Bassam Tariq’s “Mogul Mowgli” is a vulnerable and brutal exploration of what happens when the illusion of control is obliterated and the fragility of self-identity is exposed. Bassam Tariq’s “Mogul Mowgli” is a vulnerable and […]
Tag: Rap
Critiquing The Critics: Pitchfork’s ‘Detroit 2’ Album Review Is Everything Wrong With Album Reviews
Critique: A verb meaning to express your opinion about something after examining and judging it carefully and in detail. There’s a reason I began this post with the definition of the word “critique” and it […]
Unplugged Heaphones: 9 A.M. In Dallas (Drake)
There’s something unsettling about knowing that something is going to happen before it actually does, being warned about its impending arrival but not being able to do anything about it, only being able to brace […]
Ranking The Game’s 8 Albums From Worst To Best (Part 1)
The allure of rap has proven to be the undoing of some of the game’s most successful artists, the desire to keep releasing music even when their best days have descended far beyond the horizon […]
Unplugged Headphones: Like Father Like Son & Like Father Like Son 2 (The Game Featuring Busta Rhymes)
“I HOPE YOU GROW UP TO BECOMING EVERYTHING YOU CAN BE (LIKE FATHER LIKE SON)/BUT IN THE END I HOPE YOU ONLY GROW UP BETTER THAN ME (LIKE FATHER LIKE SON)” The appreciation […]
Unplugged Headphones: Self Care (Mac Miller)
“SELF CARE” If there was ever a more accurate depiction of life imitating art than the video for this song, I am yet to see it… Mac Miller buried underneath six feet of dirt, […]
Ye – Album Review
On the aptly named “Ye” we are given an abbreviated version of the polarising and ever-ambiguous figure that is, Kanye West. The greatest art is birthed in the depths of the greatest adversity and […]
Unplugged Headphones: The Only Thing (Dave East)
“NOTHING IN THIS WORLD CAN COMPARE TO THE MUSIC” According to the “most played” category on my phone, this song is the song I’ve listened to more than any other (partly because I […]
Daytona – Album Review
Pusha T’s third studio album is the audio equivalent of a thin steak with garnish and minimal dressing; light, refined, well-done, but not enough to walk away from the table feeling full. “YOU CAN NEVER […]
barzino's blog 