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He’s like a stand-up comedian whose hilarity is grounded by an undertone of melancholy. And with this dominance comes abundance or, more precisely, overabundance. This, along with his other 2018 effort, Still so street soaked you can feel the gunpowder on your clothes, After the overwhelming response to it, he decided to drop a second installment of SOT, and this time he got up with longtime Nas, Fugees, and Amy Winehouse collaborator, Salaam Remi for While not as deliberately dark as his previous best, It had been six years since Nas’ last effort, the triumphant Still as gutter and visceral as anything he has put out, this practically serves as a continuation of Fast forward to today, and he collaborates with highly regarded Canadian-born producer, Marco Polo, for Folks, BT showed his ass and then some on every single cut here including “9th vs. Thought” and “Twofifteen” The illustrious Patrick Douhtit and his Soul Council provided a minimalist overall soundscape so that his lyrics were more in the forefront, and this album showed the world, with or without The Roots, Tariq is one of the true greats.To say this is a career milestone for Ortiz is putting it mildly. More about mood than meaning, Scott’s music is a glistening vapor that fills headphones and car interiors with cocooning unreality. File under “ambient.” –Simon ReynoldsDropped in angst-ridden, pre-midterms early November, Vince Staples’ With the album’s cover art, Staples deliberately borrows the gleeful, cartoonish vibe of Green Day’s Meek Mill photo by Zachary Mazur/FilmMagic, Bbymutha photo by Cinthia C Torres, Lil Baby photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage, MIKE photo by Chandler Kennedy, J.I.D photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images, Jay Rock photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage, Leikeli47 photo by Nikko La Mere, Mick Jenkins photo by Matt Lief Anderson, Jean Grae photo by JP Yim/Getty Images for Lady Parts Justice, Saba photo by Matt Lief Anderson
Now, with his own album combined with Cardi B collaborations, Balivn is prepared to own Summer 2018. Doubts persist about Scott ever becoming the Kanye-level major artist he aspires to be; his lyrics, rarely memorable, mostly traffic in hollow hedonism. Don’t mistake them for self-serious pedagogues, though. On her third album, But it’s not all wholesome, thank God: There is sex aplenty on Earl Sweatshirt has a lot weighing on his mind, and Though primarily written and recorded before his father’s death in January, Since spearheading an entire generation of Chicago hip-hop with “Kill Shit” six years ago, G Herbo has always had the respect of his city. Across In his intricate rhymes, Roc Marciano is as flamboyant and opulent as the cherry red Bentley he considers purchasing, yet cavalier and disrespectful enough to dine and dash at P.F Chang’s without a second thought.
Music's most consistently engaging artist, ranging from his underrated solo debut Critic Score 85 16 reviews. Including records by Meek Mill, Bbymutha, Jay Rock, and more. Filled with infectious cuts (one could argue “Sweet You” is the most grown Hip Hop cut of the year) and enough satisfying Hip Hop to make you wish Pooh would hop one of those cuts, Capitalizing off the anticipation for a sophomore effort, he comes with With production help from Premo, Nottz, and his “stepbrother” Alchemist, Ev glides over each track with his “slow flow” while proving his focus is on nothing less than delivering that Hip Hop you see and feel. He's just as good at G-Funk revival as he is at modern-day R&B ballads like "Real Big." Reason Anderson .Paak has been honing his sound for a while, but it seems pretty clear that he intended Vallejo rap group SOB x RBE had one of the most significant breakthroughs While 9th Wonder helped Black Thought make "grown man rap" on his first of two 2018 EPs (more on that very soon), 9th's The Roots are so omnipresent and their level of talent is such a given that it'd be understandable if you started to take them for granted. Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin - I Like It from Cardi B's Debut Album Invasion of Privacy available now! Swept up in his stream-of-consciousness rhymes are pimp credo, shameless humor, real-life epiphanies, and forlorn confessions.
