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…
YBN Cordae
Flying Over 2019, Pt. I: Ladies Flex On!
Trying to pull off a comprehensive year-end playlist at the last hour is not only close to mission impossible, but also a stressful endeavour that doesn’t make sense in the…
R&Cs: Thanksgiving
The video for YBN Cordae’s “Thanksgiving” came just in time for me to put this together! By now, for those that observe this American holiday, I’m willing to bet that…
R&Cs: Trenches
Recently, along with his new album, Street Dreams, Tiny Boost also contributed “Trenches” to the music companion project of Rapman’s directorial debut movie, Blue Story. (Remember “Shiro’s Story“? This is…
Smoke x Mirrors ’19|08: II
It's Just Sen
There are three sensational albums that we’ve been blessed to receive recently. And I would enjoin you to take some time to dig into them. (It goes without saying that…
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.…
R&Cs: Backwards
Very few today would be quick to remember that the charismatic, chiseled and health-conscious Gucci Mane we see today was once a doughy irreverent recalcitrant. What never changed has been…
R&Cs: Have Mercy
Admittedly, I don’t know much yet about YBN Cordae. I was impressed by a past single titled after my favorite other player of the Chicago Bulls era. And I’m very…
R&Cs: The Flute Song
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…