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Feb. 8, 2026

• DMX’s Praise of J. Cole Resurfaces After 'The Fall Off' Interpolation | Complex
Fans resurfaced a 2012 clip of DMX calling J. Cole “nice”...

• The Game Drops Surprising Review Of J. Cole's "The Fall-Off" After Past Criticism | HotNewHipHop
We wonder what would happen if more rappers like The Game and J. Cole would review each other's projects as publicly and directly as this.

• Album Review: The Fall-Off by J. Cole | Shatter the Standards
The supposed farewell from rap’s most self-interrogating moderate. Cole bets his legacy on a double-disc album split between hunger and wisdom.

• Zach Bryan's sixth album is compelling, frustrating, and too damn long | The A.V. Club
There’s a great record about maternal loss, addiction across generations, faith, and the American Dream somewhere inside With Heaven On Top’s ambitious but flawed 78-minute runtime.

• Heated Rivalry’s composer on the show’s most impactful pieces of music | CBC Arts | CBC
Peter Peter takes us through what he was trying to convey in three of the songs he wrote for the queer hockey drama.

• BACKWARD by Jordan Ward | Album Review | joshherring.substack.com
from forward to backward

• Searows: Death in the Business of Whaling - Album Review — Tastemakers Music Magazine | tastemakers
Whereas Searows’ debut album, /Guard Dog/, is a floaty, acoustic compilation, /Death in the Business of Whaling/ is moody and pneumatic. Welcoming a full band for the ride, Duckart is grittier, yet maintains a folky intimacy characteristic of the singer-songwriter.

• Joe and Jada - 42 Dugg on NEW PROJECT 'Part 3,' Eminem & Detroit rap, Bad B | FM 96.9 The Game | The Herd with Colin Cowherd
Fat Joe and Jadakiss are joined by 42 Dugg. Joe and Jada ask the "We Paid" rapper about his upcoming project 'Part 3,' Eminem's love for Detroit, Detroit's love for Young Jeezy, and how he became renowned in New York City for his expert gambling. They also discuss whether R. Kelly could still ...

• The 7 Best Songs From J. Cole's 'The Fall-Off' Album | Rolling Stone | Feb. 7, 2026, 7:09 p.m.
A ranking of the best songs from J. Cole's 'The Fall-Off' that help make the rapper’s musical curtain call a memorable one.

• J. Cole’s The Fall-Off Is a Victory Lap with Few New Wins: Review | Consequence | Feb. 7, 2026, 5:45 p.m.
Review: On The Fall-Off, J. Cole delivers flashes of elite rapping and reverence for hip-hop, but his long-promised final album feels too comfortable.

• The Study Break: “I Used To Go To This Bar” - The Scribe | The Scribe - UCCS student newspaper. | Feb. 6, 2026, 11:21 p.m.
If you’re an alternative, pop-punk or indie rock lover looking for procrastination material that isn’t just scrolling on your phone, the Jan. 30 release of “I Used To Go To This Bar” by Joyce Manor should hit the spot. This bitesize, album is shorter than my commute to campus, with a 19-minute runtime characteristic of the band’s previous releases. It left me wanting a bit more punk than pop, but I still enjoyed the slight genre jumping in their sound! “I Know

• 5 Takeaways From J. Cole’s ‘The Fall-Off,’ His Most ‘Real Hip-Hop’ Album Yet | Okayplayer | Feb. 6, 2026, 10:53 p.m.
J. Cole just dropped his new album, ‘The Fall-Off.’ Here’s what OKP has to say about it after a few listens.

• J. Cole’s Final Album ‘The Fall-Off’: All 24 Tracks Ranked | Billboard | Feb. 6, 2026, 9:29 p.m.
Billboard ranks J. Cole's 24-track album "The Fall Off."

• Album Review: J. Cole’s The Fall-Off | Medium | Feb. 6, 2026, 4:41 p.m.
As J. Cole's new album arrives, we take a look at the project and review the new (and final?) double album from the NC Legend

• Joji refines his emotional minimalism on ‘Piss In The Wind’ — Album Review | // MELODIC Magazine | Feb. 6, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
Recommended Tracks: "Piece of You", "DYKILY", "Horses To Water", "LOVE YOU LESS" Artists you may like: Keshi, Still Woozy, James Blake Joji has always been good at making music that feels half-there, like it showed up late and might leave early without saying goodbye. Piss In The Wind leans into that instinct completely. It’s not an

• J. Cole’s ‘The Fall-Off’ Is Finally Here — The Best Reactions, Plus Highlights From His “Last” Album | Rap-Up | Feb. 6, 2026, 1:44 p.m.
Did J. Cole just deliver his magnum opus? Check out the best reactions to 'The Fall-Off' and highlights from the album here.

• Mika - Hyperlove - Maxazine.com | maxazine.com | Feb. 6, 2026, 12:53 p.m.
Six years is a long time in pop music. When MIKA released his last English-language album in 2019, the world looked very different. But the Lebanese-British pop provocateur has used that time wisely: he retreated to his piano, recruited some of the most experimental minds in pop, and now emerges with ‘Hyperlove’, an album that […]

• 42 Dugg Releases New Mixtape ‘Part 3’ Feat. Lil Baby, Glorilla, G Herbo & More: Listen | HipHop-N-More | Jan. 23, 2026, 6:55 a.m.
Michigan rapper and singer 42 Dugg is back with some new music in the form of a mixtape, Part 3. The tape is star studded with features, boasting names like Lil Baby, G Herbo, Glorilla, Rylo Rodriguez, Est Gee, Skilla Baby & Doughboy Clay. The project

• DRAMA — Platonic Romance - Double J | triple j | Jan. 18, 2026, 8:30 p.m.
The Chicago duo bring together clean electropop, beats and simple, sincere lyrics into music that's cosy and immediately catchy.

• YoungBoy Never Broke Again Hits Historic Heights With Slime Cry | Hit Parader | Jan. 16, 2026, 7:59 p.m.
YoungBoy Never Broke Again has released his new album Slime Cry today, adding another staggering chapter to a career that has already bent the modern rap timeline out of shape. The project arrives as the Baton Rouge native quietly cements his place in the history books: with 126 RIAA certifications totaling 140.5 million units, YoungBoy…

• Album Review: Dry Cleaning 'Secret Love' | Beatique - DJ Liz O. on music and movies and stuff | Jan. 9, 2026, 6:55 p.m.
Review of Secret Love, the third full-length album from English band Dry Cleaning, released via 4AD on January 9, 2026.