Hip Hop Roundup: Detroit, Duwap, and Kony

Album of the Week: Nuk – The Red Tape 2 When I think about Detroit’s 2020 rap scene, I get excited. When I get excited about their music, I tend to reminisce about watching my Boston Celtics play the rival…

TYF’s Top 10 Albums of 2020 (So Far)

We’ve gotten through six months of one of the most cursed years in recent memory, and one of the few really good things about this first half of a year has been the music – at least, the stuff that…

The Hip Hop Roundup: Shootergang Kony, Saint Lyor, and more

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…

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…