Stalley – Honest Cowboy [Album Review]
When it was announced that Stalley would be joining Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group Empire, way back in 2009, I went into full on panic mode. MMG and its Boss,…
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Gingy & Bordello – Saturday Night Fervor EP
Representatives of dynamic labels such as Tiga’s own Turbo Recordings, the Chinese-Italian duo from Canada, Gingy & Bordello, are back at it again with a sophomore EP release brilliantly titled, Saturday…
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Two Fresh and heRobust – Throw That [EP]
As we reach the dénouement of this year’s summer and begin to reminisce, one may be in awe at the trap genre proliferation in the United States. With the scene's explosion,…
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Moderat – II
Coming off their celebrated self-titled album that launched in 2009, Berliners Sascha Ring, Gernot Bronsert, and Sebastian Szary—better known by their stage acts as Apparat and Modeselektor—resurface again as Moderat…
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PrototypeRaptor – 3-1
If you love classic video games, funky talk boxes, and complex piano melodies, then boy do I have the guy for you. At the pivotal age of 13, Jonathan Paulsen…
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Matrixxman – The XX Files EP
Determined to give listeners a glimpse of the future, San Francisco native and 3D digital media artist Matrixxman delivers his newest EP titled The XX Files distributed via Brooklyn stationed label…
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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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