Album Review: K. Sparks – Read Between The Lines
God created each angel to an assigned mission. When purpose and destiny are fulfilled, God sounds the trumpet for all his angels to return to him. However, not all angels ascended to heaven. Perchance, angel K. Sparks’ work is still at incompletion in fulfilling his duties purifying the ongoing ratchetness and EPIC FAILures of a hellish and demonic hip-hop. Thus, this emcee, who has vocal resemblance to Talib Kweli and Cassidy, has blessed the mic as well as the genre with his presence and praised handiwork Read Between The Lines (RBL). K. Sparks spreads the gospel of the Lord and…
Album Review: Johnny Polygon – The Nothing
After a two year hiatus, the quirky rapper/crooner Johnny Polygon dropped a new album, The Nothing, on February 27. Hailing from Oklahoma, Johnny Polygon is an unsigned artist who has a very distinct style, as his personality basically screams out at listeners through his music. He has done an amazing job at creating a unique sound that is very apparent in each song that he has released thus far. Johnny Polygon is mostly known for his hit single, “The Riot Song”, which was released in April of 2010. Less is truly more on The Nothing as Johnny Polygon lays down…
Album Review: Jesse Abraham – “I Am Water”
Jesse Abraham is a rapper. Hilariously, he doesn’t fit the “rapper lexicon” of stereotypes. The Manhattan representative wears many hats inside the hip hop arena serving as a producer, emcee, marketing consultant, and concert organizer. Heck, he even owns a tutoring company. His new album, I Am Water, will provide proceeds for Charity Water, an organization that works to bring clean water to developing countries. Thus, a man of many facets decides to make hip hop music for the sake of being a source of inspiration. After listening to I Am Water, I must say that his work is good….
Mixtape Review: J. Period – #RAGEISBACK
How do you teach an oblivious person about the true essence of New York in under an hour and a half? Easy! All you need to do is supply this person with some high quality headphones and let them listen to J. Period’s new mixtape, #RAGEISBACK, from front to back. The legendary Brooklyn DJ/Producer, J. Period, delivers a mixtape filled to the brim with banging original freestyles, masterful remixes of classics and thought-provoking narratives. The mixtape is very unique as it serves as a soundtrack to a novel of the same name, written by award-winning author Adam Mansbach. J. Period…
EP Review: Milo – ‘things that happen at day’
The delicate balance between personal/musical growth and nostalgic familiarity is always at the mercy of fans and critics. Loyal listeners want to have their attention maintained through innovation, or at the very least improvement, yet don’t want to be alienated either. Although with an MC like Milo, peculiarity plays a conscious role in the philosophical nerdcore sub-genre he occupies. Obscure cultural references and ambiguous social commentary suddenly make a word like “alienated” appear trivial in the context of Milo’s music. On the new EP things that happen at day, Milo’s progression as a rapper is present with a vastly improved…
