Pitchfork

We take care of our own at Pitchfork. Ok, not really (they're homeless), but we're supposed to tell you when dudes we're writing about used to be hooked up with us. Ffff, ethics!

But Cadence Weapon, aka former Pfork hip-hop scribe Rollie Pemberton, is not just a good dude, he's a sick rapper, too. His debut album, Breaking Kayfabe, has been the benefactor of thunderous acclaim in recent months (no, not just the 8.0 from us), and there's a fine reason for that. Just check his video for the single "Black Hand" and try to tell us we're wrong.