M.T. Richards

M.T. Richards

M.T. Richards is a music journalist based in Chicago. He's written for MTV News, Spin, Bandcamp, Okayplayer, VibeBillboardBrooklyn magazine, and any number of alt-weeklies.

M.T.'s Articles

9 Revolutionary Rap Albums To Know: From Kendrick Lamar, Black Star, EarthGang & More

9 Revolutionary Rap Albums To Know: From Kendrick Lamar, Black Star, EarthGang & More

Studied observers know that hip-hop rarely goes along to get along, or consents to being made a cat's paw of. The genre is punker than punk. When Ronald Reagan's austerity government caused deep harm to Black communities, hip-hop spoke up, asserting its humanity with albums like It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy and…

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