The first time going through this album was a tough listen, not only because we lost yet another innocent teenager to sinister circumstances, but also because of transparent lost potential. Now, it should be noted that regardless of his societal…
Album Review: Dirty Projectors Continue to Absorb Outer Influence and Break Rules on “Flight Tower”
The beginning of my annual summer reading heavily involved Lizzy Goodman’s Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth And Rock And Roll In New York City 2001-2011 (thanks to my good friend Trent for the recommendation). The oral history of this…
The Hip Hop Roundup: DrewsThatDude, ATL Smook, Mavi, and more
Album of the week: DrewsThatDude – We Had Our Time Have you ever just taken a stroll through your city or town without the presence of any technological component? Or how about slowly driving your car or taking a run…
The Hip Hop Roundup: YungManny, Bris, All Star JR, and more
Album of the Week: YungManny – I’m Confused YungManny sounds like he’s part of a never-ending sugar rush when he raps. The music is vibrant, formless; sometimes cloying. The cover art to his new album I’m Confused tells the story…
Album Review: Drake remains unenthused with his creative vision on “Dark Lane Demo Tapes”
The Aubrey Graham project formula is obnoxiously predictable in 2020. Mixtape, album, EP, “curated playlist;” nothing Drake does surprises me at this point in his sumptuous career. His perpetual fusion of R&B and rap hardly mirrors any semblance of topical…
The Hip Hop Roundup: Protest Songs and Police Reform
It’s year 2020 of hell and shit still hasn’t changed. The police are crooked bandits who fail to see the value in human life once again, and the system itself continues to reward murderous law enforcement with petty slaps on…
Hip Hop Roundup: A Remembrance and a Reminder
They say that music and entertainment can be the greatest forms of escapism, when reality appears helpless and difficult. It’s one of the oldest unwritten precepts in our modern society. This assumption can be true in certain situations (namely when…
