Album Review: ScHoolboy Q’s “Oxymoron”

The expectations were sky high for ScHoolboy Q this week. Next in line after Kendrick Lamar and his massive success, Q is the second of Top Dawg Entertainment’s artists to release their debut major label records under the company’s partnership…

Music News: Kanye West Announces Tour with Kendrick Lamar

Kanye West embarks on his first solo tour in five years, Yeezus will be hitting the road this October, starting off in Seattle, WA, and will count with the presence of Kendrick Lamar. Tickets will go on sale on Friday,…

Justin Timberlake, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Lead 2013 VMA Nominations

MTV announced the 2013 Video Music Awards nominations via their Instagram and Vine video accounts – making the VMAs the  first awards show to announce nominations via these social media video platforms. Justin Timberlake’s “Mirrors,” Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop,” Bruno Mars’ “Locked Out of Heaven,” Robin Thicke’s “Blurred…

Music News: Lollapalooza 2013 Official Lineup!

After the majority of the lineup being leaked last week, Lollapalooza decided to officially release the full lineup for this year’s music festival in Chicago earlier than expected. The official lineup confirms that the leaked version was true. Headliners Vampire Weekend,…

Music Video Round-Up: Kendrick Lamar, One Direction, HAIM, Carly Rae Jepsen!

So many new music videos this week deserved their own post here at TheYoungFolks.com! Kendrick Lamar, One Direction, HAIM and Carly Rae Jepsen released new music videos and below are my thoughts on them, the videos will be posted at…

The Young Folks’ Top Breakout Artists of 2012

The Young Folks writers have come together to list the very best in pop culture for the year 2012! From Frank Ocean to Rebel Wilson, 2012 has given some new and interesting artists a chance to shine and inspire us.…

The Young Folks’ Best Music of 2012

The Young Folks writers have come together to list the very best in pop culture for the year 2012! From Bruno Mars to Imagine Dragons, our tastes in music differ, but there’s no doubt that 2012 gave us some great…