The Rise Of Avant-rap & Stealth Album Drops: We Reflect Back On The Decade In Urban Music
For urban music – R&B, soul and hip hop – the 2010s were about flux and innovation. The decade ushered in new artists, game-changers, subgenres, formats, marketing paradigms and trends. That the culture has myriad contenders for 'Act Of The Decade' (Beyoncé? Kanye West? Frank Ocean?) demonstrates its vitality, writes Cyclone.