Written by Sieya Sims After The Weeknd's show at the Forum in Los Angeles, Abel Tesfaye became this writer's favorite singer alive. This blog shares some impressions from the concert and discusses a special one-time performance from that night.
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Written by Andre Pettman Remember when “I Don’t Like” and “Love Sosa” by Chief Keef came out? What about “All Gold Everything” by Trinidad Jame$? While all of these artists had varying degrees of success following the release of these songs, their careers each took a precipitous slide not too long afterwards for a variety of reasons. This blog looks at the rise of fall of these young hip hop artists and traces their success back to the music industry's racial divide.
Written by Sieya Sims We too often believe that radio play and making millions of dollars is the only way to be considered a successful musician, but for Cakes Da Killa, he’s already hit his own mark of success. His presence is powerful and and his aggressive music is rife with explicit content, savage lyrics, and impeccable delivery. He's integral to the LGBTQ hip-hop scene, and throughout it all he is unapologetically himself.
Written by Adam Iddings A ghost is a dead person for whom we have not yet finished with mourning. The Notorious B.I.G.’s 1997 album, Life After Death, is the recording of such a person. This piece is a speculation on Life After Death, and the ghost story that listening to it entails.
Written by Andre Pettman This year has been dubbed the "return of the hip-hop album", with artists like Kendrick Lamar and Drake reaching chart-topping success. Due to this mainstream success, there have been many mixtapes and EPs that have unfortunately become overlooked. This blog sheds light on some of these mixtapes and discuss why they deserve more attention.
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Hip Hop Archives
November 2017
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