Kid Cudi | Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’

Scott Mescudi’s latest tome, the 87-minute Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’, is the most focused he’s sounded since 2010’s Man on the Moon II, with the same drawbacks that have always plagued him. Scott Mescudi does not make small projects. His shortest album, Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon, runs 41 minutes, and last year, he somehow wrung […]
T.I. Us or Else: Letter to the System

T.I.’s political tenth studio album presents itself as a warning to black Americans who find themselves labeled social disruptors for simply trying to live their lives harmoniously. T.I.’s tenth studio album Us or Else: Letter to the System emerges from Us or Else, a six-track EP from September 2016 that found him in a revolutionary mood. The new LP, […]
Jamie Kent – All American Mutt

Jamie Kent – All American Mutt By Lance Wright Northampton, Massachusetts native Jamie Kent’s latest studio release, All American Mutt, deserves consideration as one of the most inspired releases of recent years. Kent has established quite a solid reputation since his 2009 debut with the full length album Neoteny and has logged hundreds of live […]
‘La La Land’ Breaks Golden Globes Record for Most Wins by a Film

Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, John Legend and producers Marc Platt, Jordan Horowitz and Fred Berger accept the award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for La La Land onstage during the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, Calif. La […]