Category: Features
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I want to say “it felt like yesterday when…,” but that wouldn’t be true; time does fly fast, and if it weren’t for X.com, I would have forgotten the first time I heard “Otis,” by Jay-Z and Kanye West. I was driving my dad’s car and taking my grandma to collect a payment. While I…
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Over the weekend, we got more nostalgia in the form of a follow-up to “Hey There Delilah” by The Plain White T’s. This follow-up features Canadian singer-songwriter LØLØ, who last week reposted a response cover she recorded six years ago. Though different from the final version, the concept is similar. It’s dreamy, hopeful, and focused…
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Around March, I was doing some music diving on YouTube while on my stationary bike. It started with me playing random beats and freestyling as I worked out, but it led me down a rabbit hole where, among other hip-hop videos, I personally discovered New York’s WHATMORE. It’s been about a decade since the rise…
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Since I’ve become more critical of music, few things get me hyped like a new TRL episode in 2005. In recent vintage, it has been nostalgic concerts by artists revisiting iconic works that I’d put in a higher echelon than some of these artists’ new music. I remember being exhilarated with anticipation when I purchased…
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I used to write. In my mind, I felt like I still did. To be frank, I became complacent. I started slowing down in 2025; I wasn’t writing as many reviews. I have no excuses. I bought a PlayStation 5 around Black Friday of 2024, and as someone who felt they had missed out on…
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I can’t deny that I became a fan of Ela Minus later than I expected, given that her sound is something I strongly gravitate toward. Fortunately, friendship is invaluable; through it, I was eventually introduced to her music. Although I may be listening with fresh ears, there’s no denying that her music is outstanding. As…
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“Visions” by Norah Jones shines with soulful vocal bliss and evolving instrumentations. “Grip” by SERPENTWITHFEET offers a mix of modest and bombastic production, blending R&B/Soul tenderness. Rapsody’s “Please Don’t Cry” showcases diverse production and melodic constructions. Young Miko’s “att” reflects 2000s-centric hip-hop blend. These albums display artistic diversity and evolution in their genres to make…
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You have to love it when you search through YouTube and find an account full of treasure; I was fortunate enough to have the time for a deep dive and discover the account Young-M, which contains freestyles from the likes of DJ-Self, Funk Flex, Ron G and Stretch and Bobbito, giving us some sweet lyrics…
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“Visions” by Norah Jones shines with soulful vocal bliss and evolving instrumentations. “Grip” by SERPENTWITHFEET offers a mix of modest and bombastic production, blending R&B/Soul tenderness. Rapsody’s “Please Don’t Cry” showcases diverse production and melodic constructions. Young Miko’s “att” reflects 2000s-centric hip-hop blend. These albums display artistic diversity and evolution in their genres to make…
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As with these musicians I highlight, I steer towards speaking positives more so than the negatives, considering they are flawed. They allow artists to have multi-dimensional depth and offer insight into strengths and weaknesses; with those weaknesses, fans will gather to follow the journey and eventually hear their growth. Fortunately, for an artist like Griff,…
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