Smoke x Mirrors ’20|05: III
It's Just Sen
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…
R&Cs: Professor X
Hewa Yasin
So, about this “Professor X” joint… Dave put in serious work to have a great 2019. And by all manifestations, this year has gone according to plan – you might…
R&Cs: Hittin Licks
Since his last album, a couple of years ago, G-Eazy has kept us on a drip of EPs while working on the next album. “Hittin Licks” is off the last…
R&Cs: Hot Shower
I was bemused that, after all the buildup to its release, the promo push for Chance The Rapper’s debut studio album, The Big Day, was rather tame. Maybe it had…
R&Cs: Single Again
High-profile relationships are always susceptible to fissure and break down under the constant glare of public whose opinion is steady-fed and informed by social and traditional media. Pressure can bust…
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…
R&Cs: Stay
I start off with “Stay”, one of my favorite songs off my favorite Mac Miller album, The Divine Feminine. (I had a couple more joints off the album on earlier…