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YG – STAY DANGEROUS Album Review
Compton’s very own YG released his third studio album STAY DANGEROUS on August 3rd. The album dropped the same day as rappers Travis $cott and Mac Miller, making it a very busy week for fans. He sold 56k units first…
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Our Depression is Reflecting in Hip Hop – Thinkpiece
Picture a stereotypical high school, one that would be depicted in a movie. Specifically, think about the students in it. You have the sports jocks and cheerleaders, the theater kids, the dancers, the nerds, the art kids, and countless other…
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ACD Playlist #3 – Triumphant Rap
Have you succeeded at something recently? Celebrating an accomplishment? On your way to work or the gym? This playlist is curated to get you pumped and happy, with music ranging from J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar to Royce Da 5’9…
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Supreme Blientele – Westside Gunn – Album Review
It has been a bit more than a year since the news that Westside Gunn had signed with Shady Records. To the average music fan, people assumed that he was just a new, young talent that Eminem’s team had discovered.…
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ACD Playlist #2 – Love
For the second playlist of our series, the theme is simple: Love Are you looking for a song to dedicate to someone? Do you need music to play with a significant other? Have you never experienced love and want to…
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ACD Playlist #1
To start off the series, here is the first Aux Cord Diaries playlist: Curated by Matthew Ortiz This mix’s sole purpose is to put you on to new music and to vibe out; featuring artists like Ty Dolla $ign, Tinashe,…
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Tidal: Probably the Best Music Streaming Service
The battle between music streaming services has gotten more and more competitive as of late. The three streaming giants of Apple Music, Spotify, and Tidal have been competing between exclusive music, playlists, interviews, even to radio stations. With each of…
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The Tri-State Region: Hip Hop’s One Hit Wonderland
Hip Hop’s birthplace has been known for providing jams for the summer. Groups like A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul, to artists like LL Cool J, DMX, Jay Z, Notorious B.I.G. all knew how to make quality hits…
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Joyner Lucas vs. Logic – A Timeline & Analysis
The internet has been having fun with this beef, but it seems to be escalating between the two rappers. We’ve seen it escalate from simple discourse, to diss tracks, to now twitter beef. How did it all start? We’ll take…
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February’s ‘Under The Radar’ Projects
We’re now in the beginning of March, a month filled with big albums from Tory Lanez, Flatbush Zombies, Prhyme, Rae, Sremmurd, and many more artists/groups. But don’t let the new month start without hearing these four under the radar projects.…
