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Pop Off! – Albums of the 1990s

By Ethan Kaufman • December 3, 2024

Sophomores Ethan Kaufman and Oliver K. Johnson break down the '90s music nerd canon and discuss their favorite albums from each year of the decade.

Black nerds are necessary to fandom culture

By Avery Alexander, Staff Writer • October 8, 2020

While white fans gatekeep the term “nerd,” Black lovers of comic books and anime create their own community.

Review: Logic passionately honors past rap legends

By James Baratta, Contributing Writer • October 23, 2018

Logic has returned with his zealous, boom-bap hybrid “Young Sinatra IV” — a tribute to the artists who nurtured his passion for rap.

Review: Beloved rap group disappoints with reunion album

By Matthew Radulski, Staff Writer • December 10, 2014

Twenty-one years after the release of their first album, Wu-Tang Clan reunites but ultimately falls flat in "A Better Tomorrow."

Wu-Tang Clan and the “value of music”

By Jared Wolf • March 26, 2014

In December, when I wrote about the surprise release of Beyoncé's self-titled fifth album for Imprint Magazine, I dismissed the argument that its marketing gimmick was the only force behind its explosive...