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Scarlet by Doja Cat | Album Review

Doja Cat embraces her rap roots with bold bravado on her fourth studio album. — Listen to Scarlet by Doja Cat: Apple Music | Spotify Ever since her initial rise to fame with 2018’s “Mooo!”, Doja Cat has solidified herself as a superstar who can deliver a handful of catchy tunes (while still remaining a true meme darling on the internet). Despite the praise and…

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Scarlet by Doja Cat | Album Review
Scarlet by Doja Cat | Album Review
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How Do You Sleep At Night? by Teezo Touchdown | Album Review

Music’s latest provocateur delivers his debut studio album — Listen to How Did You Sleep At Night: Apple Music | Spotify The 2020s have seen a fair share of rappers shift away from their roots. Earlier this year we saw the likes of Lil Yachty and Lil Uzi Vert explore psych rock and heavy metal respectively. Drake turned heads…

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How Do You Sleep At Night? by Teezo Touchdown | Album Review
How Do You Sleep At Night? by Teezo Touchdown | Album Review
Album Review

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Aug 2

Travis Scott’s Utopia: Was it Worth the Wait?

Did La Flame’s Utopia live up to the 5 year wait? — Stream UTOPIA: Apple Music | Spotify In the 5 years since Astroworld dropped and skyrocketed Travis Scott to new heights, a lot has happened since then. Various brand deals such as Mcdonald's and Nike came into the mix, his on-again-off-again relationship with Kylie Jenner, and most notably the tragedy that…

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Travis Scott’s Utopia: Was it Worth the Wait?
Travis Scott’s Utopia: Was it Worth the Wait?
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·Jul 24

MID AIR by Paris Texas | Album Review

The Californian duo offers up some incredible punk rap bangers for their debut album. — Listen to MID AIR: Apple Music | Spotify Since their initial inception a few years back, California duo Paris Texas have shaken up the underground with their mix of punk and hip-hop. Artists Louie Pastel and Felix introduced us to their world with their 2021 mixtape Boy Anonymous. With singles…

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MID AIR by Paris Texas | Album Review
MID AIR by Paris Texas | Album Review
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·Jul 20

RIOT (Rowdy Pipe’n) by A$AP Rocky | Song Review

A brief look at the Harlem native’s latest single — Listen to RIOT (Rowdy Pipe’n): Apple Music | Spotify A$AP Rocky blesses us once again with his latest single “RIOT (Rowdy Pipe’n)”, his first taste of new music is a contrast from the slower ballad that was “Same Problems?”. This Pharell-produced banger has already become a live show staple in…

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RIOT (Rowdy Pipe’n) by A$AP Rocky | Song Review
RIOT (Rowdy Pipe’n) by A$AP Rocky | Song Review
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·Jul 12

PLAYA SATURNO by Rauw Alejandro | Album Review

The Puerto Rican superstar drops a reggaeton-tinged follow-up to 2022’s SATURNO, just in time for the summer — Listen to PLAYA SATURNO: Apple Music | Spotify Just 8 months after dropping his third studio album SATURNO, Puerto Rican superstar Rauw Alejandro wasted no time dropping his follow-up album PLAYA SATURNO. Released just in time for the summer, Rauw’s newest album is nothing but pure uncut Reggaeton from start…

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PLAYA SATURNO by Rauw Alejandro | Album Review
PLAYA SATURNO by Rauw Alejandro | Album Review
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·Jul 7

Free by Oloff | Album Review

A Review of the U.K. Rapper’s latest project — Listen to Free: Apple Music | Spotify Oloff is a British rapper that channels a ton of grime, ambient and experimental music into his songs. the results are as dizzying as the album cover for Free, his latest release. Oloff is a musician that Josh Herring tipped me on to…

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Free by Oloff | Album Review
Free by Oloff | Album Review
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·Jun 30

Pink Tape by Lil Uzi Vert | Album Review

The Philly rapper returns to the spotlight 3 years later with their latest album — Listen to Pink Tape by Lil Uzi Vert: Apple Music | Spotify Since their initial inception back in 2016 rapper Lil Uzi Vert has become the poster boy if you will for the last few years in rap music. Their musical style, fashion sense, and overall vibe easily characterized the…

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Pink Tape by Lil Uzi Vert | Album Review
Pink Tape by Lil Uzi Vert | Album Review
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·Jun 16

In Times New Roman… by Queens of the Stone Age | Album Review

A grimy and bleak lesson on pain, grief, and acceptance. — Listen to In Times New Roman: Apple Music | Spotify To say the last few years have been dark would be common knowledge at this point in time, but to say that for Josh Homme that would be an understatement. Over the last few years, the Queens of the Stone…

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In Times New Roman… by Queens of the Stone Age | Album Review
In Times New Roman… by Queens of the Stone Age | Album Review
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·Jun 13

Across The Spider-Verse by Metro Boomin | Album Review

Metro Boomin curates the companion album for Across The Spider-Verse, with a few friends to help along the way. — Listen to Across The Spider-Verse: Apple Music | Spotify Companion albums to films seem to be all the rage these days, next to a film’s original score moviegoers can also expect a series of “Songs Inspired by X film” to coincide with the film’s release. Looking at hip-hop specifically, I’d…

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Across The Spider-Verse by Metro Boomin | Album Review
Across The Spider-Verse by Metro Boomin | Album Review
Metro Boomin

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