Tag: kendrick lamar
Music Review: Hip-hop album embraces West Coast
Compton based hip-hop superstar Kendrick Lamar recently released a surprise album titled “GNX,” debuting with a staggering 319,000 units sold in its first week of release with very little promotion.
Music Review: Lil Wayne’s long awaited return
After four years of speculative drop dates and numerous teases, Lil’ Wayne was finally able to release “The Carter V.”
Album Review: Beyoncé serves artistic ‘Lemonade’
“Lemonade” is not only known as just a sour and sweet drink, but is now associated with a form of inspiration, power and emotions that Beyoncé released to the world Saturday on HBO with no warning.
Music Review: ‘The Life of Pablo’ captures West’s roots, authenticity
Whether he has decided to call it “So Help Me God,” “SWISH,” or “The Life of Pablo” this week, Kanye West’s latest LP has all the makings of a mad artist’s most remarkable exploit.
Music Review: Cudi burns up on ‘Indicud’
Hard-set on producing all of his own music, it seems Mr. Rager’s latest album attempts to live up to the commercial success of 2009’s “Man on the Moon: The End of the Day,” looking for the next “Pursuit of Happiness.”
Music Review: ‘m.A.A.d city’ does hip-hop justice
Kendrick Lamar’s major label debut, “good kid, m.A.A.d city” is perfect, one of the best examples of what a hip-hop album should be.