With Africa on My Sleeve
You might recall that Summer Walker had one of the most notable albums last year with Over It. Now, one of it’s more outstanding tracks, “Come Thru”, has been released as a single and got a video treatment. The song has been an instant hit because it tugs at our melancholic heart strings with a...Continue reading
All things considered, Tyga has had a great year. In fact, you won’t find another hitmaker that has been as prolific without garnering the commensurate amount plaudits. (That may be due to the fact that he’s been churning out as an indenpendent.) To put a bow on the year, he’s maintaining the same energy of...Continue reading
A couple of years ago, Stormzy released his first studio album. Gang Signs & Prayer, which was characterized by a brilliant blend of fiery braggadocio, instropective musings and spiritual nods, was a commercial and critical success and propulsed the British emcee to the upper echelon of music creatives. His second album, the just released Heavy...Continue reading
I had the occasion, a few months ago, to give a bit of insight on GIMS (who remains a favorite despite erring away from hip-hop). “Entre nous c’est mort” is — like all GIMS singles that I’ve included in previous Roll & Coasters going as far back as March 2018 — off of his third...Continue reading
I have been looking forward to the video treatment of Samthing Soweto’s “Akulaleki” ever since his album came out. (Truth to be told, it might even be before that, when DJ Maphorisa “leaked” the song.) In any case, the honey-voiced crooner has come through along with the video of another Isphithiphithi notable, “AmaDM”. We start...Continue reading
The video for YBN Cordae’s “Thanksgiving” came just in time for me to put this together! By now, for those that observe this American holiday, I’m willing to bet that you’ve stuffed yourself with banana pudding, collard greens, turkey with extra cranberry sauce, and all other decadent dishes that got you laid up on the...Continue reading
Over the past few months the big shots at Wasafi Records have ratcheted up their music outputs. Between Diamond Platnumz and his proteges (the recently-departed Harmonize and Rayvanny), they’re almost releasing a surefire hit every week! On top of that, this year the Tanzanians have made concerted moves to conquer the Nigerian pop market. From...Continue reading
Recently, along with his new album, Street Dreams, Tiny Boost also contributed “Trenches” to the music companion project of Rapman’s directorial debut movie, Blue Story. (Remember “Shiro’s Story“? This is bigger!) The critically-acclaimed movie’s premiere weekend was mired by troublemakers but still made a record-setting return. The music inspired by the movie that we’ve heard...Continue reading
Surprisingly, Coldplay — you know how we feel about them, right? — never got to lead any of the Roll & Coasters playlists. Gladly, it’s no longer an omission. “Daddy”, off of yet another solid opus (Everyday Life), a moving track with an equally sublime video, is our leadoff today. And the field is no...
Even if you have a passing interest — and in my case, a good dose of pessimism — you have to admit that Jaden Smith holds his own as an artist. If anything, he’s proven dope enough to make it into numerous of our playlists. (We’ll let his pops gushingly let us know all of...Continue reading