Travis Scott’s ‘Astroworld’ shoots for the stars
Through production tricks and pitch-perfect sample choices, Scott builds an immersive fantasy world of hedonism and decadence.
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Drake DeCal provides insight into one of pop culture’s biggest stars
Over the course of the DeCal, the facilitators make their way through Drake’s discography, taking about a session and a half to discuss the lyricism, cultural relevance and unique qualities of each of the albums.
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Drake fails yet another attempt at creating a masterpiece on ‘Scorpion’
Scorpion is a double album with a rap-focused A-side and an R&B-flavored B-side. While both halves of the project contain great moments, the sum of these parts amounts to a bloated mess
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What we can learn from Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s ‘Everything Is Love’
As the music industry’s most dominating and influential couple, Jay-Z and Beyoncé have a series of hits filled with lessons to teach their extensive fan base. Released June 16, their collaborative album, Everything Is Love, continues this theme of offering valuable messages to younger audiences that prove helpful to all listeners, including
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It’s World Music Day: Which awesome playlist are you?
June 21 marks World Music Day, uniting everyone with funky beats. Take this quiz to find out which music genre you should try next!
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A who’s who guide to BTS, the K-pop boy band breaking out in America
Korean pop music, or K-pop, has finally made its way to America — and it’s here to stay. Although Korean groups such as Wonder Girls and EXO have previously tried to break into the American music industry, Bangtan Sonyeondan, or BTS, has been the K-pop group to make its mark, specifically with its 2018 album Love
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Local rapper thinks protest is turnout to shoot music video
It all began with a simple tweet from Berkeley-based rapper X-Labz—”New music video shoot at noon on Telegraph & Bancroft! I wanna see everyone out there!”
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British day festival: Strawberries & Creem 2017
If you are going on a Eurotrip, a British Festival has to be on your list of must sees – look no further than Strawberries & Creem.
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ScHoolboy Q paints dark, honest portrait on ‘Blank Face’
“I’m a gangbanger, deadbeat father and drug dealer.” In one line, ScHoolboy Q plainly lays out the intricacies of his latest project Blank Face. The lyrics on Blank Face read like an urban legend come to life, carefully recounting the experiences of Quincey Hanley and his upbringing on the intense,
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Tunesday: When rap is nice to women
While we don’t expect artists such as the Ying Yang Twins or Nate Dogg to sing love ballads at weddings, their derogatory lyrics toward women tend to leave a bitter taste in our mouths. But not all rap songs objectify women — some of them are actually empowering. We’ve curated
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