Now a prominent force in the world of contemporary R&B, Kehlani’s sophomore studio effort continues to highlight quite a few aspects of her truly unfortunately drama-filled personal life that continuously makes its way onto headlines with her technically skilled and expressive vocal delivery. Taking a 3-year break after her outstanding debut SweetSexySavage, save for last … Continue reading Kehlani – It Was Good Until It Wasn’t
Tory Lanez
JoJo – good to know
Former child star JoJo’s career trajectory has been all over the map, and her 4th studio album comes after a decade of contract disputes, a return to the public eye in 2016 with the respectable Mad Love, and finally leaving Atlantic Records and starting up her own label. Once again, JoJo has shifted her sound … Continue reading JoJo – good to know
Tory Lanez – The New Toronto 3
Toronto-area rapper and singer Tory Lanez continues to rep his city with the third installment in this series of mixtapes, once again demonstrating quite a bit of versatility in his sound but failing to do much in terms of originality and sticking mostly to less charismatic versions of styles that others from his highly influential … Continue reading Tory Lanez – The New Toronto 3
Rapid Fire Reviews (Anderson .Paak, 6ix9ine, Mariah Carey)
Anderson .Paak - Oxnard Anderson .Paak’s highly anticipated third studio album Oxnard, executive produced by Dr. Dre himself, sees the James Brown-esque rising funk star continue to exude charisma and mic presence like no other, even if his style is a little less immediately unique and personal. Dre spins the album more towards his own … Continue reading Rapid Fire Reviews (Anderson .Paak, 6ix9ine, Mariah Carey)
RL Grime – Nova
Electronic musician RL Grime, fluent in the sounds of future bass, drum ‘n’ bass, and of course grime, defies most EDM artists’ approach to drop a well thought out and cohesive project rather than sporadic singles. Nova is his second full-length, following 2014’s Void, and runs through a high-energy and endlessly fun selection of different … Continue reading RL Grime – Nova
Rapid Fire Reviews (Vance Joy, Tory Lanez, Tech N9ne)
Vance Joy - Nation of Two Indie-pop singer-songwriter Vance Joy returns with his second studio album, almost 4 years after the runaway success that was “Riptide”, a song which was run into the ground to a rather annoying degree for this reviewer personally. Joy’s sentimental songwriting and catchy falsetto melodies are back on this project, and … Continue reading Rapid Fire Reviews (Vance Joy, Tory Lanez, Tech N9ne)
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