Tag: rap

  • ALBUM REVIEW: Chance The Rapper – Coloring Book

    ALBUM REVIEW: Chance The Rapper – Coloring Book

    Heart and Soul drives this Gospel Rap encrusted gem “Blessings keep falling on my lap” Chance The Rapper wistfully chimes and he couldn’t put it any better on his first proper foyer into mainstream territory. Acid Rap blew up and got him a shit-load of attention which he hasn’t let go to waste with Coloring Book, a bombastic…

  • ALBUM REVIEW: Kanye West – The Life Of Pablo

    ALBUM REVIEW: Kanye West – The Life Of Pablo

    Controversial rapper provides a living, breathing messy piece of art 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…

  • New Drake Track Leaks Online Ahead Of Album Release

    New Drake Track Leaks Online Ahead Of Album Release

    It seems like Drake can’t hold off potential leaks of his anticipated Views From The 6 as another new track has appeared online. Faithful, which will appear on the Toronto rapper’s follow up to 2013 release Nothing Was The Same, features Aubrey and Chad Lamont Butler aka Pimp C, then late hip hop producer. The track is…

  • Heads Up: The Life Of Pablo Is Coming To A Streaming Service Near You!

    Heads Up: The Life Of Pablo Is Coming To A Streaming Service Near You!

    Just two days after his first single from his seventh LP became available on Spotify and Apple Music, Kanye West is expected to break his promise by steaming it on platforms other than Tidal. The Life of Pablo, released on Valentine’s Day this year, was stated to be exclusive to TIDAL with Kanye taking to…

  • NEWS: Yeezy Streams First Single Off TLOP

    NEWS: Yeezy Streams First Single Off TLOP

    Controversial Chicago rapper Kanye West has finally released his first single almost two months after his seventh LP came out. https://twitter.com/TeamKanyeDaily/status/714306501582655488 The song in question Famous began streaming on Spotify and Apple Music yesterday, contradicting West’s promise to only offer The Life Of Pablo on Tidal. Famous stirred up a lot of controversy following the comments West makes…

  • 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/?

  • 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…

  • Tyler The Creator – Goblin

    So recently I wrote a review on Earl Sweatshirt’s debut Doris, praising it for showing off the potential the Odd Future member had and for solidifying his career in the genre. The person we have to thank, other than Earl himself, for that record even being possible is Tyler The Creator, the leader of the…

  • Kanye West – Yeezus

    Now this is an odd one. No matter what your opinion on Kanye might be, he’s not one to be pigeon-holed, be it 808’s & Heartbreak which was controversial for the musician drifting away from rapping or his recent album which even after listening to it multiple times is hard to come up with a…

  • Earl Sweatshirt – Doris

    Is it worth the hype?          Nowadays, thanks to social media giants like Soundcloud and Youtube, it’s easier than ever for up and coming artists to gain attention from the public, One good example of this would be the famous (infamous?) Odd Future, most commonly known as OFWGKTA, a hip hop collective…