Kanye West, to me, has only made one cohesive masterpiece. As much as I love Graduation, something about it doesn’t feel whole. I don’t hate any track, but it doesn’t contain the same gravitas as Late Registration. Throughout the years,…
Check it, KiD CuDi – love.
Guys, I’m not going to hesitate within this sentence, this new song by Cudi is beautiful. This track was recorded during his Satellite Flight sessions, but in the long run got scrapped. After listening you could see why it wouldn’t…
Common and Friends: Hip Hop at the Oscars
I really don’t care much for awards season, in a musical sense, because if you pay attention most songs that get nominated by the Grammys are either smash radio hits or they are overplayed and forced upon you, I only…
From the Record Crate: Cage – “Hell’s Winter” (2005)
Instead of simply resorting to ridiculous exaggerations, Cage, real name Chris Palko, draws inspiration from legitimate, impoverished experiences. A childhood that seems more crazed than conceivable, at the age of eight, Palko’s father was arrested by state troopers after threatening his…
Music Review: Run D.M.C. – Three Decades On
Today, perhaps you are reading this short piece on a laptop, a tablet, maybe even on your smartphone. Whatever the case may be, as the internet celebrates its 25th birthday, many agree that the pace set by global innovators has been absolutely relentless.…
From Ye’Old 106 & Park’s Countdowns: Kanye West’s “College Dropout”
To me, Kanye has always been an easy topic to discuss; whether it’s his consistency during the trilogy or his equally as dull execution with 808’s and Heartbreak (I’m just not a fan) and Yeezus. But as I have kept listening to…