesty
By Andre Gee

9 months & 50 hours

Fred again.. / Latin Mafia
By Lucas Villa

Faith EP

Faith Leazae
By H.D. Angel

Trapculinary vol.2 (the recipe)

730turk
By Mano Sundaresan

ksuuvi buckets xtended

ksuuvi
By Dylan Green

Monster

Future
By Olivier Lafontant

DOOMED!

Open Mike Eagle / Kenny Segal
By Dash Lewis

Don’t Come to My House Sharing Your Location

Michael Christmas / Chris Crack / Girl Talk
By Matthew Ritchie
Tracks

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“Struggle Gang”

xaviersobased
By Kieran Press-Reynolds

“No Jewelry”

Belly Gang Kushington
By Alphonse Pierre

“Rack City”

Tyga
By Alphonse Pierre

“thrills”

awfultop
By Olivier Lafontant

“No Juice”

Fastmoneyfendi
By Alphonse Pierre

“Dubsmash”

Baby6didit / HbDaG
By Alphonse Pierre

“Roll Out”

YFG Fatso
Best New Track
By Alphonse Pierre

“Rubberz”

Fenix Flexin
By Alphonse Pierre

“R.I.P Peace”

Liim
Best New Track
By Lily Goldberg

“Little Haiti”

B0YG1RL / Novagang
Best New Track
By Olivier Lafontant

“Cheetah Print”

Drake / Sexyy Red
Best New Track
By Walden Green

“Rusty Intro”

Drake
By Alphonse Pierre
Features

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Lists & Guides

The 62 Best Albums of 2026 So Far

By Pitchfork
Lists & Guides

20 Contenders for 2026 Song of the Summer

By Hattie Lindert, Kiana Mickles, Walden Green, Heven Haile, Mano Sundaresan, Olivier Lafontant, Kieran Press-Reynolds, Alphonse Pierre, Nina Corcoran, Sam Sodomsky, and Amy Haskour
Columns

In Yankee Stadium, Jay-Z Came Down to Earth

By Alphonse Pierre
Columns

Crank at the French Embassy

By Mano SundaresanPhotography by Gustavo Marinho
Features

The New DMV

By Olivier LafontantPhotography by Gustavo Marinho
Interview

Out in Bangkok With Thaiboy Digital

By Harry Thorfinn-GeorgePhotography by Five Kompakorn
5-10-15-20

Juvenile on the Music That Made Him

By Alphonse Pierre
Interview

Nobody’s Chosen: An Interview With Sideshow

By Paul A. ThompsonPhotography by Jiro Konami
Lists & Guides

The 32 Best Rap Albums of 2025

By Alphonse Pierre
Lists & Guides

The 30 Best Pop Albums of 2025

By Pitchfork
Lists & Guides

The 50 Best Albums of 2025

By Pitchfork
Lists & Guides

The Best Music Merch Gifts of 2025

By Pitchfork
Columns

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Columns

Daisy Chain Fields: Peace, Love, Unity, Rodrigo

By Lydia Wei
Columns

twentythree and the 6

By Olivier Lafontant
Columns

Luhh Dyl Lifts His Name on High

By Alphonse Pierre
Columns

An Introduction to the Ambient Rap Scene

By Alphonse Pierre and Olivier Lafontant
Columns

Jersey Producer Subjxct 5 Sees the Whole Map

By Alphonse Pierre
Columns

5 Takeaways From Drake’s Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour

By Hattie Lindert
Columns

This Is the Best Drake Song of the 2020s

By Alphonse Pierre
Columns

Tezzus and diamond* Take Manhattan

By Alphonse Pierre
Columns

The Best and Worst of Coachella 2026

By Paul A. Thompson
Columns

Kanye Wades Through the Fog at SoFi Stadium: Live Review

By Sam Goldner
Columns

Lelo’s New Freaky-Ass Detroit

By Alphonse Pierre
Columns

Niontay: “I Wish I Could Take My Eyes and Put Them on the Homies Back Home”

By Olivier Lafontant