There was once a time when it seemed like Lil Yachty was one of the most exciting and disruptive up-and-coming forces in hip-hop music, his endearingly haphazard approach destined to become a highly influential movement. Passed over by a couple of his contemporaries and other subgenres rising to the top, Yachty has seemed a little … Continue reading Lil Yachty – Lil Boat 3
Young Thug
Gunna – WUNNA
After generating some serious buzz with a series of snippets played over livestream, one of Young Thug’s YSL label’s biggest superstars releases his sophomore full-length project. The album’s title is supposedly based on some kind of half-baked “alter ego” concept, loosely defined by Gunna as a “more spontaneous” version of himself and never addressed on … Continue reading Gunna – WUNNA
Nav – Good Intentions
The big-name Toronto-area releases just won’t stop for the last couple of months, and this time we have Nav returning all too soon with the follow-up and spiritual successor to last year’s abysmal Bad Habits, titled Good Intentions. At this point, with how much people joke about Nav, I must admit that at times on … Continue reading Nav – Good Intentions
Drake – Dark Lane Demo Tapes
After taking what has surprisingly been one of the longest ever gaps without new Drake music at just under two years since his mega-album Scorpion, the world’s biggest artist has seen fit to drop a preview of his upcoming full-length due this summer compiled of leaks and B-sides that mostly showcase his laid-back storytelling side, … Continue reading Drake – Dark Lane Demo Tapes
Future/Juice WRLD – WRLD On Drugs
In yet another of the recent long line of surprise hip-hop collaboration projects, prolific Atlanta superstar Future teams up with the 19-year old upstart emo-rap artist Juice WRLD, who recently has a huge hit on his hands with “Lucid Dreams”. I often say that the best hip-hop collab projects are the ones that are the … Continue reading Future/Juice WRLD – WRLD On Drugs
Lil Baby & Gunna – Drip Harder
The year is 2018. Lil Baby and Gunna have narrowly eked out a sales victory over Beyonce and Jay-Z. And the tide of average yet wildly successful trap albums keep on coming. Drip Harder is a collaboration project between two of the bigger names on Young Thug’s YSL label, as well as a sequel of … Continue reading Lil Baby & Gunna – Drip Harder
Rapid Fire Reviews (Rap Collabs, Kelly Clarkson)
Future/Young Thug - SUPER SLIMEY On this collaborative project, two of Atlanta’s most genre-defining rappers come together to continue to assert their dominance over some good old-fashioned trap beats. Future’s straightforward approach and Young Thug’s quirky eccentricities are an interesting contrast that frequently sinks or swims as a result of the instrumental. Thug works well … Continue reading Rapid Fire Reviews (Rap Collabs, Kelly Clarkson)
Calvin Harris – Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
Versatile DJ and frequent hitmaker Calvin Harris’ 5th studio album is a reinvention of sorts. While he has frequently incorporated some aspects of funk and hip-hop into his music in the past, he has never attempted to make this much of a fully-focused and cohesive project. Harris abandons the formulaic dance drops here, instead turning … Continue reading Calvin Harris – Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1
Kodak Black – Painting Pictures
19 year old Florida rapper Kodak Black releases his debut full-length studio album surprisingly quickly after the meteoric success of single "Tunnel Vision", considering the fact he is in prison more often than not. While graduating past his mixtape days and working with some larger names in the industry has improved the overall production value … Continue reading Kodak Black – Painting Pictures
Drake – More Life
Singer, rapper, OVO label boss and debatable biggest artist in the world Drake defies the typical strategy of release once again, unleashing his fourth project in about a 2-year span on his adoring fans and dubbing it a "playlist", inventing a new category between the mixtape and the album. As the speed of his projects … Continue reading Drake – More Life
