“Lecrae’s collaborative album with legendary Atlanta producer Zaytoven features a mind-numbing lack of variety” Lecrae is an enigma in the rap game today. Numbers wise, he’s a platinum-selling artist with multiple hit songs under his belt. His 2014 album “Anomaly” became the #1 album in the entire world for a week. He currently holds…
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This Week On Wax: Scorpion
By Luke Jackson “Drake’s moments of brilliance are yet again buried by tons of filler” Drake needs no introduction. Aubrey Graham’s status as an unstoppable sales juggernaut has been challenged multiple times by both legends and new artists, yet, he still stands today as the most influential and well-known artist not just within hip-hop,…
This Week On Wax: KIDS SEE GHOSTS
By Luke Jackson “Kanye’s latest micro-album captures the confidence of Ye and the vibes of Cudi in just 7 short tracks, but it’s inconsistencies show at times.” 2018 has been a wild ride for Kanye Omari West. On April 15th, when Kanye hopped back on Twitter and embarked on a polarizing stream of consciousness,…
The Year 2016 in Review: Music
by Sammy Smith The year 2016 was an interesting year for music. Although there were duds from some major artists, music lovers got to experiences many works of art as well. We lost some of the all-time greats (R.I.P. Prince, David Bowie, George Michael, Phife Dawg, etc.), but we also gained some new icons. As…
Supreme Leaders
by Austin Hegmon The most iconic North American streetwear brand is back at it again. Supreme has released their 2016 Fall/Winter line to the public. Shirts, pants, hats, and even noodle bowls flooded the previously closed website. Per usual, most of the interesting stuff sold out within a day. Thankfully, most the items get put…
The Battle of GODS
by Austin Hegmon The year 2016 has been an extremely down year for hip-hop beef. So far, the feuds this year have either been high profile but unimportant (e.g. Kimye vs Taylor Swift) or extremely personal but lacking in star power and exposure (e.g. Theophilus London/A$AP Bari vs Ian Connor, Robb Bank$ vs Joey Fatts)….
ALBUM REVIEW: Major Key
by Cole Zellner Esteemed DJ, producer, and walking meme, DJ Khaled, is back with his latest album “Major Key” which dropped July 29th. The album, which featured 14 songs and lots of famous artists including Drake, Future, Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar, and Lil Wayne, is full of club bangers and even a few sentimental moments…
Kendrick’s Sermon
by Peyton Gallaher “My momma told me the moment I was invented I was different. Estranged baby, no I’m not ashamed.” Compton product and rapper Kendrick Lamar melodically opens the second verse of Untitled 06 with a riddle. A poet, Lamar understands that his lyrics are to be interpreted by the listener. He uses his…