Smoke x Mirrors ’20|06: I
It's Just Sen
It feels like an eternity ago now. Somewhere by the middle of last month, I had carefully planned a run of playlists with the fourth slated for Wednesday…two weeks ago.…
Smoke x Mirrors ’20|05: III
I feel like this playlist is best represented by the song “Magnificent” by JD Era, the third track here. It’s clear, concise lyricism over beats that complement by matching the…
Smoke x Mirrors ’20|05: II
Before we get into this, let me acknowledge all the positive feedback I got for my playlist a couple of days ago. It’s always a pleasure to put people on…
Chill Fi Life, Vol. 1
Wraith Yoshi
I have to take you back a few months to set the mood for this one. I was about to hop on a plane; it was the most opportune time…
Flying Over 2019, Pt. IV: Rap N****!!!
Hewa Yasin
We conclude our playlist series of 2019 faves here. It should be clear by now that there was a lot of music to take in. Collectively, it was also a…
Smoke x Mirrors ’19|07: II
I trust that you enjoyed my all-hip-hop ‘Smoke x Mirrors‘ a little while ago. (I promised this one right afterwards so really my bad 🙈🙈🙈.) The feedback that I’ve received…
Smoke x Mirrors ’19|07: I
While chopping up with Buck about the direction of the playlist and the site in general, he brought to my attention that I never made a straight up hip-hop playlist.…
Smoke x Mirrors ’19|06: I
I was so sure that I would have dropped this sooner as I had promised. And then what do you know; a whole month almost passed me by. The truth…
R&Cs: Act Up
When the rap duo City Girls released their album (Girl Code) late last year, they validated the hype that surrounded them after their star turn on a certain ubiquitous Drake…
R&Cs: I Love
A little recap on the “seemingly” meteoric rise of Massachusetts product Joyner Lucas: active since the beginning of the decade, Joyner’s breakthrough year was really 2017. Building off of the…