ShakaCanceling KanyeOne Listen To 'Ye' Should Be Enough To Finally Let Go·5 min read·Jun 1, 2018--1--1
Shaka4:44 Is Incredible For Music, But Streaming Exclusivity Is Not.While this won’t be everyone’s fight, this is the hill I’m willing to die on, so come at me. It’s only natural that the majority of music…·5 min read·Jul 11, 2017----
ShakaViews On Views: A Drake ReviewDrake Stans spent the better part of last year trying to convince the hip hop community that writing one’s own rhymes is unimportant in the…6 min read·May 2, 2016----
ShakaNot A Picasso Or A Neruda: A Review Of Kanye West’s ‘The Life Of Pablo’It appears that Tidal is becoming the new bastion of exclusivity for out-of-touch musicians who don’t understand the needs and habits of…5 min read·Feb 26, 2016----
ShakaThe Mr. Wonderful ReviewOne of the most selfish things we music fans do in an age of selfish music consumption is look on disapprovingly as an act we discovered at…4 min read·Mar 25, 2015----
ShakaNecessary Raps: Why Kendrick Lamar’s ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ Is An Important Album For Modern Hip-HopTo be clear, I’m not necessarily a Kendrick Lamar fan and this is not necessarily an album review for his latest release, To Pimp A…4 min read·Mar 19, 2015----
ShakaHip-Hop’s Mid-Life CrisisIn hindsight, I bet the critics of the bling era of hip-hop who wanted to see Sean “Puffy” Combs dead would have hugged him if they knew…4 min read·Mar 14, 2015----
ShakainCuepointDon’t Blame Disposable Hip-Hop On White ArtistsWe let Black artists create absolute shite for years but gag when it’s served on a white spoon·8 min read·Dec 5, 2014--4--4