Summer 2018 As Captured by DJ R-Tistic
DJ R-Tistic is as dope a DJ as the best in the business. If my word isn’t enough for you, then the growing list of his plaudits and achievements should…
With Africa on My Sleeve
DJ R-Tistic is as dope a DJ as the best in the business. If my word isn’t enough for you, then the growing list of his plaudits and achievements should…
I seldom get the chance to have one of these ‘Roll & Coasters’ playlists be rap-only; so, this is gonna play back a little bit more in the whip. Russ…
Top Dawg Etertainment, home of Kendrick Lamar and SZA, recently added Reason, a Carson CA rapper, to their quality-loaded roster. Along with the announcement, Reason released an intro-of-sorts titled “The…
I get it. (And you should too.) It’s Nicki Minaj! Her new album (Queen) ticks all the boxes for Billboard chart success. There’s a number of songs that tickle my…
It’s Friday. I’m glad I moved my series to this part of the week. I thought I should be the one to uplift y’all after a tough week. (or take…
Once again, I’ve loaded this ‘Smoke & Mirrors‘ and I did so for several reasons. First of all, it was important for me to close July with a strong showing.…
First of all, this new collaboration between Guinean Frenchman MHD and Nigerian Wizkid is a banger! I won’t belabor you with my assumptions about how it came about and how…
Let me get a few shout outs in while we get into this new ‘Smoke & Mirrors’. Shout out to those that put in work in the gym to sculpt…
Faheem Rashad Najm has been a game changer for R&B. Derided at first, T-Pain’s genius method of “misusing” a pitch correction tool (Auto-Tune) has become a go-to technique for so…
Last one for April and I tried to keep it mostly hip-hop. I hear there are exciting things coming up next month *hint*. I can’t wait to show you my…