SZA’s ‘Hit Different’ doesn’t hit as strong as it should
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After recovering from a vocal cord injury that almost left her voice permanently damaged, SZA is finally back.
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Run the Jewels drops visceral, necessary fourth album uplifting a nation in crisis
Posted alongside a video of Killer Mike’s passionate condemning of police brutality, the track is a call to action for those who are lethargic.
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Daniel Caesar might still have it, but not on ‘CASE STUDY 01’
While his first record was a balanced and consistent departure into the self ‘CASE STUDY 01’ is not quite so contemplative, not quite so clear and, ultimately, not nearly as impressive.
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Tracing memories through top hits and summer soundtracks: A personal essay
The songs of the summer are the sign of the times — the sign of my times. They capture the transformative moments in my life that each warm season brought around.
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88rising’s ‘Head In The Clouds’ is generic, harmless fun
Head In The Clouds nails the carefree summer feel, and nostalgic sounds feature heavily. It’s a low-stakes, passably entertaining pop-rap album.
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Kid Cudi and Kanye West ‘grrat gat’ their way to glory on ‘KIDS SEE GHOSTS’
Kid Cudi and Kanye West’s KIDS SEE GHOSTS is both unapologetic and melodramatic, both raging and reflective: In short, it’s everything fans wanted.
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‘Culture II’ falls flat, despite star-studded collaborations
The few breaks in the album come from its features, but even the impressive list of guest producers doesn’t pull enough weight to save ‘Culture II.’
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A playlist to get your groove on
An inspiring playlist to get ya moving. Get up, get active, bop around, shake it and groove on, Bears!
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‘Hidden Figures’ offers crowd-pleasing story of empowerment
The first scene of “Hidden Figures” doesn’t look great for Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, three female African-American mathematicians working for NASA in the early 1960s. Vaughan is doing some quick repairs on the baby blue Chevy Impala they share, which rests inanimate on a lonely stretch of
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Kid Cudi returns with some ‘Demon Slayin’
Kid Cudi hasn’t had the most successful set of years. After breaking out with his much heralded Man on the Moon: The End of Day and Man on the Moon: Legend of Mr. Rager, Cudi quit smoking marijuana and had a kid — both massive milestones for anybody. Yet, musically, Cudi’s public good
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