Tag: hip hop

  • ALBUM REVIEW: Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered.

    ALBUM REVIEW: Kendrick Lamar – untitled unmastered.

    An out of nowhere release from Compton rapper Kendrick Lamar results in one of the most enjoyable listens of 2016   2015 belonged to Kendrick Lamar. In a year full of police brutality and heated politics, To Pimp A Butterfly stood out as the jazz drenched perspective of a man from Compton who has witnessed…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: Yung Lean – Warlord

    ALBUM REVIEW: Yung Lean – Warlord

    Internet icon, nostalgia enthusiast and rapper Yung Lean releases his second LP that takes baby steps towards progression.                  Warlord by Yung Lean | Release Date: 25th Feb 2016 | Label: Year0001 Ask someone what internet celebrities they know and they’re more than likely to mention your typical…

  • Kanye West – The Life Of Pablo ALBUM REVIEW

    Kanye West – The Life Of Pablo ALBUM REVIEW

    YEEZY SEASON APPROACHING An album as lazy and messy as it is pristine and beautiful, Kanye follows up his 2013 LP Yeezus with less chicago drill and more ego fueled quips and tongue in cheek humour. FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/blinkclyro?lang=e… LIKE ME ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/blinkclyro/?

  • Kanye West – Real Friends + No More Parties In LA TRACK REVIEW

    Kanye West – Real Friends + No More Parties In LA TRACK REVIEW

    Kanye kicks off 2016 with not one but two refreshing new tracks that amps up the hype for WAVES even more. FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER: https://twitter.com/blinkclyro?lang=e… LIKE ME ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/blinkclyro/?…

  • Track Review: Kanye West – REAL FRIENDS

    Track Review: Kanye West – REAL FRIENDS

    A common comment about any artist is that they’re not what they used to be, whether or not it’s a criticism depends on your own interpretation. In the Hip-Hop genre though it’s often a way to slate a rapper who has went against his original sound or image, whether it be selling out in order to make…

  • Robyn & La Bagatelle Magicque – Love Is Free track review

    Robyn & La Bagatelle Magicque – Love Is Free track review

    Best of July #1 As much as I’m called a hipster by my friends, I’d be straight up lying if I said I knew of La Bagatelle Magicque before I came across this snazzy dance tune earlier this week. Although at first glance it might sound like La Bagatelle Magicque is some sort of obscure…

  • Kanye West Glastonbury review

    Kanye West Glastonbury review

    To call Kanye West the most famous/infamous modern day musician in the world would be the understatement of the year. In his career that has spanned over more than a decade, the rapper who was raised in Chicago has faced controversy on more occasions than the likes of Katie Hopkins. However nothing he has done was as…

  • Simp-ye the best: Kanye West’s best tracks

    Simp-ye the best: Kanye West’s best tracks

    Love him, hate him or just undecided, it’s impossible in this day of social media and smartphones to avoid the outspoken superstar that is Kanye West. Ever since he released debut album The College Dropout in 2004, my personal favourite, Kanye/Yeezus/Yeezy/Ye hasn’t shied away from controversy, most notably storming on stage during Taylor Swift’s VMA win…

  • Review: Tyler The Creator, Barrowlands, Glasgow – May 12th 2015

    Review: Tyler The Creator, Barrowlands, Glasgow – May 12th 2015

    A sea of supreme hoodie wearing teens pass a fan’s phone on stage to Odd Future leader and star of tonight Tyler The Creator. It’s clear from the moment he answers the phone he’s not the nicest guy about. “We’re all having so much fun here, enjoy your miserable night loser!” he tells the friend,…

  • Earl Sweatshirt – I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside

    Earl Sweatshirt – I Don’t Like Shit, I Don’t Go Outside

    Odd Future are kind of a big deal right now. Well I say right now, they’ve been around since 2007 and since then haven’t really faded away. Whether it’s their fashion label, their TV show on Adult Swim Loiter Squad or even their own radio station, which you can find on the Dash Radio app, Odd…