Reviewing Drake’s latest: ‘More Life’ is an identity crisis
By Jack DaSilva | Mar. 22, 2017An identity crisis has never sounded so good. At this point in his career, Drake could rap the alphabet and it’d chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
An identity crisis has never sounded so good. At this point in his career, Drake could rap the alphabet and it’d chart on the Billboard Hot 100.
If you haven’t been keeping up with the latest music, you’ve come to the right place. The past two weeks have been stacked with releases. Get caught up with everything you should be listening to by checking out these projects:
I’ve said it before, but now I’ll put it in writing: Migos are in the top 10 most influential artists ever in the history of hip-hop. Before you overreact, think about it: They essentially created a style of their own, which was then jacked by almost any rapper you can think of.
One of the biggest complaints about today’s hip-hop is the lack of originality or creativity. It’s often stated that all hip-hop artists sound the same. However, there are plenty of artists who are extremely creative, unique and consistent who go unnoticed or get overlooked.
Pretty much everyone agrees that 2016 was a terrible year in general, but in a year with a lot of downs, we had some amazing music to carry us through those tough 365 days. There were dozens of perfect albums that came out last year, but here are my personal top 10 releases of 2016.
The Weeknd has become one of the biggest artists over the past several years. Since making his debut in 2011, Abel Tesfaye has transcended into a hit-making superstar.
D.R.A.M. - “Big Baby D.R.A.M.” - Oct. 21
Danny Brown - “Atrocity Exhibition” - Sept. 27
The past few weeks didn’t give us any releases from “A-list” rappers, but that doesn’t mean that there wasn’t any quality music released. Check out these latest releases in music:
When it comes to hip-hop and its evolution, Soulja Boy is arguably one of the most influential artists of all time; he was one of the first artists to succeed in the internet age. Using MySpace during its prime, Soulja Boy showed how it’s possible to use social media to get your music heard.