Second Sky 2021: The Openers (Air to Earth, Wavedash, Knower)
Vanessa Lim/Senior Staff
Ready to greet the flocking masses, Robinson kicked things off by unveiling his latest side-project, a live-exclusive DJ set billed as Air to Earth.
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Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ is magnificent, unfinished album about unfinished business
Donda almost comes across like a haunting posthumous album, rushed with a bloated tracklist and various features, but exciting nevertheless.
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Playboi Carti’s daring, messy ‘Whole Lotta Red’ finally comes to life
The rock star of rap has evolved once again, providing some of the zaniest, unconventional mumble rap in the game, this time with a darker, Slash-inspired edge.
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2019 Rolling Loud brings charisma, energy, hip-hop stars to Oakland Coliseum Grounds
Walking the festival grounds from one stage to another meant wading through a never-ending stream of Rolling Loud party-goers, huddled in groups of friends, united by the mission to have the best time possible.
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Rolling Loud 2019, Day 2
Juice Wrld’s performance of “Lucid Dreams,” the hit single that brought him into the mainstream, electrified the crowd.
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No expectations: Tyler, the Creator creates unprecedented character study with ‘IGOR’
He stated definitively that IGOR is like none of his other albums. Don’t expect a rap album, don’t expect a second Flower Boy.
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With new venue, Treasure Island Music Festival sets new expectations upon return
Treasure Island is a two-day festival that features a lineup geared toward high-energy hip-hop and dance acts on the first day and laid-back rock and indie performers on the second.
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Rolling Loud 2018: Playboi Carti
Unfortunately, Playboi Carti’s Rolling Loud set Saturday hit none of these marks. The most excited the crowd ever got was before the show when the DJ played A$AP Rocky and Skepta’s song “Praise the Lord.”
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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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Playboi Carti doubles down on mumble rap in surprise album ‘Die Lit’
A year after the release of his long-awaited eponymous debut mixtape, Atlanta rapper Playboi Carti has returned to surprise the rap game with his follow-up debut album Die Lit.
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