[Review] The Game “1992”

Last year, The Game dropped enough songs on The Documentary 2 and 2.5 to take about 2 years off. With the release of 1992, he proves that he’s doing anything but relaxing. 1992 was one of the most pivotal years in Black America, especially if you lived in California. This is the year of Snoop Doggy […]

[Feature] Freeway Ricky Ross: Hustlers Mentality

Photo by Andres Herren Fourteen years ago in Florida, a correctional officer by the name of William Leonard Roberts II had grown tired of the long hours, low pay and disrespect that being a prison guard afforded. A fan of hip-hop, Roberts decided to try his hand at the craft and, to further pad his […]

[Album] Big Gigantic: “The Night Is Young”

Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken make up the eclectic electronic dance music duo Big Gigantic. The pair have made name for themselves over the better part of the last five years since entering the national scene on the back of their talented, yet still developing aesthetic of mixing Jazz and Electronic sensibilities coherently into a […]

Beyonce Surprises With New Album Release

Well, this kind of turns the whole ‘Friday The 13th’ thing on its head, huh? Last night, without fanfare or promotion, Beyonce released her fifth full studio album via iTunes. To call it an album is a bit of an understatement. The self-titled project consists of 14 songs released complete with 17 accompanying videos, for […]

[Video] Best Coast: “I Don’t Know How”

Last week we posted the new album from Bethany Cosentino and Bobb Bruno, Fade Away, which has been getting solid reviews as it seeps into listener’s collective consciousness and moves around the blogosphere. Today the pair drop the video for their song “I Don’t Know How” off of the project. Check it out here below. […]

[Album] theWHOevers: “Ridin’ Waves”

At long last the latest offering from DotKom and J. Arthur, better known as theWHOevers out of Chicago, is here with their latest release Ridin’ Waves which hit an Internet near you today. The album, a follow-up to 2012s well-received RedTape somewhat chronicles the last year for the duo, as the songs veer from sultry jazz […]

[Album] Black Milk: “No Poison No Paradise”

Detroit’s own producer/rapper extraordinaire, Black Milk, is back with his latest release, an album titled No Poison No Paradise. The follow-up to 2010s Album of The Year, Black Milk continues on an instrumentally-packed production extravaganza. He has always managed to push the boundaries of beatmaking while keeping with a very nuanced, idealistic tone to everything […]

[Album Stream] Lorde: “Pure Heroine”

16-year-old New Zealand wunderkind Lorde, who’s single “Royals” is currently sitting at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, released an exclusive stream of her highly-anticipated debut album Pure Heroine via VH1 yesterday. The girl has certain star power and a voice to match, definitely someone worth taking note of. Check out the stream below […]