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Category: Music
Random Record Review: “Snubnose” by Grip
The Gram. That’s where I saw this picture with the parental advisory logo in the bottom left corner, but man fuck that logo. That gun. That snub nose was jarring against that red back ground. It demands your attention. I had heard of him before, but that picture got me. Complex named him best new […]
Random Record Review: Show Me The Body “Dog Whistle”
Every once in a while you stumble accross something that is so pleastly jarring & different, yet slightly familiar that it makes you pay attention. Enters Show Me The Body with this sound… Very punk but very much their own gritty sound. Political but not. Angry but not. I know I know. So descriptive right? […]
Random Record Review: Black Thought “Streams of Thought Vol. 1”
I remember my first time hearing Black Thought rap. I was… uhhh… Let’s say two sheets to the wind. Ha! More like out of my mind on something mind altering, but that’s a story for another day. Anyway I was at a party listening to The Roots 2nd studio album “Do You Want More?!!!??!”. When […]
Random Record Review: Jaden Smith – “Syre”
This era we’re in. A culmination of the past manifesting itself into this future digital age. The times and the globalization of culture gives creatives a freedom that is still new. We are all still getting a grasp of the real potential of what is literally at our fingertips. There is an assumption that the […]
Random Record Review: The Alchemist “Rapper’s Best Friend 4”
The Alchemist In hip-hop there is this emphasis on the lyricist or rapper. This status quo that the rapper is the focal point of hip-hop music. I mean some think it’s rightfully so since the music form’s emphasis is on lyrics and vocal delivery. There’s just one thing though. Who is responsible for the music […]
Random Record Review: Kid Cudi – Passion, Pain, & Demon Slayin’
Ok so Cudi… To say I’m a fan isn’t enough but I’ll leave it at that… What I will say is he’s been consistently breaking the mold of the genre for almost a decade. Day N Night dropped in ’08 & Cudi has been dropping honest heart felt classics ever since. Not all of the releases were […]
Random Record Review: Isaiah Rashad “The Sun’s Tirade”
Let me think… The first time I heard Isaiah Rashad was the Shot You Down video. Yea the visuals were to me stunning. Simple yet poetic, but what really captivated me was the realness and sincerity of the song. The video was merely a perfect cinematic compliment to a solid ass song. This began my obsession with the music […]
Random Record Review: Head Wound City “A New Wave of Violence”
The first time I heard these guys I heard the cover of “Just One Fix” by Ministry. I thought it was an amazing tribute to a band I loved growing up. Keep in mind Im usually not a fan of covers at all (with a few exceptions). Then I started doing my homework on […]
Random Record Review: Hxlt “Hxlt”
Allow me to start honesty. I actually stumbled on this project while parousing the various media outlets I read to stay up on things. What actually caught my attention was the cover art. The shot was dope, and the subject matter was lit. I usually go with my gut on things like that, and […]
