*UPDATE: Chance is releasing his debut album, The Big Day, in July. There has been no word on the teased Good Ass Job album. Also, it was clearly NOT released around Thanksgiving 2018* Kanye West and Chance the Rapper are working on a … Continue reading Predictions for Chance & Kanye’s Good Ass Job
Just after his stint on SNL last weekend (‘The Other Cavaliers’), Donald Glover released a new music video for a song that will presumably be on his upcoming album. It’s protest art at its best; we see a shirtless Gambino … Continue reading Childish Gambino’s ‘This is America’ video is great protest art
Spoken word refers to any kind of poetry that is performed orally. It can be in the form of comedy, hip hop, poetry slams, jazz poetry or anything in between. Most spoken word is in freestyle form and even spontaneous … Continue reading Spoken word will emerge as hip hop’s newest sub-genre
Frank Ocean’s album Boys Don’t Cry was rumored to be released back in 2014 (key word: rumored) – just 2 years after his mainstream debut Channel Orange blurred the lines between hiphop and r&b once and for all. As we all eagerly anticipate his sophomore album, is it fair to say the process is just as liberating as it is frustrating? Continue reading Frank’s reality check
