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Album Review: ‘DAMN.’

By Tom Garzillo April 30, 2017

★★★★★ At the end of “Ab-Soul’s Outro,” the penultimate track on Kendrick Lamar’s 2011 debut album “Section.80,” the Compton, Calif. rapper emphatically declared, “I’m not...

EARDRUMMERS

Album Review: ‘Ransom 2’

By Noah Hawke March 31, 2017

★★★★☆ Michael Len Williams II, known professionally as Mike WiLL Made-It, is a record producer known for his gritty trap beats and collaboration with other southern hip-hop mainstays like...

MIGOS

Concert Review: Migos

By Liam O'Donnell March 24, 2017

“Migos is bigger than the Beatles.” What started as a satirical comparison has become a near serious debate. Sparked by the inescapable single “Bad and Boujee,” which topped the Billboard charts...

LOUIS ARMSTRONG

Songs of Struggle and Spirit

By Mac Dressman and Yewande Ilawole March 23, 2017

Nat King Cole. Ella Fitzgerald. Chuck Berry. Aretha Franklin. Kendrick Lamar. When it comes to understanding the power of black artists in the American musical landscape, there is certainly no shortage...

1ST and 15TH ENTERTAINMENT

Album Review: ‘DROGAS Light’

By Meena Raman February 17, 2017

★★★☆☆ Lupe Fiasco’s career has been tumultuous in recent months; after a series of tweets in response to his ostensibly anti-Semitic lyrics and talks of an early retirement in 2016, the...

GOOD MUSIC
Growing as a musical artist, Detroit rapper Big Sean shows a strong desire to inspire personal growth in his listeners through his fourth studio album “I Decided.”

Album Review: ‘I Decided.’

By Nick Harrison February 10, 2017

Detroit rapper Big Sean has consistently produced music that reflects on both the demanding nature of the rap industry and his own hard work and struggle toward success. In this sense, “I Decided.,”...

Spring Concert Reveal: W-- K-----?!

Spring Concert Reveal: W– K—–?!

By Jenna Clifford and Jenna Clifford April 7, 2016

All along the Eastern shore.... people line up to recieve/ She got the power in her hand/ To shock you like you won't believe/ Saw her in the Mcdonough line/ With the Voltage running through her skin [....] I...

Drake vs. Meek Mill: What You Need To Know

Drake vs. Meek Mill: What You Need To Know

By Daniel Breland and Daniel Breland February 8, 2016

Okay, what’s the deal with Meek Mill and Drake? I’m sure a lot of you have heard about the beef from a distance, heard Drake’s hit diss record or read Meek Mill’s infamous tweets. But let’s...

The Many Faces of 2 Chainz

The Many Faces of 2 Chainz

By Courtney Klein and Courtney Klein October 16, 2015

If you haven't heard yet, 2 Chainz will be this year's musical guest for Midnight Madness. And, for those of you who don't know what Midnight Madness is, get yourselves together. Sports. Basketball....

Album Review: What a Time to Be Alive

Album Review: ‘What a Time to Be Alive’

By Daniel Smith September 25, 2015

★★★☆☆ With a title as hype-inducing as “What a Time to Be Alive,” Drake and Future’s mixtape was set to fan the flames of an already scorching year for hip-hop. With three months still...

Album Review: ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’

By Daniel Smith February 20, 2015

★★★★☆ “Somewhere between I want it and I got it,” Drake told us on his last album “Nothing Was the Same.” His success is a hybrid, established and unfinished, embodied by his signature...

Album Review: ‘Tetsuo & Youth’

By Shea Crowley February 13, 2015

★★★☆☆ In his new album “Tetsuo & Youth,” Lupe Fiasco dives back into the rap game with a fervor that produces his best work in a long time. While there are moments where the energy...

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