Okayplayer Celebrates 25 Years With 25 Essential Artists From the OKP Boards
Okayplayer started with Amir “Questlove” Thompson much like Def Jam started with Rick Rubin. If you swap out the NYU...
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Shout Outs From the Okayplayer Extended Family on Our 25 Year Anniversary
Okayplayer is lucky to hold such a special place in music and culture. As we hit the quarter-century mark, here...
OKP 25-Year Anniversary: The Exclusive Questlove Interview
“People always ask, ‘Why is Ahmir everywhere?’ And I just tell them that the gateway to everything is always Okayplayer,”...
The Masterful and Calculated Rise of Boldy James
It has never been easy to be a successful and skilled rapper, regardless of how rap fans tend to behave...
Is ScHoolboy Q’s ‘Blue Lips’ The Most Important Album of His Career?
The pace and amount of rap albums that drop per year have increased drastically from the 1990s, which has helped...
J. Cole’s Biggest Competition is Himself
J. Cole’s position in the pantheon of hip-hop has certainly been earned. With over 17 years in the game as...
The Most-Memorable Album Rollouts of the Last Decade
The artistry behind executing a good album rollout is a skill that not many artists of today can say they...
FIRST LOOK FRIDAY: Asha Imuno’s Experiential Debut
Within the margins of a 16-track album, Asha Imuno defies the limitations of sound through a genre-bending storytelling experience. His...
The Fab Five: Our Most Anticipated Albums From Female Artists
Women move every needle — whether it’s entertainment, entrepreneurship, activism, or culture in general. March is Women’s History Month, a...
The Love Hard Tour: An Unforgettable Night In Brooklyn With Keyshia Cole & Friends
As hoards of people poured out of Barclays Center on Sunday evening, it was clear that the events of the...
