[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ocial media has become our inevitable life line. From fashion, to media arts, and of course music, the Internet truly is the wave for discovering and breaking the best trends and talent in the world. Whether on Twitter,...
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]ay-Z’s 13th studio album arrived abruptly after a series of mysterious visuals that felt like movie trailers. Not surprising from a man who rarely does anything that isn’t film-like in its scope or delivery. And rather than spam...
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ummertime ’06 was Vince Staples’ bleak, first-person take on his cold and caustic West Coast home base. Overseen by No I.D., the project was among the best that year. Fast forward two years to Staples’ recent pre-release media...
Logic appears to have a firm grasp on who he is, even if it feels at times like he’s preaching to the choir. [dropcap]L[/dropcap]ogic hasn’t had a hit. To rephrase; Logic hasn’t had a radio hit. His first...
[dropcap]K[/dropcap]endrick Lamar is that polarizing MC wholly interested in his art becoming a vehicle for personal expression. There’s the message and there’s your message, then there’s everything between. Kendrick’s last effort was 2015’s To Pimp a Butterfly, a...
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]rake had critical choices to make following Views From The 6, his last and arguably weakest full-length project. He could have continued to spiral down the moody rabbit hole he created; punctuated by lost love and mistrust, or...
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n three years Your Old Droog has gone from an unidentified enigma to the top of his class, and he’s gunning for your top five. Bold statement, but following his excellent debut record and two strong EP’s, there’s...
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s been a banner year for music. High profile releases, the impactful deaths of legends like Phife, Bowie, Prince, George Michael, and Sharon Jones. A mental breakdown here and there. All the while we’ve been bombarded with handfuls...