Russ, There’s Really a Wolf | Album Review 💿
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Rapper and singer Russ delivers a promising debut album with ‘There’s Really a Wolf.’ Russ writes, produces, and engineers the album himself.

Sifting through all of the musical hype

Sifting through all of the musical hype
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Rapper and singer Russ delivers a promising debut album with ‘There’s Really a Wolf.’ Russ writes, produces, and engineers the album himself.

Ubiquitous southern rapper Future taps Chris Brown for an enjoyable, if incredibly shallow, sexually-charged new single, “PIE.”

R&B singer/songwriter The-Dream returns with the sexy, summer-ready single, “Summer Body,” featuring Fabolous.

Ever-ubiquitous, Canadian rapper and singer Drake returns with more new music in 2017, this time in the form of single, “Signs.”

DJ Khaled returns with the most star-studded album of his career with ‘Grateful.’ At nearly 90 minutes, it’s jam-packed with hits.
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Alternative R&B artist SZA returns with an intriguing, major label debut, ‘Ctrl.’

DJ Khaled taps Rihanna and Bryson Tiller for “Wild Thoughts,” the fourth single issued in advance of his new, star-studded album, ‘Grateful.’

R&B and pop artist Miesa shines on ballad “If I Didn’t Love You,” a promo single from her EP, When Love.

Gifted independent R&B musician LW drops a meaningful, empowering new single with “Happy.” On “Happy,” he thinks ‘bigger’ as opposed to ‘smaller.’

Late rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry leaves the world a superb gift to the world with his final album, ‘Chuck.’

‘The Transition of Mali,’ the second secular album by former gospel artist Mali Music, proves to be another respectable, well-rounded affair.

Louisville, Kentucky urban artist Bryson Tiller returns with his highly-anticipated sophomore album True to Self. The results are a mixed bag.