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Album Review: Honey Water by Girlfriend
On her full-length debut studio album, Girlfriend keeps lighting the same match and wondering why her fingers burn. Her songs revolve around staying…
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Renée Holloway
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Album Review: THE GEMINI by Elijah Blake
With his latest studio release, Elijah Blake steps out from the shadows. What he finds there is messy, jealous, possessive, and occasionally…
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Cierra Marcel
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The Lost Art of Remixes In Hip-Hop and R&B
While remixes have faced challenges in recent years, with many feeling more like calculated attempts to boost streams than artistic nuances, it’s clear…
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Nehemiah
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The Handguide to Michael Jackson
As we’re approaching three months to the biopic, what better way to go down memory lane to the King of Pop, whose resume speaks for itself. From Jackson…
Jan 16
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Brandon O'Sullivan
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Phil
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Album Review: Don’t Be Dumb by A$AP Rocky
Eight years of noise, a courtroom cloud cleared, fatherhood that shows up in actual bars. A$AP Rocky came back with something to say and something to…
Jan 16
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Zachary Penn
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Album Review: I Am by Lexa Gates
With songs of assurances that keep cracking under pressure. A Queens rapper spends almost an hour convincing herself she’s okay while the verses keep…
Jan 16
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Marjani Fields
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New Music Drops: January 16, 2026
As new albums and singles get constantly flooded into our radar, look no further than skimming through the release week of January 16th. We know it can…
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Album Review: locket by Madison Beer
Madison Beer’s third album circles attachment like a nervous habit with desire used as distraction, leaving her confused for stability, running drills…
Jan 15
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Darryl Keyes
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Milestones: Step in the Arena by Gang Starr
DJ Premier and Guru drop the blueprint for what East Coast hip-hop should sound like when the bullshit is stripped away. This is rap music for grown…
Jan 15
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Asa McKenzie
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Milestones: Malibu by Anderson .Paak
On his breakthrough second album, Anderson .Paak doesn't just sing about survival—he makes you hear exactly what it costs after years of homelessness…
Jan 15
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Kevin Matthews
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Deciphering J. Cole’s “The Fall-Off… Disc 2 Track 2”
Cole narrates his life in reverse on the lead single from his long-promised finale. Every achievement unmakes itself, every bond dissolves into what…
Jan 14
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Devon Kai Brooks
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Remembering John Forté, The Quiet Name on The Score
Forté’s career is inseparable from the Fugees and the Refugee Camp circle that shaped how he was heard. The obituary has to hold that truth without…
Jan 14
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Noura Haddad
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