Salutes to this man. I’ve never understood the hate for him, especially around these parts. In a world where rap criticism is being overrun by white hipsters that don’t know anything about the culture, Alphonse stands as a voice of reason. Never seen many bad takes from him and he’s funny asf. It’s time we give him his flowers.

Post your favorite reviews and Alphonse moments

I don’t like black hipsters either so no

nah

op is alphonse pierre

No

https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/kendrick-lamar-euphoria/#:~:text=Kendrick%20Lamar's%20%E2%80%9Ceuphoria%E2%80%9D,for%20hater%20of%20the%20year.

He gave xaviersobased best new album so I like him now

he's grown on me ngl

real life idc what niggas think of his opinions, i still think he’s valuable regardless because he puts a lotta shine on niggas that might not have gotten that look from anywhere else past the city/region they come from

like the platforning of DMV artists for exampls, aint nobody else getting Paco Panama on pitchfork bro

KTT feuding with Pitchfork writers is deep lindy but in this case I’m rocking with Alphonse’s just because he’s the only one still popping

@36inseem @YoungNastyShawty

KTT making a 180 stance on Alphonse >>>>

the d***riding is crazy

Dude is literally an Atlanta character

No

pitchfork.com/thepitch/pitchfork-favorite-rap-mixtapes-of-2024-so-far

like this is an actual interesting list as opposed to just talking about your fav mainstream releases of the year that have already been discussed ad nauseam

but what do i know

Saying this kind of s*** when you’re also a white hipster is corny

the title of this thread is funny as hell tho i aint gonna lie to you

Facts, great list. Love how he digs to find quality, interesting, underground rap when so many people have seemingly written the genre off in the past couple years just due to lackluster mainstream releases. Even if you don’t agree with him his love of the game and the effort he puts into trying to put people onto new stuff is a breath of fresh air and needed now more than ever

Mans keeping that vintage Pitchfork vibe

This site has fallen off so bad

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