Music

Any music nerd would’ve sold an arm and a leg to see Stevie Wonder perform in concert. Unfortunately, that’s how much it cost to pay for his recent set of tickets. Celebrating 50 years of arguably the greatest album of all time, Songs In The Key Of Life, he announced a tour where he would perform the entirety of the album. Naturally, it quickly sold out, and the dates were […]

Every real hip-hop fan knows “C.R.E.A.M.”. It’s one of those songs that defines the hip-hop canon, where anyone trying to get into rap has to do their due diligence with Wu-Tang Clan first. They rap over a brutally cold instrumental, where Method Man, Raekwon, and Inspectah Deck all speak to the power of the dollar. Ultimately, they don’t want to struggle anymore, and it defines every single pursuit they have, […]

If emotional catharsis is what you’re looking for, these three indie rock albums might be able to help with that. There are a few stand-out tracks, but listening to the albums in full might be exactly what the doctor ordered. If you end up ugly crying on the floor of your bedroom, that’s just the music hard at work. ‘The Monitor’ by Titus Andronicus Indie rock band Titus Andronicus released […]

2003 was a turning point for the new century, as artists began truly distancing themselves from 90s overlap. 90s rap was more serious tonally, dominated by gangsta rap for the majority of the decade. By the 2000s, rap had reverted back to its hip-hop roots and began dominating the main pop charts. 23 years later, millennials may be getting older, but surely every millennial will still remember these hip-hop hits […]

Most of us think of the Battle of Britpop between Blur and Oasis as taking place in the record charts, but what about the time the lads took it to the football pitch instead? Britpop emerged in the early 90s and soon dominated the UK charts. Specifically, two bands reigned in this era, becoming the faces of the movement. Their fandom in the UK was split right down the middle, […]

Millennials aren’t getting any younger, and the 2000s, Myspace, and all the bands we listened to on the go-to social media platform of the day are suddenly 20 years in the past. This is a hard pill for millennials to swallow, including me. I can’t express how it truly feels like just yesterday we were customizing our Myspace pages, completing surveys for Myspace bulletins before the Facebook status, and rearranging […]

Rappers rarely turn out to be great actors. Similarly, actors don’t seamlessly transition into rapping either. Both disciplines require different forms of presence to really hook the audience and convince them of their stardom. One form of ‘aura’ relies on the ears and the other relies completely on the eyes. Most times when rappers try acting, it seems like they’re much better at one than the other. Consequently, when you […]

Any artist would strive to have an unparalleled career like RZA and the Wu-Tang Clan. They made some of the most vital music in New York and hip-hop history. They had a mythical quality, even beyond their penchant for old kung-fu movies and samurai culture. It had a grizzled, cold toughness you could only claim if you came from Shaolin. However, as legendary as their run was as a group […]

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