9.6
MASTERPIECE
[junkie-dropcap]K[/junkie-dropcap]elly Lee Owens is a true virtuoso of her craft and for her latest offering, Owens has created a beautifully...
9.6
MASTERPIECE
9.5
MASTERPIECE
When Beyoncé’s first surprise album dropped in late 2013, I was in the minority of its reception. I couldn’t help...
9.3
ACCLAIM
Love. That’s what this is all about. New York native Caroline Polachek entered my world a few years back. Her previous album Pang lives as an artistic feat forever in my heart. Yes, I’m being dramatic. Because fuck it. I wholly believe that record is a sonic masterpiece from start to...
9.2
ACCLAIM
Soul food. A discourse between the tangible and intangible. Releasing six years after its predecessor, Lahai shows the result of...
9
ACCLAIM
“This rap shit done saved my life / And fucked it up at the same time,” Danny Brown confesses at...
9
ACCLAIM
For many hip-hop artists at the peak of their talents, following an instant classic type of project with another solid offering can prove challenging. Once a fan base generally agrees on what style an artist is best at, it is potentially difficult for them to accept that artist’s subsequent work....
9
ACCLAIM
Contemporary R&B struggles to innovate. It lives in both the shadows of its past as well as modern hip-hop. The...
9
ACCLAIM
Every artist’s journey has an arc. For Amaarae, the first two chapters were a kinetic story of ascent. Her 2020...
9
[junkie-dropcap]N[/junkie-dropcap]o one in the realm of hip-hop has blended quality and quantity as well as the Griselda collective. Since 2018, it seems like I’m talking about Griselda every other month. (If that) They frequently drop enjoyable albums, they’ve expanded their roster and they hand out features like free candy. Griselda...
8.8
ACCLAIM
An absence of sixteen years is an eternity in popular music, a chasm wide enough to swallow legacies whole. For...
