This year, Jamaican dancehall-inspired pop reached peak saturation. Call it "tropical house" if you will — but please don't — the fact is, t...

Sure, Beyoncé and Frank Ocean kept the full-length visual album industry going strong this year, but there's something equally impressive ab...

Addressing mental health issues in rap music has never been a priority, but has always had a place. While the Geto Boys' "Mind Playing Trick...

In an absolute shit year for humankind, certain comedians played huge roles in setting the tone and getting us all through it.   Larry D...

Every year, Exclaim! staff and contributors vote for their favourite records to generate our Best Albums of 2016 lists by genre, but as we a...

As our Best of 2016 lists by genre come to a close, we consider the shorter, more concise musical statements made by artists: EPs. While alb...

Far from the mainstream pop anthems and talking head newscasts, drone music is marked by fluid, minimal sounds that stretch out endlessly, i...

Our Best of 2016 albums lists by genre end today with our staff picks for the 10 best improv and avant-garde albums released this year. Unli...

The original nu metal explosion was the most mainstream burst for the genre since glam, and nothing since has surpassed it. Despite all the...

Our Best of 2016 albums lists by genre continue today with our staff picks for the 10 best metal and hardcore albums this year.   Click ne...

With black community frustrations boiling up in the form of Black Lives Matter, the music community responded throughout 2016 — and the revo...