Tag: reviews
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My Hottest Music Takes
These are a few takes that I have about music that are too short to make into an actual full-length article. Enjoy! Playboi Carti is Better as a “Sellout” Every once in a while, I re-listen to albums that had crazy hype but fell short (cinephiles call it “Phantom Menaceing” for movies: believing a movie…
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Why “Don’t Tap The Glass” Is Tyler’s Best Work
9 times out of 10, I value a concept album (an album with a theme, story, etc.) more than a basic album. But, there is something about Tyler, The Creator’s new record that makes me love it even more than I should. This album is pretty much filler in terms of the cohesive story of…
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Which JAY-Z Retirement Album Was Better?
In 2003, JAY-Z did the unthinkable. All throughout his career he had called himself the “Mike Jordan of rap”, but most thought the comparison would end because they were both dominant in their respective fields. But, like his idol – JAY retired on top with The Black Album, saying that he was exhausted from touring…
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Will A.I. Really Take Our Jobs? — A Review of Apple Music’s New Automix Feature
Apple’s new iOS update is packed with new stuff to explore. You can change the background to your texts, the camera app got an update, etc. But, the thing that got me the most curious about this new update was a new feature on Apple music called “Automixing”. I’ve seen some examples of this feature…
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Some First Thoughts on Travis Scott’s Rodeo
Last week (probably not last week when this comes out) I took some time out of my day to listen to Travis Scott’s debut album, Rodeo, since the 10th anniversary of the record is nearing. Many people, including many music content creators, consider this album to be Scott’s best. Keep in mind that I have…
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D’Angelo Appreciation Entry
After watching Digging the Greats’ amazing breakdown on D’Angelo’s Voodoo, I felt inspired to listen to the Virginia native’s discography once more. And, like everytime I listen to those three albums, my love for D’Angelo, and the entire Soulquarian subgenre, grows exponentially. D’Angelo has a level of musicianship not seen since Stevie Wonder (I am…
The Music In My Mind 