Looking for some last-minute tunes for your Halloween party? The Young Folks has you covered with this playlist of our favorite spooky and holiday-themed tunes, as well as bunch of classic goth rock that is perfect for the mood of…
The Young Folks’ Top 50 Albums of the 2010s
In a decade that saw the rise of streaming, the album came out of the 2010s alive and well. The LP rose again, dwarfing the dying compact disc by the end of the decade, and some of the biggest artists…
The Hip Hop Roundup: The Kanye West Saga is Aggravating
I don’t know why I still give this guy attention. Maybe it’s because I root for people to succeed. Maybe it’s because I want more great albums to come out of the G.O.O.D. Music camp (a very talented bunch). Or,…
The Bi-Weekly Hip Hop Roundup: The Underground is Bubbling
Rap hit a lull over the past couple of weeks, where very few mainstream artists put out much of anything. Fans instead focused their attention on a variety of other relevant news (or irrelevant; depending on how you look at…
Album Review: Kids See Ghosts – Kids See Ghosts
On April 25, 2018, Kanye West tweeted this: Free thinkers don't fear retaliation for your thoughts. The traditional thinkers are only using thoughts and words but they are in a mental prison. You are free. You've already won. Feel energized.…
Album Review: Kanye West – “ye”
Kanye West is alone. As hard as that is to believe being the most famous and polarizing rapper of the last 20 years (let alone the last 20 days), Kanye has seemingly never felt more isolated than he has now.…
Album Review: Pusha T – “Daytona”
At this point, Pusha T’s presence and precision is less like a rapper and more like a rattlesnake: he disappears into the wilderness, rarely seen but always known by whoever else is in its kingdom. He shows up out of…