Outside Lands may have been a few weeks ago but that won’t stop us from recognizing a few of the artists on the lineup such as DWilly AKA David Wilson. He had the unbelievable opportunity to perform in front of…
Album Review: Tinie Tempah – “Youth”
Youth, Tinie Tempah’s first album in four years, is a pleasant if a little scatterbrained reintroduction into the British rapper’s sound—heavily influenced by dancehall, grime, self-reflection, and braggadocio. Sadly, the rapper’s many delightful high points on the album are balanced…
Album Review: Drake – “More Life”
“I get a blank page when I try to draw a comparison/I’m getting straight to the point with it,” rapped Drake on the title track of last year’s blockbuster VIEWS. Sadly, his much-hyped fourth studio album was too-often exactly the…
New Release: Kendrick Lamar – “The Heart Part 4”
On March 23, Kendrick Lamar shared an Instagram post of the roman numeral “IV.” That night, “The Heart Part 4” was released on all streaming services by Top Dawg Entertainment. This is the fourth installment in his series “The Heart.”…
Interview: Elliott Wheeler (Composer/Executive Music Producer of “The Get Down”)
Somewhere amidst the rubble fields, graffiti-marked trainyards, and disco clubs, was once the flyest, best kept secret of the entire Bronx during that late 70s era of bell-bottoms and punk. The Get Down, at least how it’s fictionally-depicted in Netflix’s latest…
Album Review: Schoolboy Q – “Blank Face”
As gangsta rap goes, bleeding bleakness has never been a sense for prominence in an album. Rappers don’t glamorize the idea of being a gangster and living that life, but the mood is implemented by the sound of the instrumental.…
Album Review: Snoop Dogg – “Coolaid”
Throughout the years, hip-hop has never had a clear foundation for how the rappers represent themselves. In some cases, rappers idealize their colors and hood as true representation, like Snoop Dogg and Nipsey Hustle who rep the Crips or YG…