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’
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’
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’
[Insert obligatory "oof. It's been a while since I've done one of these!"]. Before La Rona hit and we were all stuck indoors, I was supposed to go to a couple of concerts before the end of 2020. Orion Sun in April and Lupe Fiasco in March. Obviously, I was incredibly devastated that the panorama … Continue reading Album Look Back #13: Lupe Fiasco’s ‘Food & Liquor’
It's been a few days since I did the First Listen on DMX's Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (1998), and he hasn't gotten significantly better since then. From what I've read, he's still essentially doing the same as he was then. I've added "check on DMX" to my morning phone routine, so … Continue reading Bite-sized Album Review #24: DMX’s ‘It’s Dark and Hell is Hot’
DMX exists in five different ways in my brain. 1) as the "you will not take this from me, baby!" sound on Tik Tok (edit: it's actually pulled from "My Niggas" from this album), 2) this orchid scene (and its accompanying stills) from Fresh off the Boat, 3) "Drake's" rendition of "Ruff Ryders' Anthem" from this cartoon parody … Continue reading First Listen #65: DMX’s ‘Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood’
Last week's First Listen was from the "I Finally Listen to a Project from an Artist I've Wanted to Hear an Album from for a Long Time" collection, and this week's is from the "This Album Has Been Hyped Up on the Internet So Lemme Hear It" collection. This time featuring Armand Hammer and the … Continue reading First Listen #64: Armand Hammer and The Alchemist’s ‘Haram’
Welcome back to "I Finally Listen to a Project from an Artist I've Wanted to Hear an Album from for a Long Time" featuring Kota the Friend. I've been actively avoiding listening to Kota's music for the past year or so because he's been so hyped up by the music sources I tend towards that … Continue reading First Listen #63: Kota the Friend’s ‘To Kill a Sunrise’
We've reached the end of this week of traveling back in time to 90s New York, and we're finishing off with Havoc and Prodigy from Mobb Deep. Mobb Deep is a group that has existed more on the periphery of my hip hop experience than the other folks this week. It's been clear before now … Continue reading Week Fulla 90s East Coast Hip Hop – First Listen #62: Mobb Deep’s ‘The Infamous’
Following yesterday's embodiment of the greatness that is a hip hop posse cut, we have A Tribe Called Quest. While the group is about a third/half of the size of the Wu-Tang Clan, Tribe has made just as much of an impact. I say all of that as I have continued to stand back as I … Continue reading Week Fulla 90s East Coast Hip Hop – First Listen #61: A Tribe Called Quest’s ‘The Low End Theory’
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