In May of this year, Chance The Rapper released the critically-acclaimed Coloring Book. Meanwhile, I’ll be honest, my reception of it was that it was a good CD, but not the GAWD ALBUM GOAT PROJECT that some, more established, writers and sites were making it out to be. So, for the next six months, I […]
Read moreNew Music: @Common – Black America Again
No, you’re not getting a review on this one out of me. Not yet, anyway. I’ll just say that it’s a combination of Nobody’s Smiling, Be, D’Angelo’s Black Messiah, and TPAB. It’s unapologetically pro-Black, full of think piece-friendly moments, and that “classic Common” sound while still being modern. So, I’ll shut up and let you […]
Read moreNew Music: @1Future x @Drake – "Used to This"
A new Future featuring Drake dropped yesterday, and all I can think about is how it reminds me of some mix of “Honest” and “Grammys.” I enjoyed Drake switching the flow up on this one and he rides the beat pretty well. Future does Future things, so take that how you want to. Overall, the […]
Read moreRetrospective: @LILBTHEBASEDGOD – I’m Gay (I’m Happy)
Back in 2011, Lil B released his “controversial” fifth album, a 12-track project called I’m Gay (I’m Happy). People were immediately ready to rip it a new one because, well, it’s an album called I’m Gay. After people put their machismo aside and checked it at the door, it was apparent that the album was […]
Read moreNew Music: @MikeMelinoe – "Begonia"
From artist rep: It might surprise you that a creator of punishingly hallucinatory rap music like Mike Melinoe would name a song “Begonia” after the multicolored flower. The song finds the halfway point between beauty and ugliness, calm and “tension building”- a flower halfway dead. It starts with phrase on bells that starts hopeful and ends […]
Read moreNew Music: @djshiftee x @svpremeInk – "Go Preemee"
Shoutout to DJ Shiftee for sending this one to my inbox. I love the old-school vibes on this. Additionally, the synth hits on this take me back to the golden days. I mean, I’m a sucker for recreated old-school boom-bap. But this track also delivers a pretty catchy tune and serves as an introduction to […]
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