Bear34

Sometimes nothing is louder than anything can ever be, and that nothingness can become everything.

There really isn't a greater feeling than when an album just clicks. All of a sudden you can feel every single moment on a much deeper level. The music engulfs you and surrounds you in its alluring atmosphere. You're able to truly feel every little emotion the creator hoped to encapsulate. From dread to hope, from inescapable depression to unexplainable exuberance, from an endless nothingness to ... read more

Yasiin Bey discography dive #3/6: The New Danger.
It's bad, no it's good, no it's not, wtf is happening? That's pretty much my reaction upon returning to this. I remembered having mixed thoughts on this record originally, but now I really think this record is a mess.

First off, this project is very... confusing. Yasiin Bey almost entirely ditches his previous sound for a more rock n' roll (and soul?) heavy soundscape, and to put things bluntly, I'm not a fan. I understand the idea of trying to ... read more

This shit needs more recognition. What an absolutely beautiful yet heart crushing experience.

This is my first experience with Low Roar, and I didn't really have much background going into this, but I'll just say holy shit this won't be my last time listening to them. 0 is an incredibly captivating emotional journey from start to finish. These beautifully painted canvases are so lush and textured, and full of such mesmerizing progressive movements that immerse the listener in this heavenly, ... read more

Yasiin Bey discography dive #2/6: Black on Both Sides.
Just over a year since Black Star, Yasiin makes his solo debut and constructs his magnum opus.

After the commercial success of Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star, Yasiin Bey finally makes his solo debut, and boy did he go in on this one. His flows and mic presence are at its absolute peak, and he takes on even more bold and ambitious lyrical subjects. This is one of the very few hip hop albums I'd label as "tpab before ... read more