New Releases

hip hop think tank – episode 1 – Drake's investigation

Hey AOTY, as announced 1 week ago, here is the launch of my second new mini-series dedicated to Hip Hop and published weekly. Hip hop think tank will be built on no rules. I can talk about an album, an artist, a song, a musical sub style in particular, no matter as long as the subject is related to Hip Hop. You will find all the episodes that will be added to my lists. I'm also open to suggestions, even if I can't assure you ... read more

Adopting a pitch-shifted alter-ego as Madlib did with Quasimoto then pairing it up with a host of skits as MF DOOM has done across his many character-driven albums, Logic surprise drops a new mixtape under the Doctor Destruction moniker; a project that, oddly enough, ranks as one Logic’s best works to date. Logic’s path up to this point has been marred with lost potential and delusional albums, to be specific I'd cite two of his more recent outings; 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind' ... read more

Due to the fact that most mainstream music is dominated by pop, and when something’s mainstream, the majority of it can be quite stale and average. You can name dozens upon dozens of different artists that seem to blend into the same crowd. Never really switching up their style, doing everything by the book, but still coming out very successful. From the outside looking in, there’s not much to like with pop if you don’t like the socially accepted norm that it’s ... read more