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YoungBoy Never Broke Again, ‘Love is Poison’ | Track Review
Somehow escaping ‘critical wrath,’ 18-year old up-and-coming rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again shows promise on single, “Love is Poison.”
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Smokepurpp, ‘Big Bucks’ | Track Review
Continuing in a formula of brief, narrow-minded, utterly shallow rap, popular SoundCloud rapper Smokepurpp drops another empty, forgettable single, “Big Bucks.”
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Kendrick Lamar, ‘Black Panther the Album’ | Album Review
Kendrick Lamar assembles an intriguing soundtrack for the critically-acclaimed film ‘Black Panther’ with ‘Black Panther the Album Music from and Inspired.’
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Rae Sremmurd, ‘T’d Up’ | Track Review
Southern rap duo Rae Sremmurd returns with infectious banger “T’d Up,” produced by the ubiquitous Metro Boomin.
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Rich Brian, Amen | Album Review
18-year old Indonesian rapper Rich Brian (formerly Rich Chigga) of “Dat $tick” fame and infamy, delivers a promising debut album with ‘Amen.’
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Smokepurpp, ‘Geek A Lot’ | Track Review
Burgeoning SoundCloud rap sensation Smokepurpp doesn’t tweak ‘the formula’ in the least on single, “Geek A Lot.” At some point, he could stand to ‘shake things up.’
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$uicideboy$, ‘FUCKALLOFYOU2K18’ | Track Review
New Orleans rap duo $uicideboy$ – $lick and Ruby Da Cherry – brings the heat on brief, unapologetic single, “FUCKALLOFYOU2K18.”
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Rick Ross, ‘Florida Boy’ | Track Review
Prolific rapper Rick Ross enlists autotune-loving T-Pain and distinct-voiced rapper Kodak Black for hard-nosed banger “Florida Boy.”
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The Weeknd, ‘Pray for Me’ | Track Review
Ahead of ‘Black Panther the Album Music from and Inspired By,’ the third advance single, “Pray for Me,” was issued. It comes courtesy of The Weeknd assisted by Kendrick Lamar.
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Busta Rhymes, ‘Get It’ | Track Review
Veteran motor-mouthed Busta Rhymes makes a strong comeback on single “Get It,” featuring Missy Elliott and Kelly Rowland.
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Iggy Azalea, ‘Savior’ | Track Review
Is “Savior,” the new single by Iggy Azalea a ‘savior’ to her diminishing career? Maybe, maybe not, but the Quavo-assisted single is better than “Team” or “Mo Bounce.”
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Migos, Culture II | Album Review
Migos return sooner than later with ‘Culture II,’ the follow-up to their critically-acclaimed, Grammy-nominated ‘Culture.’ Unfortunately, it’s a little TOO MUCH culture.