More so than Big Ups’ two prior albums, Two Parts Together suffers from a serious lack of refreshing ideas.
Backed by production from 9th Wonder and his team, Black Thought comes through with five tracks of STRAIGHT BARS on Streams of Thought, Vol. 1.
The magical monthly segment where Anthony briefly touches down on a gauntlet of albums he didn’t get a chance to review this past month.
The debut album from Philly hip hop artist Tierra Whack is an endearing set of pop rap and alternative R&B miniatures.
Godsmack sounds a whole lot like a born-again Metallica cover band on When Legends Rise.
KIDS SEE GHOSTS finds both Kanye West and Kid Cudi in top form as they host a psychedelic odyssey through the darkest and brightest corners of their psyches.
The weekly segment in which Anthony touches down on some of the best and worst tracks he has heard in the past week.
“Hahaha” is the fourth single from Death Grips’ upcoming album Year of the Snitch, whose June 22 release date has just been revealed. The track samples a number of Death Grips’ past songs, most apparently “Lock Your Doors” in the intro. It also features pervasive record scratching contributed by DJ
Prequelle may be slightly less edgy than Ghost’s previous work, but is one of the band’s most well written and produced batches of songs to date, and its loose concept keeps things just fresh enough.
New York-based singer and avant-garde artist serpentwithfeet will release his debut album soil tomorrow through Secretly Canadian. The album’s singles so far have displayed the artist’s unique mix of soul and electronic music. The latest single, “seedless,” is co-produced with Clams Casino. serpentwithfeet’s trembling falsetto is here
