9.2
ACCLAIM
Soul food. A discourse between the tangible and intangible. Releasing six years after its predecessor, Lahai shows the result of...
9.2
ACCLAIM
6.2
MIXED
A dynamic duo indeed. Well, on paper at least. California legends Earl Sweatshirt and The Alchemist teased this release a...
3.5
NEGATIVE
Look. Aubrey Graham is the man. Let’s not get it twisted. When Drake drops, the culture stops. Yet I am here today to say that this should no longer be the case. Views? Disappointing. Bloated. More Life? Had some heaters on there, no lie. Interesting radio debut presentation. Not mad at that...
6.9
POSITIVE
News flash. Doja Cat doesn’t owe us shit. Earlier this year, Doja let fans know how she felt about her...
7.2
POSITIVE
Okay, wait. Was I the only who didn’t realize James Blake dropped a new album? While a low-key approach doesn’t...
8
POSITIVE
Two albums in two to three years. When I think of this idea, artists such as Alicia Keys and Kanye West come to mind. Olivia Rodrigo made her Grammys splash just like these legendary artists. Following a few listens of her latest offering, I wouldn’t place her alongside them per...
4.8
NEGATIVE
Polished riffs. That’s what this album reduces to, in my opinion. Five years have passed since Travis Scott’s last studio...
8.5
ACCLAIM
Be aware. Kendrick is one of my all-time favorite artists. Although giving his previous full-length LP high praise upon release,...
9
ACCLAIM
Contemporary R&B struggles to innovate. It lives in both the shadows of its past as well as modern hip-hop. The Black-owned business that is R&B undergoes identity crisis more often than not. Some of its most popular artists plateau creatively before they come into their own as artists. Thus complacency...
9.3
ACCLAIM
Love. That’s what this is all about. New York native Caroline Polachek entered my world a few years back. Her...
