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Josh Batista | Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Say R.I.P. to M.I.A.’s music career. M.I.A.’s fifth studio album “A.I.M.” disappoints. An inspiring figure and voice for our generation, M.I.A. lets her fan base down with this mediocre project. Touted as her last studio album, M.I.A. has managed to go out with the faintest of blasts: repetitive beats, poor writing and no creative boundaries
Josh Batista | Friday, September 9, 2016
After the success of his debut album “Rodeo,” Travis Scott delivers grunge-trap and dark textures on his second studio album “Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight.” Heavily criticized as under-developed, the 24-year-old Scott establishes his place in the hip-hop scene with “Birds.” Despite appearances by big names like The Weeknd, Young Thug, Cassie, Kid Cudi,
Josh Batista | Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Alas, after four years of hiding, singer-songwriter Frank Ocean finally dropped the highly anticipated “Blonde.” The album was released independently by Mr. Ocean roughly 24 hours after his visual project “Endless,” a much more abstract and loose piece of work relative to “Blonde.” Following the incredible success of Ocean’s “Channel Orange,” fans had a lot