Earl Sweatshirt Releases “Chum”
Earlier this week, Earl Sweatshirt of ODD FUTURE shook up the underground scene with a new song, “Chum”. One thing that characterizes OFGWKTA’s music is the raw emotion that embodies the lyrics, and Earl’s latest is no different. On “Chum”, Earl takes the opportunity to look within him and examine what is making him tick. [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Classick
After getting signed to Universal Republic and executing many high-profile performances, notably on RZA’s The Man With the Iron Fists cypher at this year’s BET Hip Hop Awards, up-and-coming rapper Angel Haze has emerged from the shadows, ready to conquer anything and everything in her path on her new mixtape. Titled Classick, the new compilation [...]
A Look at “Jesus Piece” by Game
Controversy doesn’t exactly come to mind thinking of an album titled Jesus Piece, that is until you see the cover art for Game’s upcoming album. The controversial cover runs the risk of upsetting and offending people, but that’s territory Game is quite familiar with. On the cover, Jesus is seen wearing a bandana with a [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Notoriety
Boston is a city teaming with talent, which rap duo Notoriety proves without question. Road Trippin’, Kool-Aid Sippin’, Chicken, Beef Patties and Herb is a tape that takes a break from praising a reckless lifestyle popularized by hip-hop today and instead takes on a mellower theme that its title suggests. Vyndie Sinez and Incredible Chuck [...]
“good kid, m.A.A.d. city”
While downloading this album from iTunes with excitement, all I could hear in my head was “Hi-Hi-Hi-Hii Power!” — the sound effect scratch that Kendrick’s DJ makes during one of his live shows. To say this album is highly anticipated is doing it a disservice. When Kendrick dropped Section.80 a year and a summer ago, [...]
Soundtrack w/ RZA, Kanye, The Black Keys
The RZA, a key member in the famous rap group Wu Tang Clan, has teamed up with famous director Quentin Tarantino in directing his own martial arts movie, The Man With the Iron Fists, which will hit theaters on November 2nd. Martial arts have always been a huge in influencing the Wu Tang Clans sound [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Succubi
For her latest single, Azealia Banks has teamed up with renowned producer Araabmuzik to create “Succubi”. Araabmuzik in the past has worked with artists such as the A$AP Mob, Cam’ron, Jim Jones, and Juelz Santana. His style is characterized by using chopped samples paired with synthetic drums. This a break from what Banks has typically [...]
“Numbers” by MellowHype
Odd Future’s tag team of Hodgy Beats and Left Brain continue to bring their unique style to the music scene. Recently releasing their second album, Numbers, MellowHype have taken a different direction on their sophomore album. Left Brain, the groups producer, raps on songs “Grill”, “La Bonita”, and “LeFlair”. The album sports “La Bonita” as [...]
Gunplay Releases New Song
After the chaos that went down at the BET HIPHOP awards, Maybach Music Group artist Gunplay recently turned himself in to the authorities. However, the southern rapper had enough time to release a new song. The song, entitled “Wrap Sheet”, is a boisterous track reviewing the rappers issues with the law. Debuting on top New [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: The Heist
Macklemore has been making music for a long time, but dropped his first studio album, a collaboration with his producer, Ryan Lewis, called The Heist on October 9th. The project starts out triumphantly with “Ten Thousand Hours,” a reference to author Malcolm Gladwell’s claim that the key to success is 10,000 hours of practice at a [...]
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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