Not many people know this but I'm also a talented and accomplished actor. If you don't believe me you should see me pretending to give a shit about you if you don't think Monáe is one of the greatest artists of all time.
Excuse the pretentiousness!! But who wants a track-by-track review of Dirty Computer to kick off the year?? No???
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Well I'm giving it to you anyways you ungrateful clown!!
This is the 3rd studio album by THE Kansas powerhouse, Janelle ... read more
Now how the hell was I supposed to anticipate that such an exciting and unique sounding album could come out of an album title like; "Lumpy Gravy"?
Roc Marciano's music really makes you FEEELL like a pimp that can turn your own pain into power, with your lady waiting on the counter with a towel, whilst you're singing a Rick James banger in the shower. Roc's style is distinct, super boastful and his cadence is amongst one of the most cold-blooded of his era- apart from water-tight rhyme schemes, he owns every punchline in his verses and his simplicity allows him to float effortlessly from song 1 to 15. Maybe it feels ... read more
Joey Bada$$ in his prime was nothing short of a poetical poltergeist. I never knew I needed a song where a guy rhymes the words “nine-five”, with “our lies” and “the Jahs and the Allahs” until that very same thing happened on the song *Waves*; an awe-inspiring jam in which Joey raps over Freddie Joachim’s masterful boom-bap instrumental featuring a hypnotic bass line. Joey touches on his ambition with this song; ... read more
The man might be blind but he does not miss, there's music that inspires you to change the world around you and there's tunes that just make you happy to be walking the Earth. This album is both.
I can leave this bitch on shuffle and let any song play and know I'm in for a good time, because he covers an extensive range of topics you can meditate on. Speaking of range... the range Wonder showcases as both a multi-instrumentalist and a singer feels genuinely ... read more