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Columns
Lauryn Hill vs. JP Cooper | Head 2 Head
In the seventh edition of Head 2 Head (2025), Lauryn Hill and JP Cooper contend for the best rendition of “Ex-Factor.”
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3 to 5 BOPS
Cruise | 3 to 5 BOPS
Cruise: 3 to 5 BOPS No. 22 (2023), features musical BOPS courtesy of Durand Jones & The Indications, Florida Georgia Line, Logic, Mariah Carey & Smokey Robinson.
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Album 💿
Logic, College Park | Album Review 💿
On College Park, his first album as an independent artist, Grammy-nominated rapper Logic delivers the goods from start to finish.
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Evergreen
15 Songs Whose Focus is on Forever | Playlist 🎧
‘15 Songs Whose Focus is on Forever’ features songs courtesy of AJR, Andra Day, Father John Misty, Halsey, Lauv and Lil Baby.
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Rich Brian, The Sailor | Album Review 💿
Standout teenage Indonesian rapper Rich Brian steps up his game on his alluring, eclectic sophomore album, ‘The Sailor.’
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Jon Bellion, Glory Sound Prep | Album Review 💿
Unafraid of being ‘left of center,’ alternative pop musician Jon Bellion delivers a quirky, yet incredibly unique sophomore album with ‘Glory Sound Prep.’
Album 💿
Banks & Steelz Offer Compelling, Eclectic LP with ‘Anything But Words’
Paul Banks (Interpol) and RZA (Wu-Tang Clan) – aka Steelz – collaborate on thrilling alternative/hip-hop album, ‘Anything But Words’.
Music
Banks & Steelz, Anything But Words | Track Review 🎵
Paul Banks (Interpol) and RZA (Wu-Tang Clan) collaborate on “Anything But Words,” the latest single issue from the forthcoming album of the same title.
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Kid Cudi, Indicud | Album Review
Although lengthy and overstuffed, Kid Cudi delivers plenty of intriguing moments throughout the course of his third studio album, ‘Indicud.’