By Sophia Lopez, July 27 2022—
The annual Calgary Folk Music Festival took place last weekend, and it didn’t fail to showcase some of the most diverse music and people from around the world. Many things were going on Thursday … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, April 6 2018 —
YFN Lucci – Ray Ray From Summerhill
For a long time, the best parts of YFN Lucci’s career were thanks to collaborations with hard-hitting geniuses like Takeoff and Quavo, with Lucci slinking around … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, April 3 2018 —
Grit won’t age but it will refine. Under pressure, coal turns to diamonds, sand to pearls and so on. These past few weeks have been replete with slander against Tupac Shakur, ironically by … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, March 9 2018 —
Roc Marciano – RR2 – The Bitter Dose
Since releasing Marcberg in 2010, Roc Marciano has stealthily carved himself a nook among rap’s elite. He’s a pristine revivalist, one that doesn’t fall into … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, March 7 2018 —
There’s a reason #FreeKodak never really took off. Kodak Black isn’t even 20 and bolsters a jaw-dropping list of criminal offences. He’s not a role model — he’s an on-again-off-again member of society. … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, February 9 2018 —
Migos – Culture II
Culture II feels more like a playlist than an album, making it an unfitting follow-up to last year’s instant classic. The first Culture was a precise distillation of everything … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, February 2 2018 —
Throwback rapper dear Joey Bada$$ thinks the genre is currently trash. In a recent string of tweets, Joey articulated his thoughts on the current climate of hip-hop.
Rap is in a very trash … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, January 26 2018 —
Maxo Kream’s lengthy birth name, Emekwanem Ibemakanam Ogugua “Sunny” Biosah, are among the first words on his debut, Punken. According to the record, ‘Emekwanem’ means, and I quote, “Don’t fuck with me.” Not … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, November 10 2017 —
Young Thug & Future – Super Slimey
2017 has already brought out the best in Future and Young Thug. A week after dropping a popular self-titled album in February, Future released HNDRXX. … Read the rest
By Thomas Johnson, November 3 2017 —
Prior to 2013’s Cadillactica, Big K.R.I.T. released a blistering mission statement called “Mt. Olympus.” It was advertised as a response to Kendrick Lamar’s infamous diss verse on “Control” from earlier that year. But … Read the rest
