How did “Slide” come to be? First, the beat comes in: it’s some long-lost ‘80s dance loop, peppered with firework sound effects and funky guitar licks; the harsh lights of a crowd of emergency vehicles flash in time with the groove. Then, 27-year-old Detroit rapper Sada Baby, a supervillain hulkingContinue Reading
It’s been a year since the infamous anthem of breakups was released, the song that the whole world was chanting in turn with Grande’s very public tumultuous life. The album that followed the single was tragedy disguised in upbeat, pink, hard hitting beats that somehow invoked emotion that was leastContinue Reading
While the song’s lyrical themes of racialized self-hatred are executed flawlessly, the 2Pac sample (“Keep Ya Head Up”) on the pre-chorus is handled so well with the concept of the song, that it brings a new deeper sound and meaning to the words being expressed.Continue Reading
In this late installment of our weekly segment of fresh knockouts, we had a rough time making our picks, because of numerous great new releases around the world. In this week we had a lot new songs from already established names around the world, but also with a few youngContinue Reading
Ask anyone who’s causally followed mainstream hip-hop throughout the past decade which city has been dominating the genre and they will almost certainly tell you that that city is Atlanta.Continue Reading
A Look Into Dua Lipa’s ‘Future Nostalgia’ Rollout And Its Potential Impact On The Greater Scope of Pop Music With the announcement of one of the UK’s hottest pop divas, Dua Lipa’s newest album Future Nostalgia set to be released April 3 this year, it seems only fitting to lookContinue Reading
The idea of both the movie industry and music industry intertwining with each other is by no means a bad idea on paper, but the ultimate issue with this trend being it’s overwhelming power as a means of cross-platform and multimedia promotion and advertisingContinue Reading
New music from Minnesota MC Original Slim!Be sure to check out a review of his recent performance at the Skyway Theater and follow him on Instagram @theslimlevi. Visuals by @zacgrams.Continue Reading
This is the new weekly segment where I’m going to cover freshest new songs from all around the world. Covering releases from the biggest hip-hop markets in the world (Germany, Italy, France, UK, Balkans and USA).Continue Reading
Abel Tesfaye has been quiet. Since dropping his My Dear Melancholy EP in March of 2018, the Toronto R&B megastar better known as The Weeknd, has largely stayed out of the spotlight. Except for vague rumblings about a new album called Chapter VI and a high-profile placement on a GameContinue Reading