Album week: Lil Keed – Trapped On Cleveland 3 Out of all the Young Thug children, Lil Keed may have the biggest potential when it comes to stylistic development. The Cleveland Avenue native has one foot firmly set on his…
Album Review: Christina Aguilera – “Liberation”
It has been six years since Christina Aguilera released her last album. Once ubiquitous in the music world, she took a hiatus from recording and has spent most of that time as a judge on The Voice. However, with our current political…
Album Review: Kanye West – “ye”
Kanye West is alone. As hard as that is to believe being the most famous and polarizing rapper of the last 20 years (let alone the last 20 days), Kanye has seemingly never felt more isolated than he has now.…
Album Review: Vic Mensa – “The Autobiography”
It’s been a long road for Vic Mensa. The 24-year-old Chicago rapper was given all the typical opportunities a new rapper gets to break into the mainstream: a XXL Freshman Class cover in 2014, collaborations with major names like Skrillex…
Album Review: Cashmere Cat – “9”
I first fell in love with Magnus Høiberg completely unintentionally. Back in 2014, I was a huge fan of Ariana Grande—still am, actually—and listened to her album My Everything on a constant loop. I particularly loved the song “Be My…
New(ish) Music Tuesdays: September 2016
Welcome to the August installment of New(ish) Music Tuesdays, our monthly feature in which our music staff write about their favorite new songs. This month, we head into back-to-school season with music that is rocking our early autumn. Reagan Harrison’s…
TYF Rates the Hot 100: Week of July 26, 2016
Since 1958, the Billboard Hot 100 has been the definitive chart gauging the biggest singles in the United States, with particular attention paid to the top 40 positions. Top 40 is so ingrained in music culture that an entire radio…