Category: Hip-Hop
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Boots is fast becoming one of today’s leading producers, especially when it comes to artsy pop. Most recently, he worked on FKA twig’s M3LL15X, but he’s also worked on high profile albums like Beyoncé’s self-titled album. Now he’s gearing up to release his debut album, which is entitled AQUARIA and co-produced by Carla Azar and…
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OK, so Wiz Khalifa’s new single “Say So” is only 2:12 seconds long, making it more like an interlude than a proper jam, but it has a nice vibe for chilling out and it sticks in your head like crazy glue on your fingers, so it gets props for those things.
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We like Meek Mill, but he had days to come up with a decent Drake diss track in response to Drake’s two tracks dissing him and this was the best he could come up with? It’s just terrible. A trainwreck. He’s capable of so much better. This just doesn’t flow well. Also, the vocals are…
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As you’ve probably heard, Meek Mill recently accused Drake of having ghostwriters write his songs. Drake retaliated over the weekend with “Charged Up.” It was a simple track and not as good as Drake’s usual output, but he made his point. Following that, Meek Mill was supposed to drop a Drake diss track on Funkmaster…
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Lately, I’ve been checking out a lot of underground rap. I love the latest albums by Kendrick Lamar and A$AP ROCKY, among others, but there are thousands of insanely talented rappers who’ll never get the attention or accolades that they receive, this even though they well-deserve them. Thus, instead of plugging artists you’ve likely checked…
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Well, you can call me a hypocrite today because this gorgeous number by The-Dream has a shitload of auto-tune and I actually love it. Is it my favorite thing about this song? No. But it does help make it the precious mix of R&B and hip-hop that it is.
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While everyone is analyzing Kendrick Lamar’s new album as if it’s some brilliant, new scientific discovery, I thought I’d say a few words about Earl Sweatshirt’s new album, I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside. I mean, hey, I love Kendrick’s album, but let’s give some other rappers attention, too. And Earl Sweatshirt is…
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A slightly new, more accessible sound for Janelle Monáe, featuring slick and propulsive hip-hop beats. Very, very nice. Jidenna, one of the artists on Monáe’s Wondaland label, guests on the track, delivering some fine rap toward the end.
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“King Kunta” is one of the highlights from Kendrick Lamar’s new album, To Pimp A Butterfly. My favorite part is when he disses rappers who use ghostwriters.
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Wale’s new album, The Album About Nothing, is released today, “The White Shoes” its first single. And it’s quite the song. Not only does Wale deliver his primo rap, which never fails to flow beautifully, he actually sings on this one. And it turns out he can sing. Better than Kanye West, in fact. Not…
