Hip Hop Roundup: RIP Pop Smoke

This past Tuesday night, I felt inclined to re-listen to Pop Smoke’s new album Meet the Woo 2 for no other reason other than to digest what I hadn’t from my first couple of listens. Like any other decision at…

The Hip Hop Roundup: New Tracks from Shootergang Kony, Navy Blue, and more

Since it first came into fruition back in the summer of 2019, the hip hop roundup has done its best to keep up with music’s diversified landscape. My daily exploration through YouTube, Soundcloud and Datpiff, has lead me to oddball…

The Hip Hop Roundup: January’s Best Rap Albums

2020 is already off to a phenomenal start within the hip hop genre. January featured some stellar releases all-around, particularly from the booming shit-talkers in Detroit and the feisty up-and-comers in Massachusetts. Other releases from more established artists also made…

Hip Hop Roundup: Massachusetts is about to see 2020 Vision

Sports have a way of connecting a specific region through everlasting pride, happiness and gratification. They can also generate endless debates about who’s the best at what, and why Tom Brady is better than Aaron Rodgers. As someone who’s grown…

Hip Hop Roundup: The Night Gucci Mane Stole Christmas

The holidays are a time for hanging with family, getting drunk, and thinking about how time flies (that Rico Nasty song has been on repeat for me because of the Madden 20 trac-klist). It’s also a time for the self-proclaimed…

The Hip Hop Roundup: Juice WRLD and the Conversations We Must Have

We as a society need to start taking death and addiction more seriously. I know, it sounds cliche because it’s been said so many times before, but it’s true. Juice WRLD, aka Jared Higgins, is the third big-name rapper to…

The Hip Hop Roundup – Rapper to be Thankful For in 2019: Denzel Curry

There’s a word my friends and I use when describing something good or great. That word is “gas.” It sounds stupid, but so does every other millennial term that’s gained traction over the years. “Gas” is no different from “lit”…