Opinion
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Frank Ocean’s “Skyline To” & the Passing of Time
There is so much to miss in this life. If we’re not careful, it feels like we could spend entire days pining after what was.
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Gunna’s “MET GALA” Is a Sleeper Hit
“MET GALA” is eloquence in motion.
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Read Our 1 Listen Review of Young M.A’s ‘Red Flu’ EP
Young M.A’s ‘Red Flu’ is an ideal offering from the Brooklyn rap star.
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“His Voice Is Being Heard”: Tyler, The Creator’s ‘IGOR’ One Year Later
“The statement of ‘IGOR’ means more to me than any one song.”
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A Frank Ocean Song for the Morning After a Bar Fight
“Within Frank’s fresh hell, he finds his heaven.”
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Lil Baby Is Following a Familiar Career Path to Stardom
Quality Control rapper Lil Baby might never become a Hollywood mainstay, but he has the same DNA as the most successful rapper-actor of all-time.
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What I Learned as a Classical Composer Working with Kanye, Lil Nas X, & Big Sean
How Johan Lenox went from listening to Kanye’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ to working with him, No I.D., Big Sean, and more.
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Read Our 1 Listen Review of Future’s ‘High Off Life’
Future’s ‘High Off Life’ is a familiar journey through a terrain of toxic lust, sleepless paranoia, wealthy boasts, and deep-seated trauma.
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Read Our 1 Listen Review of Polo G’s ‘The GOAT’ Album
Polo G, for all the demons he’s faced on the streets and in his mind, is one step closer to securing his legacy.
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How Looky-Loos Became the New Spectators in Hip-Hop
From Drake and DJ Khaled to Tyler, The Creator and Frank Ocean, we must acknowledge the crowd as a vital member of the ecosystem of art.
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5 Essential Chris Crack Projects
Let’s break down 5 essential projects from prolific Chicago rapper and street-smart surrealist Chris Crack.
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Kenny Mason Is the Sound of Change
Kenny Mason’s “Firestarter,” from his debut ‘Angelic Hoodrat,’ is the perfect song for my emotional moment.