Mind Equals Blown

Best New Artist Pat: Well, okay. This category always proves to be the worst in human existence, ever. How a musician like Bon Iver, who has already had one insanely popular album, is put in the category with fucking Skrillex is beyond me. Honestly, I want The Band Perry to win this because her voice makes

To be open-minded is a skill.  A skill that I attempted with BrokeNCYDE’s newest release.  It’s a skill that turned out to be nearly impossible in this case.  I really did try though, honestly – and it almost worked, too.  It almost worked, that is, until the introduction ended.  When the first song began, my

It’s a little tough to talk about Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino without gushing just a tiny bit. To hear the guy’s growth as a rapper since his I Am Just A Rapper days, his Glassnote Records debut Camp is nothing like what he was putting out back then. Sure, he still raps about girls,

Let’s be real. The hottest thing in rap this year will probably end up somewhere between  Watch the Throne and Tha Carter IV. But, for all of us privy to the pseudo-underground, Childish Gambino’s Camp is a just as anticipated album for the nerdy boys and girls following Donald Glover over to the rap game

Lil’ Wayne… you either love him or you hate him. I, however, have been a longtime fan, ever since I was a child listening to Hot Boys (though I simply can’t stand it when he’s using autotune). Due to his natural talent, his first solo album Tha Block Is Hot was released to much critical

Tigga Tha Great is a rap/hip-hop artist who is on the rise over here on the west coast. Hailing from Oakland, California, he brings something new and fresh to the music scene. With his lyrics ranging from club party songs to real life stories with a moral meaning, you will notice he is not just

When I was younger, I was the kind of person who would look down on rap and hip hop. I’d discount its validity in the realm of music, and would say things like, “rap sucks! hip hop blows!” (something that I stole from a sticker on a stop sign). You could say that I was

No phrase, besides possibly “we’re just in this for the money” has destroyed more groups than “indefinite break.” And since it looks like it’s going to be curtains for mainstream radio’s resident Billboard-friendly rappers, the Black Eyed Peas, a retrospect is in order for one of Top 40′s more polarizing forces. Sure, songs like “Imma