Just by the title of “Industry Ready”, you will want to know what’s up with this record and what The Black Abstract has been cooking to put it all together. Consisting of six unforgettable hip-hop tracks, collaborations from other artists, and the genius within the songwriting, you wouldn’t want to miss out. “Intro”, the first […]
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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
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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
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With every track earning its head-bob-worthy title, this whole EP is guaranteed to put you in a good mood all-in-all. It’s as if Amir Madani Rascado woke up on the right side of the bed, getting into the studio with a smile on his face to make this record possible. The title track of “Funky
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Most of the songs that we listen to are usually dedicated to a muse of the artist, like Da Vinci to Mona Lisa, but it’s rare for us to hear tracks in an entire album that are purely dedicated to places—the story and culture that they have and their people. It is safe to say
If the album title rings any bells, it’s because it can be correlated to “The Chi”, a Chicago-based TV show that started in 2018, which would give you more ideas as to who Giffy Pluggo is, and what his motive is in curating this record. Featuring a handful of talent, “Douda” is a combination of
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Sometimes, the absence of words are much louder. “Drifting Intervals” is exactly what it prescribes – half an hour divided into eleven parts of what seems to be… calmness. Is it synth? Effects on a keyboard? De Moi refers to it as an ambience, musical intervals arranged and layered to create a serene atmosphere. When
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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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Mid Life Crisis Paul McCartney (Rick’s Version) consists of two tracks, and it’s guaranteed to put you in a whirlwind of sound once you give it a shot. Ravetank seemingly aims to engage audiences through what they can offer through reverberating rhythms and their distinct ambience. For the first track of the same name, the
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