J. Cole, KOD | Album Review

Heating up April 2018, as well as the rap game, J. Cole returns with his surprise, highly-anticipated fifth studio album, ‘KOD.’ He focuses on drugs, money, sex, and a variety of issues.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Heating up April 2018, as well as the rap game, J. Cole returns with his surprise, highly-anticipated fifth studio album, ‘KOD.’ He focuses on drugs, money, sex, and a variety of issues.

17-year old up-and-coming rapper Lil Pump, alongside DJ Carnage, drop a cocky, flex-fest with banger, “i Shyne.” No new ground broken, but “it’s a vibe,” you might say.

G-Eazy returns as confident as ever on “The Plan,” the second single from his highly-anticipated third studio album, ‘The Beautiful and Damned.’

Ubiquitous southern rapper Future taps Chris Brown for an enjoyable, if incredibly shallow, sexually-charged new single, “PIE.”
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Blackbear shines on his highly anticipated new album, digital druglord. Digital druglord comprises of drugs, money, and sex.
Lil Yachty falls short on “Peek a Boo.” Although assisted by Migos, “Peek a Boo” feels lackluster and devoid of originality.

2 Chainz conceives a pleasant vibe on single, “It’s A Vibe.” He’s assisted by Ty Dolla $ign, Trey Songz, and Jhene Aiko.

Frank Ocean drops a new single, “Chanel” out of the blue. “Chanel” addresses Oceans’ career, money, and sexuality.

Future returns with a second surprise project, ‘HNDRXX.’ ‘HNDRXX’ features two guest artists: The Weeknd and Rihanna.
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ATL super rapper Future returns with another surprise project, simply titled, ‘Future.’ ‘Future’ follows 2016 surprise LP, 'EVOL.'

Alternative, Left-field rapper Kid Cudi returns to form with an ambitious new album, 'Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin.'

Yo Gotti returns with single “Wait For It,” featuring Blac Youngsta. “Wait For It” appears on the ‘EPIC LIT’ playlist/compilation.