2021 plans to be huge year for Fenix Flexin. The former member of Shoreline Mafia is ready to release a “game-changing” mixtape to the public. Flexin’s work ethic has been crazy since Shoreline’s Mafia Bidness dropped in the middle of…
Some Rap Songs: cashcache!, Drake the Ruler, and more
Tape of the Week: cashcache! – I Love CashCache 2 Listening to a Cashcache mixtape is the equivalent of allowing your mind to enter a silky dream-state. I feel like I’ve entered a candy-coated heaven where cotton candy is part…
Some Rap Songs: Connis, Ugly God, Jiles, and more
Since there’s about a million other columns that utilize the “hip hop roundup” moniker, I figured that it’s probably best to spice things up a bit. So, to show my respect for the great Earl Sweatshirt, the “Hip Hop Roundup”…
Album Review: “Anniversary” is Bryson Tiller’s best project to date
Life, the concept of time, and existence in general just doesn’t make sense. As I write this review, King Von is now dead at 26-years-old after an apparent altercation at a night club. He was pronounced dead on Nov. 6.…
Album Review: Jeff Tweedy Offers a Sullen Warmth on “Love Is The King”
It’s been a meditative past couple of weeks for two of rock’s great songwriters, Bruce Springsteen and Jeff Tweedy. The former spent the majority of his new album Letter To You rustling with time as if it were a pile…
Megan Thee Stallion: The Voice of a Generation
I’ve recently been engrossed in a book titled “Hip-Hop Revolution: The Culture and Politics of Rap,” which highlights the ever-evolving definition of authenticity within the genre. Much of this discussion includes the evolution of the Black image in popular culture,…
Album review: Action Bronson bathes in banal high-end luxury on “Only For Dolphins”
Very few rappers can describe their high-end lifestyle as if it’s some fantastical journey. To artists like Curren$y, Wiz Khalifa, and Larry June, luxury is as common as the ocean. In all honesty, Riding in a Caprice while smoking a…
