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-64 posts tagged "Hip hop"
Ryan Israel and Mia Marroquin | Thursday, August 20, 2020
Hip-hop, like most fields, is, tragically, dominated by men. But the last six months have been a different story; by and large, the best rap songs have come from women. These six songs, including collaborations between high profile superstars, promising releases from up-and-comers and Noname’s social justice diss track, are our favorites –– tracks that
Ryan Israel | Wednesday, March 25, 2020
If our consideration of Donald Glover isn’t narrowed down to one, two or three of his many titles, it is nearly impossible to cover his entire body of work in an article of reasonable length. At the same time, though, it’s hard to contextualize Glover’s early musical work (released under the moniker Childish Gambino) without
Ryan Israel | Thursday, March 19, 2020
The year is 2050, and after 30 years of trials and tribulations, intense social and political reform, scientific development and the abolition of country music, society has reached a state of perfection. Climate change has been reversed, diseases (and viruses) cured, poverty eliminated and war eradicated. Sweeping advancements and revolutionary ideas have propelled all of
Matthew Kellenberg | Thursday, February 13, 2020
The sun has set off the coast of Miami, Florida and Khaled Mohamed Khaled is lost at sea. On a jet ski. “Aight, it’s dark,” Khaled tells his Snapchat audience in one video. “In a minute, there ain’t gonna be no lights to navigate us to where we need to go.” As the sky darkens,
Ryan Israel | Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Three weeks ago, William Barr, the Attorney General of the United States and a prominent figure in the Trump administration, came to Notre Dame’s campus to deliver a speech at the law school. In his speech, Barr emphasized the importance of upholding Judeo-Christian values in our increasingly secular society, saying, “I think we all recognize
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
Patrick Witteman | Monday, September 2, 2019
“So Much Fun” is billed as Young Thug’s debut album. Considering Thugger has been releasing (quality) mixtapes since the early 2010s, influencing the likes of Playboi Carti, Trippie Redd and Lil Uzi Vert, “So Much Fun” shouldn’t feel like a debut album. Young Thug has had years to develop and tweak his sound, avoiding the
Mike Donovan, Ryan Israel, Dessi Gomez and Jim Moster | Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Springtime is sweeping through South Bend (sort of) but, with summertime on the horizon, the spring will soon be swept away. That’s okay with us. We have our sunglasses, plenty of sunscreen and a few things we’re really excited about for after school lets out. Hip-hop’s stars come out By Ryan Israel, Associate Scene
Ryan Israel | Monday, April 29, 2019
At the 2018 Radiofest, a crowd of Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s students gathered to celebrate and partake in our universities’ small yet authentic music scene. With red solo cups in hand, the crowd huddled around a garage to watch the usual suspects perform, like current campus rockstars Felix Rabito and The Shifties. Act after
Joe Andrews | Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Ladibree only wants one thing out of life — everything. As ambitious as she is talented, rapper and Notre Dame junior Briana Connor — better known by her stage name Ladibree, or simply “Bree” — has come a long way since the release of her debut mixtape “Ambitions & All-Nighters” only two years ago. Now, with