He’s like a stand-up comedian whose hilarity is grounded by an undertone of melancholy. And with this dominance comes abundance or, more precisely, overabundance. This, along with his other 2018 effort, Still so street soaked you can feel the gunpowder on your clothes, After the overwhelming response to it, he decided to drop a second installment of SOT, and this time he got up with longtime Nas, Fugees, and Amy Winehouse collaborator, Salaam Remi for While not as deliberately dark as his previous best, It had been six years since Nas’ last effort, the triumphant Still as gutter and visceral as anything he has put out, this practically serves as a continuation of Fast forward to today, and he collaborates with highly regarded Canadian-born producer, Marco Polo, for Folks, BT showed his ass and then some on every single cut here including “9th vs. Thought” and “Twofifteen” The illustrious Patrick Douhtit and his Soul Council provided a minimalist overall soundscape so that his lyrics were more in the forefront, and this album showed the world, with or without The Roots, Tariq is one of the true greats.To say this is a career milestone for Ortiz is putting it mildly. More about mood than meaning, Scott’s music is a glistening vapor that fills headphones and car interiors with cocooning unreality. File under “ambient.” –Simon ReynoldsDropped in angst-ridden, pre-midterms early November, Vince Staples’ With the album’s cover art, Staples deliberately borrows the gleeful, cartoonish vibe of Green Day’s Meek Mill photo by Zachary Mazur/FilmMagic, Bbymutha photo by Cinthia C Torres, Lil Baby photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage, MIKE photo by Chandler Kennedy, J.I.D photo by Steven Ferdman/Getty Images, Jay Rock photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage, Leikeli47 photo by Nikko La Mere, Mick Jenkins photo by Matt Lief Anderson, Jean Grae photo by JP Yim/Getty Images for Lady Parts Justice, Saba photo by Matt Lief Anderson
Now, with his own album combined with Cardi B collaborations, Balivn is prepared to own Summer 2018. Doubts persist about Scott ever becoming the Kanye-level major artist he aspires to be; his lyrics, rarely memorable, mostly traffic in hollow hedonism. Don’t mistake them for self-serious pedagogues, though. On her third album, But it’s not all wholesome, thank God: There is sex aplenty on Earl Sweatshirt has a lot weighing on his mind, and Though primarily written and recorded before his father’s death in January, Since spearheading an entire generation of Chicago hip-hop with “Kill Shit” six years ago, G Herbo has always had the respect of his city. Across In his intricate rhymes, Roc Marciano is as flamboyant and opulent as the cherry red Bentley he considers purchasing, yet cavalier and disrespectful enough to dine and dash at P.F Chang’s without a second thought.
Music's most consistently engaging artist, ranging from his underrated solo debut Critic Score 85 16 reviews. Including records by Meek Mill, Bbymutha, Jay Rock, and more. Filled with infectious cuts (one could argue “Sweet You” is the most grown Hip Hop cut of the year) and enough satisfying Hip Hop to make you wish Pooh would hop one of those cuts, Capitalizing off the anticipation for a sophomore effort, he comes with With production help from Premo, Nottz, and his “stepbrother” Alchemist, Ev glides over each track with his “slow flow” while proving his focus is on nothing less than delivering that Hip Hop you see and feel. He's just as good at G-Funk revival as he is at modern-day R&B ballads like "Real Big." Reason Anderson .Paak has been honing his sound for a while, but it seems pretty clear that he intended Vallejo rap group SOB x RBE had one of the most significant breakthroughs While 9th Wonder helped Black Thought make "grown man rap" on his first of two 2018 EPs (more on that very soon), 9th's The Roots are so omnipresent and their level of talent is such a given that it'd be understandable if you started to take them for granted. Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin - I Like It from Cardi B's Debut Album Invasion of Privacy available now! Swept up in his stream-of-consciousness rhymes are pimp credo, shameless humor, real-life epiphanies, and forlorn confessions.