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XXXTentacion bridged a gap between mental health and hip-hop, but he is not a hero | Sing About Me

Aidan Mega October 3, 2022
The problem that still afflicts so many after X’s passing is justling with his publicly-known mental struggles in relation to his horrifying history of violence and assault.
Yvonne Tang/DFP STAFF

Philosophical Soup: Like the art, hate the artist

Max Ferrandino April 8, 2021
Problematic artists like Kanye West can be valued and criticized at the same time.

Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy snubs expose racial biases

Sophia Yakumithis February 18, 2021
Because of apparent racial biases, musicians have taken to social media to call out the Recording Academy’s decisions. One of the most well-known manifestations of this is in the career of Kendrick Lamar.
Kofi Lost, Boston-based poet and rapper, wrote Google’s 2020 “Year in Search” video, which was released Dec. 25. ILLUSTRATION BY HANNAH YOSHINAGA/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston-based poet narrates Google’s 2020 ‘Year in Search’ video

Ananya Panchal January 8, 2021
In Google's 2020 "Year in Search" Video, writer and narrator Kofi Lost revealed that the most popular search item this year was, simply, “why.”
New Zealand indie-pop singer BENEE released her new album “Hey u x” on Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Hey u x’ by BENEE captures tone of pandemic-era Gen Z

David Simon November 17, 2020

BENEE’s “Hey u x,” released on Friday, is a fascinating reflection of Generation Z music trends in 2020, with both its insight into the singer’s insecurities as well as it being a pastiche of various...

Warren Dining sandwich station king rules rap game

Daily Free Press Admin April 2, 2014

John Howard-Devoe. Simply by name, you may not recognize him. But perhaps his alter ego, “John the Sandwich Guy,” rings a bell. You know, the one who loves tweeting about Warren’s cranberry chicken...

EDIT: Where there was poetry

Daily Free Press Admin April 15, 2013

We get it. Rap music is full of explicit lyrics. If you listen to any modern rap song on the radio, chances are the song has been heavily censored. Nowadays, much of rap is consistently misogynistic, glorifies...

EDIT: 9-year-old Lil’ Poopy raps about coke

Daily Free Press Admin February 25, 2013

Lil’ Poopy’s first mixtape was titled “Coke Ain’t a Bad Word.” In the song, he justifies the title in a high-pitched voice: Coke is just short for Coca-Cola. But Lil’ Poopy is nine years old,...

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