Author: Kevin “Pigeon” Montes
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Rick Ross has constantly teetered between delivering quality and quantity, and it has caused him from producing standouts like 2012’s God Forgives, I Don’t, and 2010’s Teflon Don. Unfortunately, 2021’s Richer Than I’ve Ever Been continues to teeter between two things: quality and necessary. Within most Rick Ross albums, you find yourself hearing that his…
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Over the last few days, the intake of new music from Arca was at an all-time high – it was one helluva roller coaster ride. There were highs and exponential lows, but within the confines of these monstrous projects, there is an artist that’s ready to bloom. After a lackluster return-to-form approach in the third…
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Okay, I know that didn’t have proper rhythm, and frankly, it resembles the stagnant and slightly forgettable nature of volume 3 of KiCk by Arca. It isn’t to say that it is an empty void that feels like a stoppage gap between 1 & 2 and 4 & 5. But it isn’t as vibrant as…
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Arca can evolve as an artist and can grow as a person. But no matter what she delivers, Arca still retains a few quirks that make her, her – now, it’s this unique pitch, aligning with her flows, that builds an expressive hype, and the way she has implemented it in her music has been…
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The 2010s were a monstrous year for Adele. From winning the Grammy for Album of the Year for 25 and winning the Academy Award for Best Original Song, Adele has made herself known as a dynamo pop star who writes with a chip on her shoulder. And that chip has allowed her to deliver her…
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Before releasing Actual Life in April of 2021, Fred Gibson has been on my radar; especially, due to his craft on the boards. Producing for artists like Roots Manuva, Charli XCX, and Ellie Goulding, it wasn’t until he handled the production on Ed Sheeran’s No. 6 Collaborations album, where he became the true highlight. Since…
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What starts as the ambition to make the people groove on two feet as the production’s glossy rhythm infectiously manipulates the neurons in their brain became a little more profound, fun, and nuanced for Silk Sonic: the new super duo, consisting of Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars. The two have been known for the electrifying…
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Joell Ortiz has always been one of the unsung heroes of the east coast, infusing his Latin roots into the gritty street raps that made us distinct from other areas. From his debut, The Brick: Bodega Chronicles, to 2019’s Monday, Joell has gone through his trials and tribulations to mature into the rapper he is…
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It felt like only yesterday that, after years of listening to solo Taylor Swift songs instead of whole albums, I decided to sync up 2012’s Red in its entirety; it swept me away. In the early stages of her career, Taylor Swift tiptoed on a thin wire, which split conventions of pop and country and…
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Ever since falling into a typical YouTube rabbit-hole, the transfixing quality that exhumed from “If You Know That I’m Lonely” delivered a band with inherent promise, mainly because of lead singer William Murray’s beautiful vocal textures. His voice is like a blend between the crooning baritone-esque structure of traditional folk and amplificated underground rock bravado;…
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