Album week: Lil Keed – Trapped On Cleveland 3 Out of all the Young Thug children, Lil Keed may have the biggest potential when it comes to stylistic development. The Cleveland Avenue native has one foot firmly set on his…
Album Review: Future – “High Off Life”
The height of Future’s hedonism coincided with a marvelous mixtape/album run from 2015-2017. One that included a toxic breakup with Ciara, a lovely relationship with DJ Esco and Zaytoven, and probably the only classic anthem dedicated to codeine. The music…
The Hip Hop Roundup: Travis Scott’s “Look Mom I Can Fly”
Full disclosure-I’m a huge Travis Scott fan. I literally have two different posters in my college dorm room. One of them is the Birds in the Trap Sing Mcknight album cover, the other is a flyer for Astroworld. I also…
Album Review: Huncho Jack – “Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho”
Ending the year with a Quavo and Travis Scott album is fitting, considering 2017 seemed to be the year of collaboration projects for hip hop. Travis and Quavo are pioneers of their specific sounds, so evidently, this was going to…
New(ish) Music Tuesdays: September 2016
Welcome to the August installment of New(ish) Music Tuesdays, our monthly feature in which our music staff write about their favorite new songs. This month, we head into back-to-school season with music that is rocking our early autumn. Reagan Harrison’s…
Album Review: Justin Bieber, “Purpose”
Some things are harder than others. Whether it’s balancing a checkbook, finding a job, splitting an atom or taking Justin Bieber seriously. The 21-year-old pop megastar was the apple of every teen girl’s eye, but puberty hit the Biebs like…