By Derian Diaz Rap Journalist Artist: Joey Purp Album: iiiDrops Release Date: May 26, 2016 Website: https://soundcloud.com/joey-purp/sets/iiidrops There is a lot to say about all the music that has been coming out of Chicago in the recent years. From Nico Segal and his Social Experiment, to Noname, to Eryn Allen Kane and to Chief Keef and the entire Drill Scene. Chicago is a hub for many different sounds, making it […]
By Alex McMann Hip Hop Journalist Artist: Vic Mensa Album: The Autobiography Label: Def Jam Records Website: http://vicmensa.com/ Vic Mensa, a native to Southside Chicago, began his solo career in 2013 after the break up of the group, Kids These Days. Mensa’s early accomplishments include joining J.Cole and Wale on tour in 2013, being on XXL magazine’s freshman class list in 2016, and working with Sia and Kanye West on […]
By Cain Hernandez Music Journalist I've always had a keen interest in music, ever since I listened to my mom's collection of CDs when I was in the third or fourth grade-- some of which included Weezer's Blue Album, Pixies' Doolitle, and The Stone Roses' self-titled. Eventually, my taste in music grew. Then it changed. Then grew again. This cycle has been on repeat my entire life, to this very day. […]
By Kristopher Tondre Music Journalist Rappers and the film industry have had a long standing relationship since the early days of hip-hop and its portrayal on the silver screen. There’s been documentaries (Style Wars, My Vinyl Weighs a Ton and Rhyme & Reason), movies about growing up in the culture of it (Brown Sugar and Hustle & Flow) and films loosely based on rappers themselves (Get Rich or Die Tryin’ and […]
By Wes Clary Music Reviewer Artist: Kanye West Album: The Life of Pablo Label: GOOD Release Date: February 14, 2016 Website: http://www.kanyewest.com/ Kanye West is a man that needs no introduction. His new album The Life of Pablo is out after keeping the public waiting in the dark for over a year. Before its release, The Life of Pablo went through numerous tweaks and changes. The album at first was titled So Help Me God, […]
By Helen Wang Blog Content Contributor “Bro first of all you stole your whole sh** from Cudi.” Shots were fired Wednesday afternoon in Twitter world after an irrational Kanye West began a rampage of tweets to rapper Wiz Khalifa. The feud technically began on Jan. 26, 2016 when Kanye West tweeted he will be changing the name of his new album from “Swish” to “Waves.” Wiz Khalifa was bothered enough […]
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