Focus Hip Hop

Yesterday my friend DXR sent me a music video for a diss song targeting JPEGMAFIA that he helped record. I don’t know CHES WSG super well, but we are acquaintances.… Read more: DOOKIE HOMICIDE – Wild Boar Rampage: An Exercise in Jestermaxxing

Here’s a video of me talkin’ about a show I attended a couple weekends ago. I recorded this as soon as I woke up the next morning, and I just… Read more: Locals Only! @ Neptunes Parlour 4-16-2026 Recap [Khalil Nasim, CJ Monet, Cardigan]

Maybe like half a decade ago I posted a tweet asking people to send me one of their songs so I could write about their music. I think this was… Read more: Anferneewc – Heavy Is the Head (prod. Leo Grand) | Song Review

For the very first guest on our podcast, we came out swingin’. Hate Island is a perfect album to me, and Teller Bank$ is at this point one of my… Read more: 008: Hate Island (feat. Teller Bank$) | Greetings Earthworms

Here’s a playlist I created containing all my favorite songs and features from Teller Bank$. Of course there are other songs I would’ve included if they were on streaming platforms,… Read more: Focus Hip Hop Presents… Teller Bank$

I recently listened to an album called Lexanther, Vol. 1 by my current favorite rapper, Sleep Sinatra. As I was first hearing it, I reacted in real time on Twitter.… Read more: IBN – MEGACHURCH | Album Review

In this latest episode, Hester & I discuss 2 Chainz’s classic album from 2012 before getting into projects from MIKE, Earl Sweatshirt & SURF GANG, Teller Bank$, Elucid & Sebb… Read more: 007: Based on a T.R.U. Story | Greetings Earthworms

In this latest episode of the Greetings Earthworms podcast, Hester Valentine and I talk about six different albums that I listened to since the last episode. We originally planned to… Read more: 006: Rap Album Sextet | Greetings Earthworms

In this episode, Hester and I talk about new releases from Baby Keem & BBGuns before discussing Isaiah Rashad’s 2014 debut, Cilvia Demo.

In our latest episode, Hester Valentine and I discuss Chance the Rapper, Kill Karl, Professor Skye, a notorious music video from one of Hip Hop’s biggest clowns, and new releases… Read more: 004: These Days… | Greetings Earthworms

In this episode, Hester and I discuss new releases from Roc Marciano, IDK, and Kill Karl. The main portion of the discussion surrounds Childish Gambino’s debut studio album, Camp.

cropscropscrops and Vaygrnt released their first collaborative album together back in 2024. However, I didn’t listen to it until this year, right before I checked out this latest album. I… Read more: We’ve Been After Each Other by cropscropscrops & Vaygrnt | My Thoughts