Continuing an impressive release pace, the woman known as the Houston Hottie has been gifting fans with mixtapes, studio albums and extras with at least a yearly project since exploding onto the mainstream hip-hop scene back in 2019 with her Fever mixtape. Racking up the awards and accolades in the meantime, Megan has set out … Continue reading Megan Thee Stallion – Traumazine
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Calvin Harris – Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2
In what might be the ultimate exercise in “be careful what you wish for,” stadium-sized Scottish DJ and producer Calvin Harris’ long-awaited sequel to the soundtrack of Summer 2017 has arrived, even after Harris himself was adamant that he wouldn’t make another one. Still holding up as an ideal summer playlist five years later, the … Continue reading Calvin Harris – Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 2
Jack Harlow – Come Home The Kids Miss You
Seemingly overnight, throwing an inordinate amount of hate in the direction of Jack Harlow became the cool thing to do. While Harlow’s singles and features have certainly reached a level much higher than his full projects up to this point in his career, doing what he usually does and releasing an average rap album where … Continue reading Jack Harlow – Come Home The Kids Miss You
Pop Smoke – Faith
Only just over a year after the first and around two years after his death, New York drill rapper Pop Smoke’s second posthumous album has been released. But to be honest, it feels truly strange to call it “Pop Smoke’s album.” Pop’s label is seemingly taking the same path as those in charge of fellow … Continue reading Pop Smoke – Faith
BensBeat Top 25 Albums of 2020
Without further ado, here are the best full-length project this trash fire of a year had to offer, including some fantastic storytelling and truly innovative masterpieces. It's been a great year of music, but thank goodness it's over. Happy New Year! Honourable Mentions: beabadoobee - Fake It FlowersCarly Rae Jepsen - Dedicated Side BThe Chicks … Continue reading BensBeat Top 25 Albums of 2020
BensBeat Top 50 Songs of 2020
What is there to say about the year 2020 that hasn't already been said? Locked up in our homes, there wasn't much else to do but consume various forms of art, so it's a good thing the quality of the music we received this year (despite quite a few delays) was so top-notch. In fact, … Continue reading BensBeat Top 50 Songs of 2020
Miley Cyrus – Plastic Hearts
There aren’t many who are as successful at grabbing attention than Miley Cyrus. After a series of whiplash-inducing career choices and an oftentimes highly questionable series of musical endeavours that saw her trying on different genres and aesthetics like they were a costume to be rapidly discarded and (somewhat offensively) disavowed shortly after the conclusion … Continue reading Miley Cyrus – Plastic Hearts
Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
Who could have seen this one coming? Tropes of 80s synthpop and disco-influenced sounds have been working their way back into the playbooks of the most forward-thinking pop stars in the industry for a while now, but nobody has truly modernized them in a way that’s so undeniably fun and futuristic like UK sensation Dua … Continue reading Dua Lipa – Future Nostalgia
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