Lil Wayne “Can’t Be Broken”
*Iconic lighter flick* What comes to your mind when you think of the modern rap game? For many people, the current image involves face tattoos, autotune, drugs, and choppy flows. Whether these progressions are good […]
Album Reviews
An untitled double-feature: mewithoutYou releases two projects
Eighteen years since the release of their debut EP, Philadelphia post-hardcore band mewithoutYou released two companion pieces, which serve to highlight how the band has evolved over nearly two decades. Over the summer, a press […]
“Do you want to start the game again?”: Brockhampton changes its pace with “iridescence”
After the success of their “Saturation” trilogy and the departure of rapper and alleged predator Ameer Vann, “America’s favorite boy band,” Brockhampton, is trying to reinvent itself with “iridescence,” the first entry in a new […]
“Nearer My God”: Setting a new standard
St. Louis indie rock band Foxing’s third record, “Nearer My God,” is an album about religion, grieving the death of friends, and maturation. It also just might be the band’s masterpiece. Foxing’s debut album, 2013’s […]
The Best of Summer 2018
“To all the Boys I’ve Loved Before” Bailey Morrison Editor-in-Chief As an avid rom com lover, I can pretty much sit through any cringe-worthy movie without batting an eye, and recently Netflix has taken to […]
King Cole kills demons
“This album is in no way intended to glorify addiction.” These are the select words that adorn the cover of Fayetteville, North Carolina rapper J. Cole’s fifth studio album, “KOD,” which dropped Friday, April 20. […]
30 seconds to garbage
30 Seconds to Mars recently dropped its long-awaited album, “America.” Months prior, the band released the first song from the album titled “Walk on Water” and it was an instant hit. Not even a week […]
Cardi brings the party
Whether you are a fan of her music, it is hard not to love Cardi B. That being said, it is also extremely difficult not to be a fan of her music. On “Invasion of […]
Cheer Up, Abel! The morose music maestro making moves
The Weeknd has quietly been taking over pop music. Since his first U.S. tour in 2012, which included a performance at Coachella, the 28 year-old artist from Toronto has been crafting dark, rapturous R&B projects […]
Only Getting Meaner: 2011’s “Take Care” stands the test of time
When Drake released his sophomore album, “Take Care,” in November 2011, I was a sophomore in high school, and admittedly, I wasn’t a Drake fan. I hadn’t listened to much of his music, and all […]