The beginning of my annual summer reading heavily involved Lizzy Goodman’s Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth And Rock And Roll In New York City 2001-2011 (thanks to my good friend Trent for the r…
The Hip Hop Roundup: DrewsThatDude, ATL Smook, Mavi, and more
Album of the week: DrewsThatDude – We Had Our Time Have you ever just taken a stroll through your city or town without the presence of any technological component? Or how about slowly driving yo…
The Hip Hop Roundup: YungManny, Bris, All Star JR, and more
Album of the Week: YungManny – I’m Confused YungManny sounds like he’s part of a never-ending sugar rush when he raps. The music is vibrant, formless; sometimes cloying. The cover ar…
Album Review: Drake remains unenthused with his creative vision on “Dark Lane Demo Tapes”
The Aubrey Graham project formula is obnoxiously predictable in 2020. Mixtape, album, EP, “curated playlist;” nothing Drake does surprises me at this point in his sumptuous career. His per…
The Hip Hop Roundup: Protest Songs and Police Reform
It’s year 2020 of hell and shit still hasn’t changed. The police are crooked bandits who fail to see the value in human life once again, and the system itself continues to reward murderous…
Hip Hop Roundup: A Remembrance and a Reminder
They say that music and entertainment can be the greatest forms of escapism, when reality appears helpless and difficult. It’s one of the oldest unwritten precepts in our modern society. This as…
Hip Hop Roundup: NMNN Tuka, Gogo, Feezy and more
Project of the week: NMNN Tuka – Mind of a Gudda Boy The cover of NMNN Tuka’s new album Mind Of a Gudda Boy perfectly encapsulates the polyrhythmic lifestyle of Gudda Gang’s talented…