Under the Influence Vol 4.2.0 Side A is the latest installment in Khern$‘s annual tradition, dropping every April 20th like clockwork. It’s an artistic ritual that’s as much about personal reflection as it is about celebrating the hustle. But don’t let the 4/20 release date fool you; this mixtape isn’t about to drop a bunch […]
There’s a rare and deeply underappreciated serenity that settles in when you start a rap album and realize that it has absolutely no interest in being a TikTok trend. No trap-snare tantrums engineered for 15-second dopamine loops. No wink-wink challenges for teenagers in LED-lit bedrooms. No frantic metaphors desperately auditioning for a slot on a
NONXM isn’t interested in being king, they’re too busy enjoying the real world Read More »
Lonely Boy by Joveth isn’t just your typical “sad guy with a synthesizer” project. This EP isn’t here to quietly sob in the corner. It’s here to grab you by the collar, slap you across the face with a wall of synths, and scream at you to feel emotions or something. And honestly? Respect. Joveth
Lonely Boy makes you dance and question your life choices at the same time. Read More »
This is actually an album, and a damn good one at that. Hailing from Goldsboro, NC, T.E.E and T-Quail have somehow managed to take two completely different life paths and turn them into a cohesive, deeply personal project that smacks you in the face with raw emotion, introspection, and just the right amount of “I’m
Alright, so Assassin’s Creed (not the game, calm down) Read More »
Seven years. That’s how long it’s been since The Fury of Almost exploded onto the scene like a flaming dumpster rolling downhill, fueled by Detroit street grime and pure, unfiltered spite. Seven years of silence. Seven years of waiting, wondering was Marcus: the Apex Predator! just another underground rock ghost story? Another cautionary tale of
Every so often, an EP comes along that just “becomes” a story. Not in the lazy, “let’s throw in some skits and call it a concept album” way, but in the way that grips you by the collar and drags you headfirst into a fully realized world. NOSTALGIA does exactly that. It doesn’t just evoke
There are two types of bands in this world; those who make tight, focused albums with a clear sense of purpose and those who make 18-track double LPs because they physically cannot stop themselves from making music. Road Movie Dream is what happens when a band sets out to record a single album over a
Road Movie Dream is an entire road trip… Read More »
ZZ Ward has always been kind of a blues artist, but she’s also kind of been a rock artist and kind of a pop artist all throughout her career. As of now, well, that’s over… because Liberation is the sound of ZZ Ward finally giving up on trying to be palatable and instead deciding to
“Liberation” & proving once and for all that the genre is alive, kicking… Read More »
AI makes diss tracks now? Let’s talk about Gnominem (Satirical Diss) by Sasha Prime. This is a track that exists at the strange intersection of battle rap, artificial intelligence, and what I can only assume is some kind of elaborate performance art. If you’ve ever wondered what would happen if a computer tried to start
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