Chance the Rapper releases “Same Drugs” music video

Chance the Rapper had debuted the music video for “Same Drugs”, the latest single from his acclaimed mixtape Coloring Book. Chance premiere the clip on Facebook Live early today after giving his fans a 10-minute warning with a tweet inviting everyone…

Melody on Music: Year-End List Ruiners (Almost)

Editor’s note: From 2012 to 2014, Melody Rice wrote the music column Matt on Music for The Eastern Echo, the student newspaper for Eastern Michigan University. Beginning in 2016, Melody relaunched this column on The Young Folks. My New Year’s resolution…

Favorite Albums of 2016: Staff Picks

  2016 had its ups and downs (okay, mostly downs), but you can’t deny that it had a great soundtrack. You’ve already seen our Top 50 Albums of 2016 list, now check out what our music writers’ personal lists of…

The Young Folks’ Top 50 Albums of 2016

This year, The Young Folks has compiled its first ever Top 50 Albums list. The albums and their positions were chosen through balloting of six TYF writers: editor-in-chief Gabrielle Bondi, music editor Ryan Gibbs, film editor Allyson Johnson and music…

Melody on Music: Sleigh Bells, Lady Gaga, Miranda Lambert, Hamilton

Editor’s note: From 2012 to 2014, Melody Rice wrote the music column Matt on Music for The Eastern Echo, the student newspaper for Eastern Michigan University. We are proud to announce that Melody will now be relaunching his column on The…

President Obama’s Summer Playlist

Have you ever been curious about President Barack Obama’s taste in music? If so, you’re in luck. On August 11th, the POTUS released an eclectic list of songs titled “President Obama’s 2016 Summer Playlist,” which can be found on Spotify.…

2016 Midyear Review: Best in Music

We’re already halfway through 2016, and in the first sixth months of year, we’ve the release of several albums that are shaping up to be remembered for years to come. We at the Young Folks asked some of our writers…