Category: Music
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REVIEW: Tyler the Creator finds his wings with Scum Fuck Flower Boy
This album is the answer. He’s all of those things. He’s a Scum Fuck, but he’s also a Flower Boy. He made an album that represents everything about himself and it’s incredible.
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52 Weeks, 52 Albums: December
A year ago I resolved to listen to one album a week for 52 weeks. Now we’re at the end of that goal and I’m glad to say I met it successfully. Here’s a quick wrap-up for what I listened to this month. I’ll write a retrospective piece on the whole thing in a few…
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52 Weeks, 52 Albums: October – November
October through November was a time of transformation for me. I quit my job at The Malibu Times and got a position at DailyVoice.com in New Jersey. I drove from one coast to the other, which took roughly 40 hours of driving total. That allowed a lot of time to listen to music. Unfortunately the…
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52 Weeks, 52 Albums: September
I appreciated my listen of Big L’s Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous because it made me realize just how much I appreciate cleverness and lyricism in rap. There isn’t a lot of technical trickery going on, but I didn’t really need it. He’s a straightforward rapper who focuses on the fundamentals and they’re very…
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52 Weeks, 52 Albums: August
I’m not going to bury the lead: I think this album is disappointing. I’m a recent Ocean fan, considering I documented my discovery of Channel Orange just a month ago, but I could immediately see the appeal of Ocean’s artistry and why this album was so anticipated.
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52 Weeks, 52 Albums: July
July is the month of patriotism. What’s more patriotic than independence day and two political party conventions? Staying true to your New Year’s Resolution, that’s what. I surpassed my prescribed four albums this month once again, let’s see what got listened too: Anderson Paak – Malibu Earlier in the month an Imgur album dropped of…
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52 Weeks, 52 Albums: Death of a Bachelor
It’s 2016, I’m listening to 52 albums in 52 weeks. For more info on what this is about, read this. Why did I pick this album? First let me apologize.I’m sorry I included Death of a Bachelor on this list, which is by every standard an unremarkable album. If you’re someone who is following this…
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52 Weeks, 52 Albums #4: Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star
Unfortunately the Black Star doesn’t shine that bright. At least, for me. The remaining songs couldn’t hold a candle to the impressive first performance. I’d be interested to see how both artists’ careers developed in the future as the whole genre shifted toward more production-focused albums, but for me, this style of rap (or Hip…