Yes, this is a list. Yes, it’s my personal opinion. Music is always subjective. Maybe ya’ll know all these songs. But…I think you’re going to find some dope stuff. The site was born off of my passion in sharing great … Continue reading Hidden Gems of 2021 (That You May Not Know Of…Yet)
The Odd Future movement in the early aughts cannot be explained unless you experienced it. In November of 2008, the LA collective dropped their debut group project The Odd Future Tape. Between 2009 and 2010 Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis, Mike G, and Frank Ocean joined … Continue reading Revisiting Earl Sweatshirt’s EARL Mixtape (Editorial)
I am a product of the internet era. In the most important moments of my young adulthood, my soundtrack would usually come from downloaded mp3s off of the legendary mixtape site datpiff.com. I added them to my iTunes library, unwilling … Continue reading Revisiting J. Cole’s – Friday Night Lights’ and ‘Lupe Fiasco’s – Enemy Of The State’ Mixtapes
When Mac Miller passed I wrote a heartfelt tribute. Yet, it was when I spoke on his second studio album, Watching Movies With The Sound Off…, that I found myself most emotional and contemplative. This was his groundbreaking moment, the first body … Continue reading Remembering Mac Miller’s ‘Watching Movies With The Sound Off….’ (Editorial)
Juice WRLD has died – and it has hit me harder than any death in hip hop history. I was barely a toddler when Big L, Jam Master Jay, The D.O.C., Big Pun, Tupac, and Biggie left us. When Nipsey … Continue reading I Miss You Juice WRLD
I’m obsessed with collecting vinyl records. I’ll be the first to say it. It runs deeper than just enjoying the music, and if you look up the psychological association with collecting, and especially collecting vinyl, CD’s or cassettes, you’ll see … Continue reading Why Record Collecting Changed My Life (Editorial)
I haven’t written a year-end review since I put together the best Chicago mixtapes and tracks of 2016. As a change of pace, I’ve decided to compile a collection of my favorite albums of the year. This stretches beyond Chicago and is a personal reflection of what I’ve listened to the most, and what I consider to be the best bodies of work.
Keep in mind that I haven’t listened to everything 2019 has had to offer (how can you these days)? These are not in order, and there will be Spotify streams as well as a link to add to your Apple Music library if that is your preferred streaming service. Below each album, you’ll find a list of my favorite tracks, and the ones I suggest starting out with.
This is part 1 of 2. Part 2 will be dropping soon!
NOTE: If the notable tracks section says IN FULL, this means that I enjoyed the album as an entire body of work.
SAINt JHN – Ghetto Lenny’s Love Songs
Notable Tracks: Wedding Day, 5 Thousand Singles, Who Do You Blame, 94 Bentley, I Can Fvcking Tell.
Rico Nasty & Kenny Beats – Anger Management
Notable Tracks: Cold, Cheatin Code (featuring Baauer) BauBig T*****s (featuring Baauer and Earthgang)
YBN Cordae – The Lost Boy
Notable Tracks: Wintertime, Have Mercy, Bad Idea (featuring Chance The Rapper) RNP (featuring Anderson .Paak), Broke as F***k, Nightmares Are Real (featuring Pusha T) Family Matters (featuring Arin Ray) and Make It (featuring Meek Mill)
Elcamino – Elcamino 2
IN FULL
A music duo out of the Pacific Northwest has changed the way I think about music. It all started with ZAK, one half of the aforementioned group, who has put out a slew of records in the last few years. After … Continue reading Rising Talent Spotlight: Lonely Together
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