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Smokepurpp, âNephewâ | Track Review
Smokepurpp continues to be light on substance on his latest single, âNephew.â Nonetheless, he and featured guest Lil Pump provide some replay value.
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âLook at Me!â: Reminiscing Briefly on the Music of XXXTentacion
Following the news of the tragic death of Jahseh Dwayne Onfroy aka XXXTentacion, I briefly reminisce on the music I covered by the rapper.
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6 Dogs, âOff the Gasâ | Track Review
Rising rapper 6 Dogs taps felling rising rapper Lil Skies for the collaborative single, âOff the Gas.â New ground isnât broken, but âOff the Gasâ is relatively enjoyable.
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Lil Pump, âEsskeetitâ | Track Review
On his latest single âEsskeetit,â breakout teen rapper Lil Pump merely recycles clichĂ©s and all things empty and shallow.
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Lil Xan, âSlingshotâ | Track Review
Rising rapper Lil Xan keeps things extremely short on âSlingshot,â a one-minute-and-a-half single issued in advance of his debut album, âTOTAL XANARCHY.â
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Lil Xan, âBetrayed (Remix)â | Track Review
With the announcement of his debut album, âTOTAL XANARCHY,â rising rapper Lil Xan releases the remix of single âBetrayed,â featuring Rich the Kid and Yo Gotti.
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Smokepurpp & Murda Beatz, ‘123’ | Track Review
Remaining ubiquitous, rising rapper Smokepurpp, alongside Murda Beatz, drops his âumpteenthâ new single, â123.â To his credit, he shows some improvement.
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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, âBig Bucks.â
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Smokepurpp, ‘Geek A Lot’ | Track Review
Burgeoning SoundCloud rap sensation Smokepurpp doesnât tweak âthe formulaâ in the least on single, âGeek A Lot.â At some point, he could stand to âshake things up.â
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$uicideboy$, ‘FUCKALLOFYOU2K18’ | Track Review
New Orleans rap duo $uicideboy$ â $lick and Ruby Da Cherry â brings the heat on brief, unapologetic single, âFUCKALLOFYOU2K18.â
Columns
The Problem with Young, SoundCloud Propelled Rappers | Op Ed
Social media plays a gargantuan role in propelling rappers to the mainstream theses day. While this is a wonderful âcome up,â the musical quality often suffers.
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Lil Xan, âWake Upâ | Track Review
Up-and-coming rapper Lil Xan proves heâs part of the ânew normalâ of rap music with âWake Up.â That new normal being lazy rhymes built on platitudes spat over generic, minimalist, but hard-nosed beat.