Ryan GradovilleA Worker’s Outcry From The Near FutureSometimes you find yourself in a laboratory. There are no exit or entrance signs, just doors that open occasionally. People come and go…Oct 6, 2020Oct 6, 2020
Ryan GradovilleBig Hoodoo — ‘The HooDini Chronicles, Pt. 1: The Red Book’ (Album Review)It’s been four years since Detroit hip-hop artist Big Hoodoo released his previous effort Asylum, and it seems he has been hard at work…Sep 27, 2020Sep 27, 2020
Ryan GradovilleNas & Hit-Boy Find A Balance With ