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Kodak Black — 'Project Baby 2' Album Review
This will be my first review of an album, or I should say "Mixtape" Review, and I thought this would be a good start because for one, like many millennials my age, we are not so quick to judge the new flow and culture of the rappers now emerging into the rap game and also after hearing Kodak Black’s previous album, Painting Pictures, I thought it was finally time to hear some more music from him.
By @GabbyMiernik8 years ago in Beat
Aly & AJ: Don't Call It a Comeback
For any American kid who grew up in the early 2000s, the name Aly & AJ is sure to ring a bell. The two sisters were a musical duo with their own Disney Channel Original Movie, roles in shows like Phil of the Future, and two full albums, including the iconic Potential Breakup Song. For a good amount of time, they were comparable to other big Disney stars of the time, like Raven Symoné or Hilary Duff. Albums Into the Rush and Insomniatic, respectively released in 2005 and 2007, were major successes for the girls, but by 2008, they were gone. Now, a decade later, Aly & AJ have risen from the dead with their single "Take Me" released in August of 2017. Where were they for ten years, and where are they going now?
By Erin Goulding8 years ago in Beat
Kodie Shane — Back From the Future Album Review
So today I will be reviewing Kodie Shane's Back From the Future, who is part of Lil Yachty's Sailing Team. Even though Kodie Shane has been rapping since middle school, she didn’t start to pick up pace in her music career until she really teamed up with Lil’ Yachty and joined the Sailing Team which was the first time I even heard of her. And ever since they dropped the “All In” video on The Fader, I have been listening to all her music mainly from sound cloud but for Back From the Future, I’ll be listening to it on Apple Music.
By @GabbyMiernik8 years ago in Beat
Music Condescension: A Sanctimonious Affliction
We’ve all encountered and endured the hyperbolic rantings of music snobs. You know the type: someone who not only thinks they know more than the average music buff, but more than anyone else, period. The stereotypical music fanatic feels self-important and even entitled to an unjustified sense of coolness by playing the anti-mainstream music game, declaring a particular favorite band or artist is better than whomever someone else is listening to because said artist is more obscure. Yet, these so-called music aficionados are the first to abandon their favorites upon the very first sign of even a minuscule amount of commercial triumph, because of some imaginary belief system based on tiresome and ridiculous self-imposed “rules,” which decree mainstream success is evil and taboo.
By Eric Allen8 years ago in Beat
Lil Uzi Vert – Luv Is Rage 2 Album Review
Lil Uzi Vert dropped “Luv is Rage 2”, and going into the listening of this project, I was pretty much expecting more of what put him on the charts, which for me was a lot of songs that could be played in the club and are part of what makes him a rock star. But, this project also includes a look into his more personal side, where we see that he’s had to confront pain of a broken relationship.
By @GabbyMiernik8 years ago in Beat
'Same Century' Debut LP Release from The Morelings
Same Century is the 2017 album debut for dream pop five-piece band The Morelings. Listeners unfamiliar with the dream pop genre, as well as seasoned adherents, will savor a refreshing environment featuring relaxed, yet deeply moving layers of jangly guitars and breathy vocals drenched in echo invoking feelings of a dream space or contemplative mood.
By David Caddell8 years ago in Beat
Every Damn Song Reminds Me Of You
It was my first week of business school and I had finally started to find my place and make some friends. The group I found myself in was a smorgasbord of people, a fact we realized as the years went on and the reason some of us drifted apart. Despite any eventual parting, I was lucky to have them. I felt stronger than I ever had before, having just moved continents away from everything I had ever known. I was finally the young independent woman I had always dreamt of becoming...
By Marla Felipe8 years ago in Beat
The 'List: Halloween Musicthon
Hello, one and all, and.... boo! So, my buddy Calvin "Oates" Cherry and I have been dealing with work and some personal issues, which is why our 'lists have been a little slow to come lately. November will be the ideal month to resume our fun music lists with an array of artists and various musical genres we are officially cooking up for you.
By Carlos Gonzalez8 years ago in Beat
Top 10 Songs for Physical Fitness
Top 10s 1. "Lose Yourself" (Artist: Eminem Release Year: 2002 Creators and Producers: Marshall Mathers and Jeff Bass) Being a core Eminem fan, there was no other reason for me to start with someone else's song. "Lose Yourself" is a song that instantly gives me inspiration. Though the lyrics are meant to be for Marshall Mathers' own journey in music industry, it is very much motivational for anyone trying to achieve any goal in his/her life. When I start with this song, I know that it will surely boost my energy levels and charge me up for the upcoming gymnasium session. The best thing about this song is that it has very remarkable music with lyrics having almost every word rhyme with some other and that too with keeping their meanings straight. What a beauty! I can literally feel the struggle in his lyrics and easily relate to his/her workout difficulties and hence gradually starting and finishing the workout session successfully and that makes this the top song to start my workout/yoga with. It really makes me forget the stress from the day.
By Hitarth Raval8 years ago in Beat
