Earlier in the week, I offered up five things that I wanted from Kendrick Lamar’s then-upcoming DAMN. album. Well, today is judgment day. DAMN. is finally a thing. So, did the album deliver or was it always destined to be overhyped? Let’s get into the project. I’ve listened through this album several times since it […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @kendricklamar – HUMBLE.
What do you get when you combine “Dumb It Down” with Catholic imagery? Well, you get the visuals to Kendrick Lamar’s “HUMBLE.” The Mike Will Made It-produced track delivers Kendrick on a turned-up platter while still allowing the MC to speak truths. If the “Memphis” and hard-hitter-influenced new album sounds like this and last week’s “The […]
Read more@ForeverKayD – More to Prove
I just found this new tape from New Jersey artist Kay D. Kay D, a young man who, per his Twitter, is “an African with an expired work visa and a mixtape,” delivers a collection that is both a bit tongue-in-cheek and completely heartfelt. Any artist that can get on a Dilla classic and give […]
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