Maddie Bogan Rap/hip-hop Journalist For as long as rap music has been around, sampling has served as a highly popular method for music production. When an artist borrows other pre-existing songs for their own projects, it gives the listeners a chance to discover new music, especially of another variety. Specifically in the rap genre, sampling can be rather juxtaposed. One of the most popular examples is heard in Coolio’s “Gangsta’s […]
Ray Bellville Music Journalist (Rap/Hip-hop) During Black History Month, I’d like to acknowledge a hero who has saved many lives and many people from themselves. In 2008, the world was introduced to Kid Cudi, a man out of Cleveland pursuing his career with a chip on his shoulder from his father’s sudden passing due to cancer. Navigating through his life in his attempt at success, he ran into Kanye West, […]
Benjamin Kenyon Rap/Hip-Hop Journalist A$AP Rocky graced the Saturday Night Live stage on January 17 to perform the songs “PUNK ROCKY,” “HELICOPTER,” and “DON’T BE DUMB” to promote his then-upcoming album Don’t Be Dumb, which has since been released and garnered largely positive reactions. Over the last 50-plus years, the iconic sketch-comedy show has featured a musical guest on nearly every episode. This slot has become a critical point […]
Emma Paff Rap/Hip-hop Director The second the ball dropped on New Year's, the internet traveled back in time and decided that 2026 is the new 2016. Suddenly, feeds were flooded with rose colored filters and throwback pictures using the dog filter. Kanye is making a song about the old Kanye while underground rappers are getting ready to drop their first tracks on SoundCloud. Old rappers were conspiring against the new […]
By: Emma Paff 2025 has been an undeniably remarkable year for rap music. Groundbreaking releases from established titans such as Tyler, the Creator, Clipse, and JID have captivated audiences and further demonstrated their powerful influence in the industry. As the music industry continues to evolve and embrace the digital age, new voices emerge, molding new sounds in hip-hop culture. These musical innovators are shaping the future of rap by challenging […]
By: Emma Paff AI has been a controversial topic since it first became mainstream in the 2020s. The idea of bots replacing humans for efficiency purposes has sparked widespread debates. AI is of course advancing rapidly, now able to write, compose, and produce music by pulling from thousands of databases containing human work. As it may soon become a dominant force in the music industry, artificially generated music has become […]
Rubi Jimenez Music Journalist Growing up Mexican American, Regional Mexicano music has always been part of my identity. Especially corridos, the narrative lyrical compositions that define the genre. But attending school in rural Texas, I rarely met anyone who shared my love for this music. Even other Mexican American students gravitated more toward country or rap. It seemed like Regional Mexicano was not something to be celebrated publicly. At least, […]
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, […]
By Ariana Mendoza Music Journalist Hip-hop has always been a melting pot of cultures, voices, and experiences. Latinx artists have always been making significant impacts in the world of hip-hop. By challenging stereotypes and pushing for greater Latin representation in the industry. Latinx culture has transformed, reinvented, and birthed the hip-hop genre. Of course, the genre is a product of African American culture, but it is also Afro-Caribbean and Latino […]
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