By Dave Soto In his most commercially successful effort to date, veteran turned rapper, JPEGMAFIA, has reached a new audience with his abrasive beats and unapologetic lyrics. Peggy, who will be performing at the Pygmalion Festival September 28th, uses his new album, Veteran, to target everyone from the alt-right to The Smiths’ vocalist, … More Meet JPEGMAFIA: The Left Wing Hades
By Tristin Marshall It’s been awhile since I’ve confessed my love for another man since I’ve been in a relationship, but he’ll just have to understand this one. This man has been on the rap scene since before I was born, but age is just a number when it comes to the love that I … More #MCM: Andre 3000
by Joseph E. Davis Photo Courtesy of Presufer.blogspot.com Have you ever had that moment when there is a particular song that describes your exact emotions at that given time? Well, this is the story of my fall semester and all the up’s and down’s that came with it in a musical rundown. I’ll spare you … More The Soundtrack To My Semester
By John Wong and Christina Masterson I don’t even care that we’re only about a month into the new year because it has become clear that we are all going to be bitch-slapped by the powerful hand that is music in 2014. Let me elaborate: there is buzz everywhere about new music from established and … More Schoolboy Q is the man of 2014
By Tristin Marshall Chance the Rapper gave his audience a one of a kind experience on Friday, Oct. 25 at the Fluid Events Center, marking the beginning of his Social Experiment. He put on a show that took his audience on a trip–minus the drugs of course. In the last couple years, Chance put out … More Chance the Rapper’s Social Experiment Tour Kicks Off In Champaign
By Tristin Marshall After a three year hiatus, the Hip Hop Congress is coming back in full force. The organization is geared towards lovers of all things hip hop, including those without and musical or artistic talent. With a variety of aspects such as breakdancing and DJing, Hip Hop Congress can help to blossom anyone … More Kickin’ It With Wil Meister, UC Hip Hop Congress’ President
By Robyn Neal The wait was over for Drake fans when he finally released his new album Nothing Was The Same two weeks ago. Though leaked nine days before, the album still managed to sell about 658,179 copies in the first week. Drake was not really upset about the leak because he knew that typically happened … More Back Then, Nothing Really Was The Same
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