Lil Baby released two singles today titled “Errbody” and “On me.” Lil Baby is an Atlanta rapper that burst onto the scene after being featured on Drake’s “Yes Indeed” in 2018. Lil Baby was not a one hit wonder. He has had a lot of …
The 2021 Grammy nominations were announced last week, and there has been a lot of controversy. Like every year, there has been backlash towards the Grammys regarding their nominations. One of the most notable snubs is The Weeknd. The Weeknd has been commercially successful the …
This week we got new music from SAINt JHN, Lil Tjay, Megan Thee Stallion, and DaBaby. Overall, it’s a pretty quiet week in terms of hip hop music releases. Big Sean and Post Malone dropped a music video for their track “Wolves,” but that song has been out for about two months now.
SAINt JHN is a rapper out of Brooklyn, but he also spent a lot of his early years in Guyana. SAINt JHN has been making waves the last couple years with his hit songs “Roses” and “Trap” featuring Lil Baby. Roses has been one of the biggest songs of the year due to it being remixed and shared on Tik Tok. The first time I heard him was when I listened to “Trap” for the first time in 2018. SAINt JHN has proven he isn’t a one-hit-wonder. Since then, he’s been putting out music that has consistently done pretty well on the charts. On his latest album he even got features from Future, Kanye, and Lil Uzi Vert.
Lil Tjay dropped a new single titled “Move On.” Lil Tjay isn’t the most recognizable name in hop hop, but he has a few hits under his belt. His most prominent song is “Pop Out” featuring Polo G. “Move On” features a guitar instrumental with typical trap-style drums. I like the chorus on this track. It’s catchy and Lil Tjay shows off the upper register capability he has with his voice. The verses do get a little stale. He uses the same triplet flow and melodies for most of the verse. I think the track would do a lot better with more versatility in his style throughout the verses. Overall, it’s not a bad track, but it’s definitely not something that I will be listening to on repeat.
This week a lot of new music dropped. Lil Uzi and Future dropped their collaboration project titled Pluto X Baby Pluto. Future and Uzi released two tracks back in August have been teasing the release of this tape for around half a year. The project …
This week, we got new music from Nav, JID, and The Kid LAROI. Before I get into the music, I would like to talk a little bit about the tragic news of King Von. King Von passed away last night after being shot in an …
Kendrick Lamar has finally made his way onto a track in 2020. Busta Rhymes and Kendrick Lamar released a track titled “Look Over Your Shoulder”. Kendrick Lamar has been touted by many critics as one of the best rappers of all time. There has been rumors that Lamar will be dropping an album soon, but Lamar has not released any music in 2020 until now. “Look Over Your Shoulder” is the second single off of Busta Rhymes newly released album Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God. The instrumental is a boom-bap beat with some chopped vocal samples from Michael Jackson’s “I’ll be there.” There are also a string section that blossoms throughout the track. Kendrick begins the with a laid-back flow that blends nicely into the jazzy piano in the instrumental. Busta Rhymes comes in with another laid back flow for the second verse. After Busta’s first verse he really starts to pop off a bit. He’s known for fast-rap and quick tripelet flows, and this track is no exception to that. Busta has some really impressive flows that work well with the chopped instrumental. He certainly displays that he still has a lot to give behind the microphone. Overall, I think the track is really nice. I just wish Kendrick would’ve given a little more. Busta showed a lot of emotion in his vocal performance.
Trippie Redd also dropped his long-awaited album “Pegasus.” I will be listening to it this week and reviewing it in next week’s blog. Make sure you listen to Trippie’s album and come back next week for my review on it.
Kanye West recently dropped a new single titled “Nah Nah Nah.” Kanye teased the track on his twitter before dropping it. Before he tweeted out a snippet of the track, he posted a poll that had him above Trump and Biden in the presidential election. …
![[ALBUM REVIEW] 21 Savage – Savage Mode 2](https://blogs.uww.edu/undergroundoasis/files/2020/10/Savage-Mode-2-760x400.jpg)
21 Savage and Metro Boomin recently released a sequel to their 2016 album Savage Mode. Savage Mode made it clear that 21 Savage and Metro Boomin were here to stay when it came to the genre of trap music. The dark and eery production paired …
Some big names dropped music this week. 21 Savage released his highly anticipated Album Savage Mode 2. Savage Mode 2 is the sequel to Savage Mode that was released back in 2016. 21 burst onto the trap scene in 2016 with Savage Mode. Both albums are produced by Metro Boomin. Metro is known for his use of soulful samples infused into trap music. Savage Mode 2 has features from Drake, Young Thug, and Young Nudy. The album also features an interlude narrated by Morgan Freeman. Next week, I will be posting a full album review for Savage Mode 2.
Trippie Redd also released a new track on Wednesday. The track is titled “Sleepy Hollow.” “Sleepy Hollow” is the second single off of Trippie Redd’s upcoming album Pegasus. The production on “Sleepy Hollow” is very dark and sinister sounding, which differs from Trippie Redd’s last single released prior titled “Excitement” feating PARTYNEXTDOOR “Excitement” is more of an RnB ballad with a slower tempo and dreamy synths. The track begins with some vintage brass that almost sounds like it’s from a march. The beat drops with some hard hitting bass and crisp hi hats. Throughout the track there are chiming synth leads and some haunting choir vocals. Trippie Redd’s vocal performance consists of a pretty relentless flow that pairs nicely with the instrumental. Trippie brings a lot of energy to the track. Especially with his ad libs. The lyrics aren’t anything special, but that’s not really what you look for when you listen to a Trippie Redd song. The lyrical themes are mostly about Trippie committing violent acts and dodging the police. Overall, I thought it was a pretty solid track. I wish it were a little bit longer with another verse because the track is only one minute and forty-one seconds total. I am excited for Trippie’s upcoming album that he announced will drop October 30th.
![[ALBUM REVIEW] Joji – Nectar](https://blogs.uww.edu/undergroundoasis/files/2020/10/nectar.jpg)
Joji, alternative RnB artist, released his second commercial album last Friday titled “Nectar.” Joji, formerly known as Filthy Frank, started his music career on Youtube. Joji had released two mixtapes under the artist name Pink Guy. Pink Guy’s music was very controversial and vulgar. However, …