Hip Hop Roundup: A Savage Land and a Boomin’ Metropolis

Project of the week: 21 Savage & Metro Boomin’ – Savage Mode II At one point on Savage Mode II, cinema legend Morgan Freeman asks the unresolved question “are things better or worse the second time around?” This totally depends…

The Hip Hop Roundup: Flo Mili, Shoreline Mafia, Thouxanbanfauni and more

Album of the week: Flo Mili – Ho, Why is You Here? Flo Milli is pictured on the cover of her debut album in a crouched stance with an authoritative facial expression. The posture she portrays is very similar to…

The Hip Hop Roundup: Travis Scott’s “Look Mom I Can Fly”

Full disclosure-I’m a huge Travis Scott fan. I literally have two different posters in my college dorm room. One of them is the Birds in the Trap Sing Mcknight album cover, the other is a flyer for Astroworld. I also…

Album Review: JoJo – “Mad Love.”

It’s been a long time coming and JoJo has finally dropped her long-awaited third album, Mad Love. The pop star released her debut single “Leave (Get Out)” at the age of thirteen, then dropped her second album High Road back in 2006…

Album Review: ‘Nine Track Mind’ by Charlie Puth

We should all praise Ellen Degeneres for finding so much amazing talent. Let me take a step back. She basically gave Justin Bieber his career platform and look where he is now! (Albeit a few mistakes here and there.) Following very…

The Academy’s Best Original Song Shortlist Features Ellie Goulding, Eminem, Leon Bridges, and More

A few days ago the Academy released their shortlist for Best Original Song, and per usual, the list is very long with some artists appearing more than once. One noticeable surprise came from the amount of hip-hop and R&B this list…

2016 Grammy Nominations: Our Thoughts and Predictions

The 2016 Grammy nominations were announced this morning, and as always they were a bit of a mixed bag of obvious selections and oddball choices no one saw coming. It’s no secret that the Grammys aren’t often taken very seriously,…