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J Hall

J Hall

RAP CIVIL WAR: THE TRAGIC LETDOWN OF DRAKE, KENDRICK LAMAR, AND J.COLE

When I first heard Kendrick Lamar’s verse on Future & Metro Boomin’s Like That, a high came over me. Kendrick was so relentless, so crafty…

Apr 26

RAP CIVIL WAR: THE TRAGIC LETDOWN OF DRAKE, KENDRICK LAMAR, AND J.COLE

Apr 26

J Hall

ENNY — THE NEXTUP BRITISH INVASION

Enny dreams of being an artist felt blocked by reality. “I wanted to be a rapper like my whole life, but I couldn’t go to school to become…

Apr 26

ENNY — THE NEXTUP BRITISH INVASION

Apr 26

J Hall

HIDDEN FIGURES: AN OVERDUE SPOTLIGHT ON PIONEER LADY MCS

Pioneers are often appreciated but need to be remembered in every genre, and Hip-Hop is no exception. Below are unsung women in Hip-Hop who…

Mar 22

HIDDEN FIGURES: AN OVERDUE SPOTLIGHT ON PIONEER LADY MCS

Mar 22

J Hall

AMERICAN GANGSTA: YG — MY KRAZY LIFE, A DECADE LATER

Before the rise of Drill rap, on March 18, 2014, West Coast rapper YG and producer DJ Mustard released the last certified Gangsta rap…

Mar 22

AMERICAN GANGSTA: YG — MY KRAZY LIFE, A DECADE LATER

Mar 22

J Hall

FUTURE’S PAST: HOW THE FILM ORIGIN DELIVERS AN ALTERNATIVE BLACK EXPERIENCE

From the start, my mind understood that Origin is an emotional film, hence why my soul cringed about thirty minutes after the Trayvon…

Feb 26

FUTURE’S PAST: HOW THE FILM ORIGIN DELIVERS AN ALTERNATIVE BLACK EXPERIENCE

Feb 26

J Hall

RESPECT EARNED OVERDUE: THE ROOTS’ THINGS FALL APART, 25 YEARS LATER

After three beloved albums, The Root’s music quality was never in question, yet the sales of their work were always in the red. So, for…

Feb 23

RESPECT EARNED OVERDUE: THE ROOTS’ THINGS FALL APART, 25 YEARS LATER

Feb 23

J Hall

WHO GOT NEXT: THE MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUMS OF 2024

2023 was full of music choices, but 2024 is set to deliver the albums we’ve been waiting for. Without further ado, we present our list of…

Feb 16

WHO GOT NEXT: THE MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUMS OF 2024

Feb 16

J Hall

IN HIS OWN CLASS: REVISITING KANYE’S THE COLLEGE DROPOUT 20 YEARS LATER

“The College Dropout” was not a gangsta-rap album, but it was gangsta in what it represented. Kanye’s use of Chipmunk soul, a style of…

Feb 15

IN HIS OWN CLASS: REVISITING KANYE’S THE COLLEGE DROPOUT 20 YEARS LATER

Feb 15

J Hall

FROM MJ TO U-S-H-E-R: WHY USHER IS THE NEXT KING

Usher “Don’t leave your girl around me” Raymond is the only artist worthy of wearing the crown left by the late Michael Jackson. There…

Feb 9

FROM MJ TO U-S-H-E-R: WHY USHER IS THE NEXT KING

Feb 9

J Hall

TEE GRIZZLEY: FIRST DAY OUT AND NEXT UP

In 2016 Tee Grizzley stormed on the scene with his viral record “First Day Out.” The song was an autobiography that resonated worldwide…

Feb 8

TEE GRIZZLEY: FIRST DAY OUT AND NEXT UP

Feb 8

J Hall

J Hall

A 313 bred HU Bison multimedia culture critic. An abstract thinker who believes “You ain’t wrong when you’re right” and that his mom’s cupcakes are legendary.

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