The Weeknd – Echoes of Silence (Review)
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Abel Tesfaye’s 3rd effort of 2011 brings more drugs, pain, and self-realization.
Abel Tesfaye’s 3rd effort of 2011 brings more drugs, pain, and self-realization.
The Roots’ 10th album, but this one’s with a twist.
In this current music climate filled with multiple projects releasing daily, new rappers bursting onto the scene left and right, and artists going cross-genre now more than ever, it’s incredibly difficult to get noticed and more notably, it’s even more difficult to get noticed in a genre so secluded to the younger generation (especially) like a jazz band. BadBadNotGood takes their smooth, hip instrumentation and aesthetic and covers prevalent hip-hop songs
“My only wish is that I die real” – Drake
I know what you’re thinking – what took this review so long? Well, much like this album, I felt lazy.
When someone – a blue collar, uppity, upper class snobby Conservative figure – says they don’t like Hip-Hop, this mixtape is what I think they picture Hip-Hop embodies….
We all expected arrogance from the beginning, and the album fulfills that, the album is righteously titled and it fits perfectly.
Where do I start with this mixtape….
It’s been a while since I’ve heard a rap album with structure and song content, and songs with structure and song content. There’s a story behind Section.80. That story reflects the cold streets of Compton, Los Angeles, California. Though instead of painting a picture of Los Angeles through a gang viewpoint, he did it by way of struggle. Hence the album’s name.
Wayne throws his cards at the mixtape game once again. This is where, musically, he’s given the most acclaim, so naturally his fans are accustomed to anticipating his mixtapes more than his albums. This time around for Sorry 4 The Wait was no different.