From Portland’s burgeoning music scene comes a creative statement in the form of Tease, the full-length collaborative album by singer-songwriter Blossom and producer HOT16. Tease shows the work of two sophisticated artists making their mark with an expertly-written, performed, and produced LP that will definitely find its way into your eardrums and heart with great […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @TrueGodImmortal Takes a Trip to Solitary in New Album
If Jay-Z’s 4:44 was (possibly) his fourth iteration in the Blueprint series, then True God’s Solitary serves as the de facto “Soul Revival 4.” Spitting some of the most-personal bars of his career, True takes listeners on a journey through the eyes of a man who wants to be left alone–but still wants to be among people […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @dvsndvsn – Don’t Choose
dvsn returns with a sexy, bass-heavy ditty about a relationship that’s destined to fail, but still work (somehow). There’s not much else to say. I could go into the switches back and forth between sexy vibes and soulful questioning of the relationship. As I said, this one will probably be a pantywetter for some folks […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @DJKhaled – Grateful
At this point, a DJ Khaled release will have a lot of things. You’ll get him shouting “WE DA BEST MUSIC!!!” several times. We’ll get “another one.” And we’ll get a somewhat bloated list of stars on one album. However bloated it may be, though, the album will still representative (mostly) of who’s hot in […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @esoxosupreme – Cut You Off (Prod. @DJPain1)
A few months back, I featured Eso.Xo.Supreme’s “Do It,” a somewhat playful cuffing anthem. Today, we’re given the exact opposite of that. In “Cut You Off,” Eso.Xo lays his heart on the line and decides that he needs to cut off his lover in order for both of them to flourish. It’s a moody track, […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @sza – CTRL
You’re probably expecting a whole-ass review of CTRL, SZA’s full-length official debut album. You’re probably expecting me to put a bunch of witty quips together on a screen, type out my feels and say that this album is the greatest thing to happen from the TDE camp since DAMN. dropped a few months back. To […]
Read more
