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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.
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50 Cent, ‘Crazy’ | Track Review
’00s East Coast rap standout 50 Cent returns with a new single, “Crazy.” He enlists rising rapper/singer PnB Rock for the assist.
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Smokepurpp & Murda Beatz, Bless Yo Trap | Album Review
Listening to the totally empty, meaningless ‘Bless Yo Trap,’ led by the utterly inept, surface level rhymes of Smokepurpp, the future of rap looks mighty suspect.
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15 Gems from One Never-ending ‘Never’ List of Songs | Playlist
“15 Gems from One Never-ending ‘Never’ List of Songs” features music from artists including Camila Cabello, Flume, Hayley Kiyoko, Rich Homie Quan, and The Weekend.
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Lil Pump, ‘Esskeetit’ | Track Review
On his latest single “Esskeetit,” breakout teen rapper Lil Pump merely recycles clichés and all things empty and shallow.
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G-Eazy, ‘1942’ | Track Review
G-Eazy, alongside Yo Gotti and YBN Nahmir, join forces for “1942,” a single from the forthcoming film, ‘Uncle Drew,’ starring Boston Celtics point guard, Kyrie Irving.
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Rae Sremmurd, ‘Guatemala’ | Track Review
Rae Sremmurd returns with their umpteenth single, “Guatemala.” Swae Lee takes the lead on this uncharacteristic, ill-suited Latin-pop record.
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Young Thug, ‘Anybody’ | Track Review
The ever-idiosyncratic and prolific Young Thug returns with a new single, “Anybody,” featuring ‘The Queen,’ Nicki Minaj. The results are mixed at best.
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Nicki Minaj, ‘Chun-Li’ | Track Review
Polarizing rapper Nicki Minaj looks to reclaim (or solidify) her perch atop the female rap game with “Chun-Li,” one of two singles released April 13, 2018.
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Nicki Minaj, ‘Barbie Tingz’ | Track Review
Polarizing rapper Nicki Minaj looks to reclaim (or solidify) her perch atop the female rap game with the hard-nosed, unapologetic banger, “Barbie Tingz.”
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Jim Jones, ‘Still Dipset’ | Track Review
Hard-nosed, East Cast rapper Jim Jones asserts he’s “Still Dipset” on his brand-new banger. He’s assisted by fellow Dipset vet, Juelz Santana.
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Aminé, ‘Campfire’ | Track Review
Oregon rapper Aminé, known for viral hit “Caroline,” returns with his second post-Good for You single, “Campfire,” featuring Injury Reserve.