Revisiting untitled unmastered.: Kendrick Lamar’s Most Overlooked Masterpiece

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Revisiting untitled unmastered.: Kendrick Lamar’s Most Overlooked Masterpiece

Benjamin Kenyon Rap/Hip-Hop Journalist Over the last few weeks, the world has witnessed Kendrick Lamar wrap up his nearly year-long beef with Drake with a victory lap for the ages. In the span of a week, Kendrick racked up five Grammys for the inescapable diss track “Not Like Us”, and, accompanied by SZA, put on one of the best Super Bowl halftime performances to date. Post-halftime performance, Kendrick has broken […]

February 25, 2025 183 19

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Squid! Calamar! イカ! विद्रूप! Tintenfisch!

By Pablo Gonzalez Music Journalist Rejoice lovers of bands with drummers as lead singers! In just a week our ears will be graced with another Squid album. Their last album, O Monolith (2023), raised the bar for the intensity they could achieve. With blaring clarinets, trumpets, whamolas, and chunky riffs, it was an amazing record that will be hard to top. A lot of Squid’s previous work carries heavy […]

February 7, 2025 96 2

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Album Review: GNX by Kendrick Lamar

Marcus Cortez Rap/Hip-Hop Journalist Following one of the most insane summers for hip-hop kicking off an unforgettable moment in history with Kendrick and Drake going head-to-head. Many, including myself, started to get excited for what the future could hold. What was Kendrick planning? Following the monster hit “Not Like Us” and then getting picked to perform for the 2025 Superbowl halftime show. Kendrick was on a roll to start an […]

November 26, 2024 211

Tyler the Creator in a portrait style photograph that is in army green tint. Tyler is wearing a mask of his face that only displays his eyes and has a flat top hairstyle with a square cut down the middle. He is wearing a trench coat and a white dress shirt and tie.

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Album Review: CHROMAKOPIA by Tyler, the Creator

Maria Navarro Music Journalist Tyler the Creator has just recently released his seventh studio album CHROMAKOPIA. The week prior to the release, he had teased fans with music videos on Instagram prompting anticipation. Released on October 28th CHROMAKOPIA consists of fourteen tracks that have a wide range of moods and topics. This album touches on various personal subjects such as forming a family and the stresses that come with aging, […]

November 11, 2024 260

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BRAT but it’s fall and it’s different but also still BRAT

Rinah Milter Music Journalist Charli XCX changed the game by releasing BRAT, making an entire movement out of it. In her words, “Brat is confrontational because when you are at your most vulnerable, you lash out,” and, “ [It’s] that girl who is a little messy, likes to party and like maybe says some dumb things but it’s very honest, it’s very blunt, a little volatile.” She is also bringing […]

November 8, 2024 70

Cover art for Lil Uzi Verts 4th studio album Eternal Atake 2. The cover art shows many purple people with glowing purple eyes looking at the viewer

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Album Review: Eternal Atake 2

Robert Howard IV Rap/Hip-Hop journalist Lil Uzi Vert takes us back to the cosmos with Eternal Atake 2, a surprise sequel to their 2020 album Eternal Atake, announced just a week before its release. With this unexpected return, Uzi dives back into their signature cosmic aesthetic contrasted to their punk rap aesthetic in Pink Tape (2023). The album consists of 16 songs, clocking in with a run time of 44 […]

November 8, 2024 132

Young A$AP ANT with another young boy standing on the sidewalk posing for a photograph with the shorter boy in front and with a playful expression on his face. This photograph is taken in front of grass and some blue flowers and has a bit of a purple tone to it. There is white writing on the left upper corner that says YG ADDIE and on the upper right side it says A$AP ANT. In the middle of the album cover is the word INTERLUDE in white with the white words HOSTED BY DJ NICK at the bottom left.

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Album Review: The Interlude By A$AP ANT

Maria Navarro Music Journalist With the sad news that midterms were around the corner and the constant state of stress that comes with it, I needed to find music to give me a bit of a pick-up and revived me rather than worrying about what my grades would be. Luckily I ended up stumbling upon A$AP ANT’s The Interlude. A$AP ANT is mostly known for being part of the musical […]

November 4, 2024 75

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Album Review

The Beauty of “Wave Your Moonlight Hat For the Snowfall Train”

Maria Navarro Music Journalist Have you’ve ever felt as if you are stuck in a dream where you refuse to wake up. It is filled with a softness and whimsical mysteries that catch you in awe. These are two of the many feelings that I feel while listening to the album, Wave Your Moonlight Hat For the Snowfall Train by Canadian duo, You’ll Never Get to Heaven. Formed in 2012 […]

October 16, 2024 196

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Album Review: Bando Stone and The New World

Robert Lloyd Howard Rap/Hip-Hop Journalist Donald Glover, best known by his musical alter ego Childish Gambino, has collected many badges during his extensive career—actor, writer, comedian, and musician. His creativity and versatility have truly made him one of the greatest artists we have seen, but all good things must come to an end. Childish Gambino released his final album Bando Stone and The New World on July 19, 2024. This […]

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