Opinion: Why “Blurred Lines” Has Succeeded
First and foremost, I wanna rub it in everyone’s faces who ‘wrote off’ Robin Thicke’s single “Blurred Lines”. I can honestly say I enjoyed the single from the first listen. Yes, I know there’s the...
View ArticleOpinion: Has Fantasia Done Enough To Stay ‘Major’?
Fantasia is an exceptional talent, period. She has had a fair share of personal problems, that have naturally been exposed given her ‘fame’. But, her personal shortcomings don’t compromise her...
View ArticleComparison: Kanye, J. Cole & Mac Miller – Who Wins The Battle for Best Album?
Three juggernauts were released on June 18, 2013. Kanye West returned with his least predictable album yet with Yeezus. J. Cole went “darker” this time with Born Sinner, filled with the...
View ArticleWhere Does Yeezus Rank in Kanye West’s Discography?
Kanye West shocked the world with the release of his sixth solo album, Yeezus. And by shock the world, he truly threw it for a ‘loop’. For most of us, Yeezus was NOTHING like we expected it to be....
View ArticleOpinion: Justin Bieber Needs to Refocus His Attention on ‘Music’
It’s been a while, but time to discuss a certain pop star by the name of Justin Bieber once again. Sigh. No, this time it’s not about anything crazy he’s done to potentially harm his career, but it...
View ArticleChart Analysis: Four Possible Reasons for the Underwhelming Sales of ‘Yeezus’
327,000 copies is a pretty awesome debut – for anyone but say Kanye West. The same man that proclaimed himself to be a ‘god’ (“I Am A God”) did ascend to the top of the charts, but that’s expected....
View ArticleChart Numbers: The Significance of J. Cole & Mac Miller’s Sophomore Album Sales
The July 18, 2013 releases were pretty epic; their sales impacts were felt heavily on the Billboard Albums Chart. To recap, we know that Kanye West topped the charts for a sixth time with Yeezus...
View ArticleIs Austin Mahone ‘On His Way’?
Let’s face it, becoming the next Justin Bieber is not easy. No, it’s not because I’m praising Bieber as a prodigious talent, but it is because it is hard to duplicate one major accomplishment. It’s...
View ArticleIf The Grammys Were Held in July 2013, [Blank] Would Be Nominated
If the Grammys were held mid-year, July 2013, based on an eligibility period ranging from October 1, 2012 to present, who would be frontrunners for nominations? This particular post deals with the...
View ArticleKanye ‘Sings The Blues’ [Over Yeezus’ Sales]
80 is the number that is causing Kanye West’s heart to sink. Why would 80 have such a powerful effect on one of today’s most confident, outspoken rappers? Because Mr. West’s sixth solo album Yeezus...
View ArticleRanking Jay-Z’s Last FIVE Albums…Including ‘Magna Carta’
Don’t call it a merely a ‘reblog’ (it is partially). I have now had the opportunity to listen and review the highly anticipated Magna Carta Holy Grail; a full review is due to post after this...
View ArticleOpinion: Can a Returning Maxwell Survive in a Post-R&B World?
Picture this, the music industry, 2013 (Thanks Golden Girls). A world where one genre of music has been placed on the ‘back burner’ if you will , never to ascend back to its glory days again. A...
View ArticleSteve Grand Bravely Delivers on “All American Boy”
Steve Grand⎪ “All American Boy” single ⎪ Grand Nation Music⎪⎪ Release Date: July 04, 2013 “I’m nervous/excited/horrified/anxious about the implications of all of the choices I am making (and have made...
View ArticleHas The Media Propelled Justin Bieber’s ‘Monster’ Status
“Gossip, gossip, n**** just stop it / everybody know I’m a [...] monster”. That’s an excerpt from popular Kanye West record “Monster” from his 2010 acclaimed album My Twisted Dark Fantasy. Nicki...
View ArticleComparison: Summer Hip-Hop – Who Wins The Battle for Best Album?
Summer 2013 has been a hip-hop summer indeed. On June 18, three hip-hop heavyweight albums bowed courtesy of J. Cole (Born Sinner), Kanye West (Yeezus), and Mac Miller (Watching Movies With The Sound...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar: That’s That Rap Trend ‘I Don’t Like’
Who would’ve thought that a Mayer Hawthorne song would be a vehicle for darling rapper Kendrick Lamar to express something he doesn’t like? I suppose if it had to be a song by such an unexpected...
View ArticleThree Rappers Who Must Step Their Game Up On Their Next Album
Sometimes in a ballgame, you just can’t get it done. The San Antonio Spurs were just so close to pulling an upset over a previously forgone conclusion that the Miami Heat would win a second...
View ArticleOpinion: The Infamous Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Rolling Stone Cover
I said I wasn’t going here, yet here I am. This isn’t even a music post, but it is about a publication that thrives most on its musical aspects you could argue. Rolling Stone magazine’s upcoming...
View ArticleWhen ‘Pop Tarts’ Go Head to Head: Lovato vs. Gomez
It’s All About Pop Tarts Cody Simpson As much as I keep telling myself I don’t like ‘pop tarts’, for some reason I just keep on forcing myself to like them. Maybe it’s not even so much that I’m...
View ArticleProgressive Themes Keep Pop Music From Being Post-innovative…
The acceptance of formerly taboo themes in music serves as a contrast to music of the past. An argument could be posed that musically, we live in a ‘post-innovative’ period. What does that big,...
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