Yoh Phillips

Yoh Phillips has written for DJ Booth, Rolling Stone, and more, and is cofounder and co-writer for the documentary film studio Rap Portraits. You can find him in the A.

Illustration: a green-tinted J. Cole peers through a hole in a wall, surrounded by objects like a tablet, clock and rose.

J. Cole's Middle Child Syndrome

Maligned by critics and fans alike, "Grippy" is the greatest test yet to the 39-year-old's self-defined role as a bridge between generations.

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Seeing Stars

How a series of unlikely, up-close influences taught the Grammy-nominated, Durham-born producer Groove that anything was possible.