One more for the ShenYeng clan! Since “Blessed” took off last year, Shenseea has been in high demand. And you won’t hear any complaints from me when the trickle we’ve been accustomed to turns into a steady stream of Shenseea bangers like “Trick’a Treat”. The gem is one of many from the Aircraft Riddim;...
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R&Cs: Chappelle’s Show
First of all, I could care less to know what brought about this Wiz Khalifa and AD collaboration. Secondly, I don’t really care to agonize about the project it will end up on: as of this writing it’s only available (from a verified source) on YouTube. I really don’t care because this is as...
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Some may say, “Bro, we’ve been at this for two weeks now!” And my retort would be: “I’m right on time, now make way!” Welcome to Detty December! This is how we get down! The festive year-ending season is in full swing and I will definitely have my say! So in between concerts, festivals,...
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Simi, without a doubt a firm favorite around these parts, has just released a new single, “Selense”, on her new label through Mr Eazi’s emPawa incubator platform. (Does it portend a album of sorts or is it just a one-off? Time will tell… Also, we love it whenever those two work together – cf....
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We’ve been talking up summer for months. We’re now in the thick of it and — it might be just me, but — we’re getting sunny music from all corners. All new music seems to be geared to vacationers. Then again that’s what this season calls for, ain’t it? To start things of this...
Continue readingSmoke x Mirrors ’19|05: I
I’m bringing back the ‘Smoke x Mirrors‘ series after a month-long absence. It’s been difficult to listen to anything but Nipsey, and I’m thankful for the time I was afforded before getting back on the saddle. There’s been an abundance of solid projects that I caught up with the past few days and that’s...
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It was sad to see Victor Oladipo’s NBA season cut short because of injury after having overcome doubters and established himself as a franchise cornerstone player the previous year. We wish him a speedy recovery. Asides Damian Lillard, he’s the only NBA player that can boast of serious abilities on the mic as well....
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Hip-Hop news as of late have been dominated by the Drake vs Pusha T beef and Kanye West’s antics in the run-off to his highly anticipated (and now chart-topping) album. You would be forgiven if you weren’t aware that Harlem’s rap stalwart A$AP Rocky had just released (yet another) solid album. His latest single,...
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