R&Cs: Do Better
Hewa Yasin
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,…
R&Cs: BGM
“BGM”, which stands for “Black Girl Magic”, is Wale’s latest single, off of his (already!) much-touted Wow… That’s Crazy. It’s tough to follow a Wale special that’s just as admirable…
R&Cs: No Bap Freestyle
Set aside her massive breakout hit “OOOUUU” for a second; you might not have realized that Young M.A has sustained a run of solid rap releases that spans over three…
Smoke x Mirrors ’19|05: II
It's Just Sen
As I eluded yesterday, the recent tragedy had me in an all-Nipsey-all-the-time phase and as such the last you heard of any ‘Smoke x Mirrors‘ was at the end of…
R&Cs: Balance ton quoi
The #MeToo movement has made significant strides to stamp out rampant and (practically) normalized sexual abuse/harassment against women in professional environments as well as the perpetrators’ relative immunity. There’s still…
R&Cs: Caterpillar
Royce’s Book of Ryan will go down as one of the best project from 2018. It’s quite telling when the Bad Meets Evil reunion on the banging “Caterpillar” is a…
Smoke & Mirrors v3
Another week and another edition of “Smoke & Mirrors” for y’all. I really appreciate the feedback I received on the first two volumes and I’m encouraged to keep building on…