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What type of music you listen to says at least a little bit about your personality. So, it’s pretty safe to assume that people who like a particular artist have something in common. But what are those commonalities? After painstaking research and speaking with dozens of leading psychologists (i.e. my 24-year-old upstairs neighbor who works at Barnes & Noble), I’ve compiled an authoritative list. It was all very scientific.

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“…Money getting’ galore, cream cover the pores, Honey drip on ya jaw, Mami spittin’ allure, I’mma get it for sure, getting it all, I’m dreaming it big, 2Pac it Shakur!…”

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Have you ever been in a room at that moment when it gets all hush because someone cool walked in? That’s how the crowd was when Banks was on stage.

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30. Snoop Dogg went to school with Cameron Diaz and sold her marijuana at the time.

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Look out, Nicki — Azealia is coming for your lipstick!

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When someone wants to tear apart my writing — because I had the gall to suggest that society is racist or sexist — they often bring up my presumed gender to do so. I’m interpellated as “that girl,” “a chick on the internet.”

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The future, which once seemed so promising, is now precarious for Azealia Banks. While I don’t think that her sparring with other celebrities should have a negative impact on her career, I believe that she should be mindful of how she treats people in the industry.

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Faggot is a complicated word with a complicated history and future.

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Everyone listen closely: Beyoncé is BACK.

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Some you know, others you’ve maybe never heard of. Here, in no particular order, are 12 of the best albums you might have missed this year.