THIS WEEK’S FIRST LISTEN:
First Listen #66: Migos’ ‘Culture III’
LONG TIME NO SEE! I feel like I’ve been gone forever! Sometimes life gets a little hectic, you know, and you need to take a step back, so I’ve been taking a step back from things the past couple of months. I’m getting ready to start GRAD SCHOOL in a couple of months – which … Continue reading First Listen #66: Migos’ ‘Culture III’
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LATEST POSTS:
Album Look Back #14: Nicole Scherzinger’s ‘Killer Love’
When I was in middle school, I ran a Nicole Scherzinger fan page on Facebook. Now, I can’t tell you why or how that started, but I spent a lot of time scouring the internet to learn more about her and her music and had a special folder on my laptop dedicated to pictures of … Continue reading Album Look Back #14: Nicole Scherzinger’s ‘Killer Love’
TAKE #28: how do we define an artist’s best project???
While I was on my mini hiatus, J. Cole dropped his newest project, The Off-Season (2021), a 12 track album with features from folks like 6LACK, Bas, 21 Savage, and Lil Baby. Despite the annoying typography of the tracklist – I still haven’t been able to ask my Google Assistant to play a song from this album … Continue reading TAKE #28: how do we define an artist’s best project???
Bite-sized Album Review #25: DMX’s ‘Exodus’
Ok so first: Unrelated to DMX, Tyler the Creator dropped a new single which means it’s officially TYLER THE CREATOR ALBUM SEASON. And I’m soooooo excited, so I wore my IGOR shirt today in celebration. “LUMBERJACK” sounds so good, and I’m hyped to see what Tyler is gonna give us on this next project. I…just….Tyler … Continue reading Bite-sized Album Review #25: DMX’s ‘Exodus’
The truth is, if we don’t write our own stories, there is someone else waiting to do it for us. And those people, waiting with their pens, often don’t look like we do and don’t have our best interests in mind.
Hanif Abdurraqib, They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us
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