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.
Everyone wants to be Kendrick Lamar. Fake deep rap songs and albums proliferated following his critical and commercial success. Signs of copycats are everywhere. Logic partnered with the National Suicide...
For Ezra Furman, “introspection” seems to be the fitting descriptor for his new record “Transangelic Exodus.” The indie-rock artist described it as a concept album revolving around an angelic...
There was a point in my life at which I was so detached from myself that I thought Eminem was my favorite rapper. His “Slim Shady” persona spoke to me at age 12, giving me joy I didn’t enjoy again...
Kendrick Lamar, one of the most creative minds in music today, continues to change the genre of hip-hop with his fourth studio album, “DAMN.” The album is a creative, abstract and deeply personal...
On March 26, Billboard announced that Kendrick Lamar’s newest album, “To Pimp a Butterfly, “had debuted at No. 1 on the weekly Billboard 200. Lamar’s latest effort marks the third hip-hop album...
