Vince Staples – Stolen Youth [Album Review]
Stolen Youth is the kid brother of good kid, m.A.A.d. city; equally emotion driven, it’s not quite as polished and not as multifaceted, but it’s right on the cusp of…
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Shwayze – Summer
It's come to my attention (via loving friends and family) that I'm one of those arrogant hipsters when it comes to music, and between being called "pretentious" last week by…
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Floorplan – Paradise [Album Review]
After 20 years of booms and busts, Detroit's Robert Hood remains to be one of the few artists to come out of the city's initial waves of techno without resting on…
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Jay-Z – Magna Carta Holy Grail [Album Review]
Jay-Z is the greatest rapper of all-time. Sometimes, it’s hard to see past that. “Greatest” shouldn’t be misunderstood as “best,” though—although he may be that as well—it should be considered…
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Adrian Marcel – 7 Days of Weak [Album Review]
Singer Adrian Marcel can be easily mistaken for lending soulful vocals on Mariah Carey’s anticipated new single “#Beautiful”. Strikingly, crooner Miguel serves as honorary featured guest for that song. Perhaps,…
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PARTYNEXTDOOR – PARTYNEXTDOOR [Album Review]
PARTYNEXTDOOR, the enigmatic first signee to Drake’s OVO imprint, represents the softer side of misogyny (if there were such a thing). His eponymous debut is a manifestation of a juvenile…
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Evidence – Green Tape Instrumentals [Album Review]
Most heads remember his jam with Kanye West that goes, “I can’t live my, I, I can’t live my, I can’t live my life this way.” Or they know his…
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D-Sisive – The D.Ark Tape [Album Review]
Choosing the right music in the car is essential, especially in dealing with hip-hop. The moment that bad bitch at the crosswalk — you know the one — hears the…
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V.A. – RAWS-THREE [Album Review]
Tokyo has long housed a vibrant and burgeoning underground hip-hop scene, rivaling even the most die-hard indie rap scenes in New York City or Los Angeles. Some of these artists…
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Mac Miller – Watching Movies With The Sound Off
Mac Miller is like the Vanessa Hudgens of the rap game. He makes art for teens. Except unlike Hudgens, Miller has always been upfront about being a pothead. I guess…
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Quasimoto – Yessir, Whatever
This is what hip-hop should sound like. It doesn’t matter if you’re chilling at the tennis courts, killing time on the job or toking in your girl’s dorm room, Madlib’s…
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J. Cole – Born Sinner
Born Sinner is struggle music. It is melancholy and frustrated and no fun to listen to. From the moment J. Cole announces that it’s way darker this time—about 15 seconds…
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