Album of the Week Shootergang Kony: Red Paint Reverend Currently my favorite album of 2020, Shootergang Kony thoroughly combines dizzying LA gun talk from past projects with heart-wrenching meditations about death, departure and biblical revelations. His versatility shines within his…
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From the Record Crate: Lil B – “6 Kiss” (2009)
In today’s turbulent times, it’s difficult to maintain a sense of stability, to find anything that’s not deteriorating or on the verge of complete failure. He may not be what we hoped for, but Lil B falls under this category.…
Top Albums of the 2010s: Individual Writers’ Lists
As a supplement to our Top 50 Albums of the 2010s list, which was published on Nov. 5, here are the individual ballots from each TYF writer who participated in the polling and construction of the list. Each list is…
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 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…
Good Boys Review: Boys will be boys in vulgar romp
It’s great being a kid. Little to no responsibilities or bills, mistakes usually lead to corny speeches about growing-up and not jail time, social anxiety is a phrase untaught in public schools, and farts are still funny. Looking back on…
Album Review: Various Artists – “The Lion King: The Gift”
I don’t believe those that claim this album can be listened to as a completely separate “work of art” from the Disney remake. After all, every other track is an audio snippet from the film. It doesn’t let you forget…