MOST RECENT ARTICLES BY:

Hanif Abdurraqib

  1. first person
    The Butler Journal Entry I Always Return ToThis page of the author’s journal is riveting for how it upends any tradition of shame around a relentless desire for success.
  2. legacies
    Eric Jerome Dickey Wrote Books We Couldn’t Wait to Grow IntoThe books were in the homes of my friends; their mothers left them unattended on nightstands. We held them close knowing they were for adults.
  3. book excerpt
    A Tribe Called Quest and the Art of the MixtapeAn excerpt from Hanif Abdurraqib’s book Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest
  4. obituaries
    Aretha Franklin’s Voice EnduresAnd she would have been the best singer in any era she graced.