Author: Kevin “Pigeon” Montes
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It may be more that I’m not the target audience, but flex raps, have never been something I’ve gravitated towards as much as conscious rap, gangsta rap, and that boom-bap pizazz. But when it comes to TikTok sensation Ian, who has focused on the craft since 2018, he delivers an understanding of the genre, specifically…
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Consistency persists for Conway the Machine; he can keep your attention even if the content has run its course on the menu. Though you still find the meal tantalizing, you’re still left hungry, especially when plate after plate, you’re not finishing every bite. These food analogies show sometimes you get what you expect from certain…
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Earlier this year Chief Keef gave us Dirty Nachos with Mike-Will-Made-It, and it was some great stuff, but that didn’t match the hunger for fans who have been awaiting Almighty So 2 for years, which he just released. It’s a follow-up to his seminal 2013 mixtape, and a contrast to the overstimulated Drill beats we’ve…
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One of the better decisions Kacy Hill has made was leaving GOOD Music. It wasn’t a fait accompli due to who Kanye West became, but more so cause her career was stalled in this weird phase where the music we got didn’t feel as authentic compared to the direction she would take with her albums…
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There is no denying my love for Future Nostalgia. I remember my reactions being close to mesmerizingly positive as my love for disco-nostalgia was a spearheading bias that modestly lingered—I’m fair enough to share when biases arise, it’s usually focused on approval or disappointments as sometimes we get clouded by our desire to see our…
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After my first listen-through, I felt some slight trepidation to replay, primarily due to St. Vincent’s romantic mourning of Sophie, an artist that Vincent has never worked with or met; that’s not the issue, as Vincent has done so many times (i.e. “New York” off Masseduction). Sometimes it works, like when we heard her sing…
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Though hipster-like in tone, girl in red had been on my radar before the Taylor Swift co-sign and her time opening for some Eras Tour dates, but that co-sign was something that did bring me some delight as she has become one of the few exciting voices coming out of the more popular surfaces of…
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Since 2020, no artist has had an oversaturated presence in pop and the overall zeitgeist than Taylor Swift. From surprise drops to re-recordings of her albums, and a total of 4 new albums, including the newly released The Tortured Poets Department, it’s easy to see how one may feel that it’s too much; the Swifties…
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Maggie Rogers has always been at odds with genres, formulating these intricate pieces of pop that elevate past the greater plains of Alaska. She’s trying new things and retaining a sense of self without having fans think about any change made within her artistry; it’s authentically her—through thick and thin Rogers continues to find new…
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Throughout the last few years, we’ve seen a wave of an ever-growing presence in pop’s attraction and homogenization of club/electronic music. Some have done so with gusto, creating these hybrids that can pack a punch, like Romy’s debut, or flounder like Yaeji’s debut album, With A Hammer, but when it hits a high, they become…
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