Chance the Rapper’s hugely anticipated debut ‘owbum’, The Big Day, is coming out this Friday. His earlier projects 10 Day, Acid Rap, and Coloring Book were all mixtapes that were available for free online on sites like Soundcloud and DatPiff, technically making them different from official … Continue reading The Artist’s Revolution: The Significance Behind Chance’s ‘The Big Day’ Release
If Flower Boy was Tyler, the Creator’s big musical pivot, IGOR is him hitting his post-rap stride. The album is decorated with soulful production built around centerpiece melodies, helium-voice crooning and sonic heartbreak & revenge. Like his past albums, IGOR is … Continue reading REVIEW: Tyler, the Creator – IGOR
SONG REVIEW Who are the top 5 hip hop emcees of all time? It’s hip hop’s Michael Jordan vs. Lebron debate. It gets brought up every time people talk about hip hop for more than 5-10 minutes. Most cite universal … Continue reading Andre 3000’s Verse On ‘Come Home’ Is Best of 2019 so Far
*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
REVIEW Kanye West is positioned to have a huge summer. He’s already released his 8th solo studio album ye, and handled all the production for Pusha T’s Daytona. Now, we’re waiting for a summer release from him and Kid Cudi, in addition … Continue reading REVIEW: Kanye Embraces His Alter Ego on ‘ye’
Das Racist might be the best joke/art hiphop ever. And it’s because their Hindi-influenced electronic production is actually really dope, and the things they say are hilariously articulate and subtly political. Heems and Kool A.D. don’t actually make music together … Continue reading Frozen: Das Racist’s mixtapes
Listening to these collabs is almost nostalgic, despite how recent they are. Their music speaks for itself – both artists played a HUGE role in influencing today’s self-reflective, somber, and vulnerable hip hop/R&B scene. Cudi’s Man on the Moon exists because of … Continue reading 12 Reasons to be excited for the new Kanye West & Kid Cudi album
Anderson .Paak’s breakout album, Malibu, brought his avante guard brand of hip hop to a national audience – and a grammy nomination. Most people were introduced to him through hearing his feature verses (6 features!) on Dr. Dre’s hugely anticipated Compton album. … Continue reading Give the drummer some: Introduction to Anderson .Paak
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
REVIEW Telefone is a profoundly optimistic album filled with organic rhythms and cohesive storytelling. Noname, formerly known as Noname Gypsy, delivers her music through a monotonous but silky smooth voice that is unequivocally confident. On Telefone, She describes her universe with … Continue reading REVIEW: In a year dominated by hip hop, Noname’s Telefone emerges as one of the best
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