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With FROM ZERO, Linkin Park attempted to do exactly that, start from zero after the tragic death of their lead vocalist Chester Bennington in 2017.

As one of many fans of LP from back in the day, I was skeptical when Emily Armstrong was announced as a 'replacement' of Chester. Once Heavy Is the Crown dropped, I became hopeful - after listening to The Emptiness Machine.. I got genuinely hyped.

While it's obviously impossible to replace someone of ... read more

From a purely lyrical standpoint, 'shadowbox' is most likely my favorite hiphop project of the year. MAVI reminds me of a slightly more hopeful Earl Sweatshirt.

Introspective, symbolic and in equal parts direct and cryptic. MAVI's writing style hits a almost forgotten spot inside of my soul; if I ever wrote lyrics myself -- I'd probably do it in a similar way.

My main point of critique is the way the album sounds. As the overall theme is supposed to be rather gloomy, I ... read more

As one of the rising stars of the phonk movement, DVRST puts out a short but sweet EP to further keep him on the map.

Echoes of Childhood doesn't reinvent the wheel in any way, bit it's enjoyable and solid enough for what it is.

Lush, drifting (pun intended) instrumentals and chopped-and-screwed gangsta rap samples are the clear formula,; which would probably get too repetitive on a full-length album, but its short length prevents that from happening.

Final verdict: It's ... read more

It took me almost a decade to get into Future..

I sadly have to admit, that I was a part of the crowd who dismissed the entire 'mumble-rap' (eugh..) movement back in the day.

Then I gradually got into guys like Young Thug and incrementally understood and learned to appreciate the entire trap-hiphop subgenre.

But Future.. he still was too much for me until recently.
I was like: 'he just raps about doing hard drugs and cheating on women, why do people even listen to ... read more