After a six-year musical career with zero full-length LP’s, Rico Nasty encapsulates the breadth of her experiences on her debut, Nightmare Vacation (2020), while reminding everyone of the patented, chaotic bad bitch she truly is. In a project that utilizes…
The Hip Hop Roundup: Black Noi$e, Cliff Notez, Rico Nasty, and more
Album of the week: Black Noi$e – Oblivion Back in the beginning of summer, BET founder Robert Johnson told the U.S. government that roughly $14 trillion is owed to African Americans for reparations from slavery and wealth inequalities. The eye-opening…
The Hip Hop Roundup: Polo G Live In the Flesh
Album of the week: Polo G – The G.O.A.T. Part of hip hop’s appeal is the competition aspect; the battles, the boasts, the countless debates about who’s the best in the game. The 21st century (Twitter especially) has become a…
Hip Hop Roundup: Bomethius, Polo G, Jean Deax, and More
Album of the week: Bomethius – Inadiquit https://bomethius.bandcamp.com/album/inadiquit I’m breaking the rules this week to highlight one of my favorite albums anyone has sent me this year. Jonathan Hodges is a multi-instrumentalist from Dallas, Texas who just released a nine-song…
The TYF Monthly Mixtape: August 2019
In our new feature TYF Monthly Mixtape our music writers share Spotify playlists of the songs – new and old – they’ve had on repeat for the last month. Think of it as a successor to our old Newish Music…