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Luke Foley | Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Are there two words more synonymous than “Drake” and “mid”? Despite still being immensely successful, Drake’s music has started being criticized more in recent years. People say he has “fallen off,” become complacent and exerted little effort into his predictable albums. But when he actually did something risky and fresh by experimenting with house music
Ryan Israel and Mike Donovan | Friday, May 15, 2020
It’s time to turn the clock back to what, in retrospect, seems like a simpler time: late summer 2016. The class of 2020 first arrived on campus via an “Ultralight Beam,” looking forward to four years of academic and faith “Formation” and dreaming of staying up “All Night” with friends. Not yet “Destroyed by Hippie Powers,”
Jimmy Ward | Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Spectators. Fanfare. It’s half of what makes sports awesome. The roar of the crowd, the gasps of anticipation — they all make sports worth watching. You have the diehard fans, the group that shows up to every single game, rain or snow. And then you have the celebrity fans –– some are bandwagoners and some
Ryan Israel | Monday, March 30, 2020
Drake is the most ubiquitous, influential and popular music artist of the past decade. Drake is The Beatles. He has plenty of flaws — Google ghostwriters, hiding a child and more — and some really not great music. He’s also had some stellar feature appearances, outstanding songs and a few good albums. To stir up
Ryan Israel | Wednesday, October 9, 2019
2019 has been a strange year for rap music. Drake and Kendrick Lamar, two of the genre’s most prevalent artists, have yet to release any new music. Kanye West’s recent “Jesus Is King” debacle has garnered plenty of attention but has yet to yield any actual music. So instead of the usual players dominating the
Ryan Israel | Friday, September 6, 2019
To “go sicko mode” is to go off, to go crazy, to reach a level of performance, excitement, joy or fanaticism that could be defined as “sicko” — the definition is fairly open. In “Look Mom I Can Fly,” the new Travis Scott documentary on Netflix, Travis goes “sicko mode” when first playing Drake’s contribution
Ryan Israel | Friday, April 5, 2019
A classical piano plays a familiar melody. A comforting voice begins to sing, “Mama, just killed a man / Put a gun against his head / Pulled my trigger, now he’s dead.” It’s Freddie Mercury; this is “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a classic rock song long launched back into popular culture by the historically inaccurate, self-aggrandizing Queen
Ryan Israel | Wednesday, March 20, 2019
“We’re gonna introduce now the North Clayton Eagles / Coached by James Gwynn / His starters, number 21, Tauheed Epps.” The announcer’s voice cuts out, but you can watch, or just imagine, the rest. A tall, lanky high school kid strides past his teammates — receiving high fives as he goes — then shakes hands
Carlos De Loera | Friday, January 25, 2019
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, a.k.a. Bad Bunny, is one of the biggest stars in the world. You may not have known that or maybe you did — either way, it’s true. Most people will recognize the Puerto Rican singer-rapper from his feature in Cardi B’s “I Like It,” 2018’s song of the summer. The song
Nora McGreevy, Ryan Israel, Jake Winningham and Martin Kennedy | Monday, December 3, 2018
Snowflakes gently falling, a cold breeze cutting through South Quad, Sufjan Stevens on the record player — there’s only one thing it could all mean: It’s time to rank stuff. Welcome to Scene’s Year in Review, a week when Scene Writers take stock as the calendar year creeps to a close. On Tuesday, Scene Writers