Megan Thee Stallion’s “Good News” could’ve been better

I’ve made my love for Megan Thee Stallion no secret on this blog. I first wrote about Meg in 2018, a few months before the rest of the world got to know her with her viral “Big Ole Freak” single. I loved the attitude, the confidence, the microphone presence on her Tina Snow EP, whichContinue

Just a few of my favorite punchlines from Conway The Machine’s “From King to a God”

So I’ve been really enjoying From King to a God by Conway the Machine, a rapper from Buffalo, NY who’s a member of Griselda Records. I might write more extensively about Griselda in the future if I have the time and energy, because they really are quietly making a lot of waves in hip hopContinue

With “Songs for You,” Tinashe finally finds stability in her turbulent career

Independence has given Tinashe new life.

“Kirk” shows that DaBaby’s formula is beginning to get a little old

For the most part, DaBaby follows the same formula that’s gotten him this far.

Album Spotlight: ‘Love and Compromise’ by Mahalia

I remember my first time discovering Mahalia Burkmar was a couple of years ago, when I came across her live Colors performance of her single “Sober” — a performance which currently has over 30 million views on YouTube. Beyond her beautiful smile, it was her incredibly breezy style of r&b/neo-soul that almost instantly won meContinue

Did ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ age well?

A look at how an album’s legacy is impacted by subject matter and the streaming era.

Rapsody’s Herbie Hancock-sampling song “Whoopi” deserves a closer look

Sampling is an art form that has been the backbone of hip-hop music since its inception. And despite the slow decline in the prevalence of sampling in mainstream hip-hop due to factors like stricter copyright laws, the most skilled producers of today still sustain the technique in great and inventive ways. I’m kind of aContinue

Baby Rose’s singular voice makes ‘To Myself’ an incredible soul album

“A sprinkle of Billie Holiday here, a dash of Nina Simone there, maybe even a pinch of Amy Winehouse as well”

Big K.R.I.T.’s new album is surprisingly average (a review of ‘K.R.I.T. IZ HERE’)

‘KRIT IZ HERE’ is a solid effort, but not necessarily the KRIT that we’ve come to know and love.

Megan Thee Stallion’s “Fever” isn’t “Tina Snow”, but it’s still a very good mixtape

Following her 2018 project Tina Snow and the success of her single “Big Ole Freak,” Megan Thee Stallion — as we wrote in a recent artist spotlight — has become one of the most exciting new talents in hip-hop. With so many more eyes on the Houston rapper in anticipation of her debut record on the 300 Entertainment roster, it wasContinue