There are two types of people in the world. Those who admit to rapping everywhere to Kendrick Lamar's “DNA” in the mirror and liars. Admit it! You've done it. I've done it. We've all done it. Why? It's just been incredible year for Kendrick Lamar. After the...
Although 2017 has been seemingly an endless spiral of toxicity, with every year of hardship forges amazing creativity. SolÌÁna Imani Rowe, known as SZA has been no exception to that rule. Ringing in 5 Grammy nominations, SZA is the most nominated female this year....
"Bodak Yellow" by Cardi B released this summer, kickstarting Cardi B's career into massive success in the music industry where it topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three weeks consecutively. "Bodak Yellow" made music history as the first time in 19 years that a...
After years of wallowing in transgressive lyricism and Pharrell-lite production, Flower Boy finally sees Tyler, the Creator shed his juvenile Odd Future persona to reflect on his faults with a newfound sincerity. The Odd Future diaspora was a long time coming, marked...
Ella Yelich-O'Connor, or better known as Lorde, released her sophomore album, Melodrama in the summer of 2017. This album touched upon her life and served to tell her coming of age story. From that, Lorde experiments with her sounds, from making songs that are...
Photo from Genius SCENE: The year is 2021. You are in the club, rich as hell and fresh as hell. You usually hate the club, but ever since you became rich, it ain't so bad. There are bottles and beautiful people everywhere. You and your homies are looking around,...
MASSEDUCTION stands as one of the more memorable albums of the year. Annie Clark, known as St. Vincent, has pioneered alt-pop experimental music to a cater to a mass audience. In MASSEDUCTION, Clark pivots more to pop and electronica more than ever. Clark seems to...
Photo from Soundcloud In this day and age, the margin for a song's success is very small. Social media today makes it easier than ever for a song to fall out of the public's eye. That is, unless you are one of the lucky few that stick to the wall of prosperity....
Photo from Genius Released to much critical acclaim, and an eventual Grammy nomination, Khalid's first full-length LP American Teen has boosted the 19-year-old to instant stardom. Track after track reassure listeners that the future is bright for R&B. Hits like...
Photo from Genius There must be something in Toronto's water because they seem to be constantly churning out new musical talent. Consistently, for the past decade, exciting innovations in both rap and R&B have found their way across the border into the hearts and...