High Maintenance by Saweetie – Hip-Hop/Rap • 2018

High Maintenance by Saweetie - Hip-Hop/Rap • 2018

High Maintenance Saweetie Hip-Hop/Rap • 2018 EDITORS’ NOTES Saweetie is a gotta-get-mine, boasting-and-roasting rapper in the tradition of Foxy Brown, Mia X, and Slick Rick. High Maintenance shows off her elegant personality and salty tongue. She raps with a deep voice, putting corny dudes in check (“B.A.N.”) and enjoying the finer things (“Agua”). Saweetie honors her Bay Area roots with

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New album ‘No One Ever Really Dies’ by N.E.R.D is excellent music and right on time

NO ONE EVER REALLY DIES - NERD

NO ONE EVER REALLY DIES N.E.R.D Hip-Hop/Rap Dec 15, 2017 Dormant for seven years since 2010’s Nothing, N.E.R.D have been jolted into action by the social and political turbulence around them. Sounding as vital as they’ve ever done, the trio address racism, corporate governance and border control with revolutionary spirit and boundless creativity. The taut electro of Rihanna-featuring opener “Lemon”

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New G-Eazy album ‘The Beautiful & Damned’ is real hip-hop on all levels

The Beautiful & Damned - by G-Eazy - damusichits.com

20 Songs, 1 Hour, 14 Minutes The Beautiful & Damned G-Eazy Hip-Hop/Rap Dec 15, 2017 Preview EDITORS’ NOTES The Beautiful & Damned finds the Oakland rapper striving for balance in a rapidly changing world. G-Eazy examines cause and effect, angels and devils, late nights and blurry mornings with his low-key flow. Rearview glances are many, addressing addiction (“Sober”) and the

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Say Less by Roy Woods

Say Less - Roy Woods

EDITORS’ NOTES Like that of his OVO label mates, the career gestation of Brampton, Ontario-born singer Roy Woods has been paced, if not masterfully calculated. His official debut album comes after a demand built on singles like 2015’s hard rock-and-R&B-splitting “Get You Good” and the following year’s patois-rich “Gwan Big Up Urself.” Say Less is loyal to the rich and

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