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In the current climate of contemporary pop culture, it’s easy to overindulge in what once was and overlook components of music which gives the present its allure and rigor.

Lorde is obsessed with moving the needle. She stitches together 35min of sensory overload and drenches it in generational trauma, existentialism and sexuality. She compulsively reiterates the importance of individuality and self-preservation at the expense of her own reputation as modern day’s pop sweetheart. ... read more

Snow will fall this summer, my sled is polished and ready for use but only to flee the scene after the hysteria unleashes. This duo will have you singing Christmas carols in July

Dot’s prevalence in 2024 is no secret, he’s mastered an artform worthy of obligation and grace - The art of surprise. He may have omitted his vision in the dreariest fashion possible but in doing so managed to shed awareness on the importance of contrast. Light is only perceptible in a medium that once housed darkness. They coexist and thus create harmony we call balance. Yes, it came at the expense of peers but in its purest form, hip hop is a contest. Anybody who disagrees with ... read more

Lupe's mystique has come across as pretentious and insubstantial for the past decade, he operates in a lane of creatives who dare to contemplate and go against the grain by pitching elaborate and sometimes obscure theories to the table. I've always been an admirer of his work and this takes the cake for my aoty so far. So premeditated and nuanced but poised with the most uncanny grace and attention to detail. Lupe is rap's astronaut, never been confided by the walls of naysayers. ... read more