Category: Editorials
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Tales of the Sin: 5 Songs Defining Las Vegas Right Now
When it comes to Las Vegas and Hip-Hop, the marriage hasn’t always been so fruitful. Sure, now you’re starting to see more middle-tier acts make stops at venues like Brooklyn Bowl, The Joint, Vinyl and some others; but it wasn’t always this way. In fact, until recently, Hip-Hop shows were highly frowned upon outside of…
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“Would you die for yours?” An exploration of Kendrick Lamar’s Music Video, “Loyalty”
Love is strange. It can turn you into someone you’ve never know. “Love is like a drug” may serve as a tired cliche, but can often be true. Kendrick Lamar’s music video for Loyalty, directed by Dave Meyers, plays on the oddly insane relationship between two partners in crime. It takes crazy, cunning and Loyalty.…
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“I am not a fucking role model” – The Most Important Essay You’ll Ever Read About Tyler, The Creator
I went back and listened to Tyler, the Creator’s studio albums in succession, beginning with Goblin and ending with Flower Boy. I’ve collected my thoughts, feelings and opinions here because there’s no one narrative or critique that Mr. Okuna’s music produces. The emcee who once confused me with his bars now inspires me to do…
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This Week in Hip-Hop: Missy Elliott’s The Cookbook
Any time I see a comment, post or editorial written about the Queen of female emcees, I find myself shaking my head at the masses. I don’t think that my opinion holds any more weight than the next, but I give credit when credit is due. Nicki Minaj and Lil’ Kim seem to be all…
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How Mixtape Weezy Turned My Hip Hop Love Affair Into A Full Blown Marriage
When we talk about the inception of hip hop, we should start with Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, The Sugarhill Gang, and a host of other crucial players in the development and progression of the genre. Those who heard Rapper’s Delight on the radio and rocked Adidas (Run DMC),…
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Throwback: My First Compilation Tape Off My Old Hip Hop Blog Featured Saba! WTF?!
Many of my readers may not know that I started a pretty successful hip hop blog in 2011. I had just enrolled at Columbia College, a well-renowned arts school in Chicago. Majors included (but not limited to) photography, animation, theater, and poetry. In 2014 I received a Bachelors of Arts in music business. Throughout those…
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Revisiting Clipse’s Debut Album ‘Lord Willin’ (Editorial + Track By Track Review)
The early 2000’s were full of excellent hip hop albums. At the start of the 21st century we were blessed with the Marshall Mathers LP, which became the fastest selling studio album by a solo artist in American music history. 2000 also saw Supreme Clientele (Ghostface Killah) Stankonia (Outkast) Train Of Thought (Talib Kweli +…
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ANNOUNCEMENT: Artist’s Can Now Promo Their Merch Through Us! Click For Details!
If you’d like to skip the editorial and go straight to the announcement, scroll down until you see a horizontal line. The pertinent info will be below. I have been an obsessive music collector for as long as I can remember. One of the first editorials on flowsfordays described my introduction to hip hop music. In summary, my brother introduced me…
