The impetus for posthumous releases often feels dicey, especially for rappers. Even if they are presented as a post-life artistic celebration, it's hard to ignore the feeling that the albums were ...

In 2014 the rapper Mac Miller parted ways with Rostrum Records, the Pittsburgh-based independent label that had shepherded him since he was a teenager. By then, Miller had already become a new kind of ...

The impetus for posthumous releases often feels dicey, especially for rappers. Even if they are presented as a post-life artistic celebration, it’s hard to ignore the feeling that the albums were ...