Royce Da 5’9” punctuates the intro of his new album The Allegory with a reference to Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. In it, Plato tells of a philosopher, who after escaping imprisonment inside a cave fi…
Album Review: Eminem – “Music to Get Murdered By”
Eminem begins his new album Music To be Murdered By with a women screeching as she’s being killed by some crazy slasher. It’s the type of introduction that’s extremely unsurprising a…
Album Review: Eminem – “Kamikaze”
Does Eminem belong in 2018? He’s certainly earned the right to, with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, 15 Grammys and an Oscar earned, and the ever-coveted and frequently-debated title of “Best …
Album Review: Royce da 5’9” – “Book of Ryan”
Mainstream hip-hop fans have a knack for overlooking Royce da 5’9.” Between his stints with Bad Meets Evil, Slaughterhouse, and PRhyme, the Detroit legend has stayed busy throughout his ca…
From the Record Crate: Eminem – “8 Mile Soundtrack”
It’s interesting to talk about Eminem nowadays on a multitude of levels. While he hasn’t put out a meaningful project in almost five years, he’s still making waves in the music indu…
Album Review: P!nk – “Beautiful Trauma”
P!nk’s last album, The Truth About Love, was a revelation to this rock n’ roll fan. On it, P!nk rocked harder and sang more meaningfully than any rock band I’d heard in years. I’d always known that sh…
From the Record Crate: Eminem – “The Marshall Mathers LP” (2000)
Eminem’s follow-up to his 1999 debut The Slim Shady LP was where he proved, definitively, that he was not just a potty-mouthed provocateur, sent here by God to piss the world off, but also a great art…