CASISDEAD’s new album worth hype for mysterious grime artist
Rating: 5/5 stars Being an elusive figure within the music industry is probably one of the hardest things to be, especially nowadays. Everyone is in possession of a camera, obsessed superfans are always going to be around, and privacy as…
Westside Gunn makes bloated tracklist worth listening on fifth studio album
Rating: 4/5 stars Buffalo native Westside Gunn (“Who Made the Sunshine”) has carved his own lane and then some over the past decade. From being the de-facto leader of the Griselda collective and label, Griselda Records, to becoming somewhat of…
JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown combine their debauchery on new album
Rating: 5/5 stars “SCARING THE H**S,” alternatively referred to as “Scaring The H**s, Vol. 1,” is the debut collaboration album from two established names in the underground, Detroit-born and raised Danny Brown (“Twitch”) and Brooklyn native JPEGMAFIA (“Veteran”). When two…
BONES’ new album presents fans with amusing anecdotes
Ladies and gentlemen, the self-proclaimed, “God of the Underground’’ has returned, providing his fans with a brand new collection of tracks after an agonizing seven weeks of inactivity. The release of “2MillionBlunts” marks BONES’ fourth project to come down the…
Prolific rapper Westside Gunn ends mixtape series with ‘10’
As the old saying goes, all good things must come to an end. People are not immortal, careers do not last forever, corner stores from childhood do not stay open for eternity and according to Westside Gunn (“Ocean Prime”), the…
Loyle Carner’s ‘Hugo’ asserts UK hip hop scene’s relevance
When one thinks of the current state of the UK scene, the usual suspects are bound to pop up. Household names including Ed Sheeran (“Perfect”), Harry Styles (“Watermelon Sugar”), Arctic Monkeys (“Do I Wanna Know?”) and Adele (“Someone Like You”)…
New Freddie Gibbs album asserts rapper’s dominance
Sept. 30 delivered an ungodly amount of new music to the doorstep of hip hop heads around the globe. However, an argument can be made that the most impressive of the releases came in the form of Freddie Gibbs’ (“Death…
