One thing about the pace and volume of music that comes out these days is that sometimes you pass by an album or a mixtape or a track […]
REVIEW: Rhymes By Kane: Thievery Corporation Edition –
Since Hip-Hop began in the late 70s there have been various rappers who’ve come up from just about every country you might be able to imagine. Some are […]
REVIEW: Lana Del Rey – Born to Die
I had an interesting conversation with a friend the other day. Essentially we wondered if we compared the digital ink between Lana Del Rey (this year’s buzzed act) […]
Review: Ayo – Billie-Eve
Ayo, is something new. She’s fresh. She’s genuine. And she’s got something to say. Her latest musical giving ‘Billie-Eve’ is a blend of rock and soul. The Nigerian-German […]
REVIEW: Donny Goines – Success Served Cold
It’s something about Harlem. I can’t put my finger on it but everything from the Harlem Renaissance and the famed Apollo Theater to the revitalization of the […]
ALBUM REVIEW: J*DaVeY – New Designer Drug
I wonder if J*DaVeY reminded Warner Bros. of Prince…too much non-conformity, self-pleasure, different-as-the-norm mentality, and independent to the core. I can’t put my finger on it exactly. […]
Album Review: Drake – Take Care
I read an interview with Nas about a year ago and he was saying with so much music coming out that his philosophy is, if it’s dope enough, […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Childish Gambino – Camp
If I were a rapper, I would be Childish Gambino. Like myself, Glover grew up as an awkward Black kid in The “New” South. It’s a rather fascinating […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Wale — Ambition
Ever since listening to More About Nothing this past Spring, Wale has been a rapper I look to for dope tracks. It even escalated to the point where […]
OPINION: On Wale’s Ambition, and notes on hip hop’s latest generation…
This is a Washington, DC story with international implications. Much maligned Washington, DC area rapper Wale’s sophomore release Ambition dropped on Tuesday morning, and in the mind of this columnist, […]