Pushing experimental hip hop to new limits, 23-year-old Genesis Owusu highlights his creative potential on Smiling with No Teeth. Dabbling his feet within industrial hip hop, neo-soul, dance music, and even punk, Genesis
Category: Reviews
Rnb The Rapper- “Pep Ralley” (Single Review)
Standing as his first in a pair of singles released in 2021, upcoming artist Rnb The Rapper showcases his rough but prominent talent on his single “Pep Ralley.” With his
Backxwash- “I Lie Here Buried With Rings and My Dresses” (Album Review)
Sounding like something made from the depths of Hell, Backxwash’s 2021 release I Lie Here Buried With My Rings and My Dresses may be the most horrifying listening experience in hip hop’s entire history.
$uicideboy$- “Long Term Effects of Suffering” (Album Review)
On their sophomore album, Long Term Effects of SUFFERING $uicideboy$, show how torment can result in twisted art. Embodying 90s Memphis and Lousina southern hip hop and modern trap and cloud rap, the
Talib Kweli & Diamond D- “Gotham” (Album Review)
Coming back with his first album in five years, legendary rapper Talib Kweli shows his pen game is sharper than ever on the 36-minute lyrical exercise of Gotham. From start to finish, the
Boldy James & The Alchemist- “Super Tecmo Bo” (Album Review)
Teaming up for the second time this year, Boldy James and The Alchemist’s Super Tecmo Bo is a more intimate experience that solidifies the duo as one of the best rapper-producer parings of our generation.
Nas- “Magic” (Album Review)
Closing out his year on the ultimate high note, Nas’s second album of the year, Magic, turns out to be one of the most thought-out and well-written records during this twilight era of
Lucki & F1lthy- “Wake Up Lucki” (Album Review)
Teaming up with renowned producer F1lthy, Lucki has added another nice addition to his catalog with WAKE UP LUCKI. In a mere 30 minutes, the rapper-producer pair puts together a solid effort filled with
Juice WRLD- “Fighting Demons” (Album Review)
Composing another record of unreleased material, you would expect Juice WRLD’s second posthumous album Fighting Demons, to be an effort that does a poor job at embodying the Chicago rapper, but to everyone’s surprise,
Roddy Rich- “Live Life Fast” (Album Review)
Taking nearly two years to complete, you would hope Roddy Rich’s sophomore album LIVE LIFE FAST would be the next major step forward in his artist journey but instead, we got an uninspired and