Tag: editorial
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What Ever Happened To Black Cobain? Discussing The Overlooked MC and His Masterpiece “Young Gifted And Black”
Black Cobain was born and raised in Virginia, and after his uncle introduced him to Nirvana and Kurt Cobain, he was given a nickname which became his rapper moniker. After graduating from Virginia State University, he knew he could make a comfortable income by becoming a popular MC. Cobain began to perform at local venues,…
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LOOKING BACK ON KING LOUIE’S CLASSIC CHICAGO MIXTAPE – “DRILLUMINATI”
If you aren’t from Chicago it may be difficult to plant yourself in the hip hop scene in 2012. Outside of the city, most hip hop fans were aware of Chief Keef, Lil Durk, and the budding drill music movement. Keef was the first drill rapper to take the sub-genre mainstream with his Don’t Like…
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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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10 Billboard Chart Toppers I Disliked in 2017 (So Far) (Editorial)
Hip hop has had a strong start in 2017. With an album from Migos, back to back Future LP’s, an upcoming Drake playlist, and much more, we’ve been spoiled in just 3 months. Collectively, music fans usually use the aux chord to listen to music, and radio has become a dying industry. Most of us…
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Notable Music Videos Of February (So Far)
Zheep – Like Glue (Erykah Badu) + It’s Whateva Zheep has become one of my favorite artists out of Baltimore. I keep up with his Instagram Story Feed regularly (he recently posted some un-released material that sounds fire.) He hasn’t put out a bad music video yet, evident by his over 1K subscribers on YouTube.…
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flowsfordays.com Is Back + I Have My Supporters To Thank
I’m back at it. The support in my brief absence blew me away and made me feel extremely lucky to have the supporters that I do. I appreciate everyone’s well wishes and comments. I got emails, direct messages, tweets and texts in large numbers. Well, I’m back. The posts may be a little less (for…
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