Mixtape Mayhem: V6: The Gift
Lloyd Banks, better known as “The Punchline King”, is never one to disappoint. His twelfth mixtape, V.6: The Gift, which was released on July 24th, is a mouthful of tongue-tying wordplay and head-nodding beats. Banks recruits the likes of Young Chris, Vado, Fabolous, Jadakiss, and Schoolboy Q for the mixtape. Lloyd Banks is by far [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: The Black Bar Mitzvah
Seemingly out of nowhere, Rick Ross drops a brand new mixtape titled The Black Bar Mitzvah as a promotional tool to promote the upcoming MMG Tour (tickets can be purchased here). Rick Ross uses all industry beats as a canvas to paint his dominance in the game at the moment. This tape features new verses [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Jerusalem
The East Coast trio of Alexander Mendoza, Aziz Francois and Mik Beats started their musical journey known as The Dean’s List when they dropped their first mixtape, The Drive In, in February 2011. They quickly gained popularity and attention, especially in the college scene, and dropped a follow up album, Generation X, in April 2012. Then [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Detroit
Big Sean has big plans for 2012, with his second studio album slated to drop before the end of the year. It’s been over a year since his studio debut, Finally Famous, and despite a slew of features and involvement in G.O.O.D. Music’s Cruel Summer, Big Sean decided to warm fans up with a mixtape, [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Dedication 4
The long-awaited Dedication 4 does a lot to build hype, but ultimately supports the belief that Lil’ Wayne has already passed the peak of his rap career. Strategically featuring rhymes on many well-known beats, the mixtape is already made superficially likable because of the popularity associated with original tracks such as 2Chainz’ “No Lie” and [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: No Idols
Its been a interesting past two years for Hip-Hop group Odd Future. The collective consisting of by rapper/producer Tyler, The Creator, rappers Hodgy Beats, Earl Sweatshirt, Domo Genesis, and Mike G, singer-songwriter/rapper Frank Ocean, producers Left Brain, Syd Tha Kyd, Matt Martians, Hal Williams and other non-musical members, went from basically unknown to controlling a [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Lost in Translation
I honestly had a hard time taking this guy seriously. A very, VERY hard time. From his name to the cover of the mixtape itself (which was inappropriate enough for us to not post it), I felt as though the whole production was going to be a joke. I first heard mention of eXquire at [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: On The House
I have been waiting for Slaughterhouse’s debut album, Welcome to: OUR HOUSE, since the day the group announced they were putting out an album. Having the release date pushed back numerous times has increased my anticipation to maximum level. Welcome to: OUR HOUSE is going to be released on August 28th. Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Lap of Lux
Lap of Lux is an permeate moment in the career of Sir Michael Rocks. Formerly known as Mikey Rocks, he is one-half of the Chicago and Detroit based Hip-Hop duo The Cool Kids. Founded in 2005, their music was released primarily through the independent Chocolate Industries and their own label C.A.K.E. Recordings. While his group [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: 1999
With style and a flow that pay homage to legendary New York MCs, 17 year-old Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ proved fellow New York rapper Nas’ 2008 album title Wrong… Hip-Hop is Not Dead. Joey Bada$$ recently released his new mix tape 1999 hosted by Pro Era. This mix tape channeled the spirit of Hip Hop from [...]
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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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