Alphonse Pierre

Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. This week, he grapples with the 21-year-old rapper, producer, and singer 2hollis and breaks down Travis Scott’s latest wrestling appearance.

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The Atlanta-based singer fuses lush R&B with the fast-paced groove of Ivorian coupé-décalé.

Beyoncé and Kendrick cleaned up at what became a star-studded telethon for Los Angeles wildfire relief, so we’re honestly not going to make fun of it (too much).

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Even Sexyy Red’s signature raunch can’t save this.

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The must-hear rap song of the day

From raw SoundCloud dumps and regional drill tapes to grown comeback records, these are the rap albums that moved Pitchfork columnist Alphonse Pierre in 2024.