With Lil Wayne continuing to refute Earth as his planet of origin, the storied New Orleans hip-hop tradition has taken a bit of a step back in recent years. However, former signee to Wayne’s Young Money label, Curren$y is keeping NOLA well represented in the world of raps. His most recent project, Red Eye, dropped Monday as part of a BitTorrent package of music,… Continue reading “Red Eye”, Curren$y and Jet Life, 8/5/13
Author: Luke Smith-Stevens
Summer Jams So Far
It’s been an extremely eventful summer so far for hip-hop: Kanye’s Yeezus, J. Cole’s Born Sinner, and Mac Miller’s Watching Movies with the Sound Off all dropped on a crazy June 18th, the new New York has been holding it down with top flight releases from Action Bronson and Joey Bada$$, and Jay-Z/Samsung/King Arthur gave us a July… Continue reading Summer Jams So Far
“ESGN”, Freddie Gibbs, 6/20/2013
Freddie Gibbs pulled a move rarely seen in hip-hop these days, when he dropped his second solo retail release over 2 weeks early. ESGN, or Evil Seeds Grow Naturally, is Gibbs’s first major project of 2013, as well as his first official studio album. But fans of Gangsta Gibbs’s previous work, including 2009’s excellent The… Continue reading “ESGN”, Freddie Gibbs, 6/20/2013
“Saab Stories”, Action Bronson x Harry Fraud, 6/11/13
Action Bronson hails from Flushing, Queens, but he is a man of worldly tastes, tastes which he never hesitates to indulge, as evidenced by his music and his physique. Listeners of his previous projects know well his devotion to luxury cars, exotic food, and hospitable women through his ability to endlessly discuss all three in… Continue reading “Saab Stories”, Action Bronson x Harry Fraud, 6/11/13
Trap House 3, Gucci Mane, 5/21
Gucci Mane, CEO of the 1017 Brick Squad label on Warner Bros. Records, is the most prolific artist of the moment in hip-hop, and probably in all of music. The Atlanta rapper has flooded the market with his material, reminiscent of Lil Wayne’s run of mixtapes and albums from 2006-2008. In 2013 alone, Gucci has… Continue reading Trap House 3, Gucci Mane, 5/21