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The Roster (8/30)
“The Roster” is a series created by Aneesh Batchu. Each week, a tier list of the best, most average, and worst new releases is published alongside blistering…
The Roster (8/23)
“The Roster” is a series created by Aneesh Batchu. Each week, a tier list of the best, most average, and worst new releases is published alongside blistering…
AN MF DEEP DIVE: DOOM, DUSTER, & DELVING IN
I’m a Playlist-making hobbyist. Translation: I often avoid my myriad responsibilities by surfing through music streaming accounts. A month ago now, during a customary playlisting-procrastination sesh with…
Best of Rites ’24
We’re sure you’ve seen the recent post: the Vanderbilt Rites of Spring 2024 lineup is OUT. Here are the top tracks you should be tuning in to:
Usher’s New Coming Home: A Marketing Ploy or Real New Music?
I know, I wasn’t expecting it either. I didn’t even know Usher was still releasing new music— let alone a 20 song album the same week as…
The Many Names of R.A.P. Ferreira
The world of R.A.P. Ferreira is the most fascinating rabbit hole I’ve ever fallen into. It was like finding the final piece of a puzzle: one read-through…
Has the Concept Album Died?
Before answering that, you have to know what a concept album is. Essentially, it is an album with tracks that hold greater meaning together than individually, usually…
Why “Scarlet” is Doja Cat’s Cry For Help
After a two-year gap from her last studio album “Plant Her”, Doja Cat’s comeback was a much anticipated release. The hype mainly came from the artist herself,…
Hip-Hop’s Dangerous Dance with Death
In the present day rap scene, violence has become a mainstay. However, the community has ended up losing more than what they can gain.. literally. Nipsey Hussle.…
“Let’s Start Here” Offers an Auditory Taste of Lil Yachty’s Psych-Laced Woooooooock
The hip-hop world seemingly moved beyond mumbled Soundcloud rap, but Lil Yachty has seemingly moved beyond hip-hop. “I really wanted to be taken serious as an artist,”…
His Loss: Disappointment from an ex-Certified Lover Girl
On Nov. 6, Drake had the world on notice after dropping “Her Loss,” his highly anticipated collaborative album with Atlanta’s 21 Savage. And I mean the world. In 2018,…
The Certified Lover Boy Turns Evil on ‘Her Loss’
Drake has become an entirely different man over the span of his past couple of albums, experimenting with different tones and genres, to mixed reviews at best.…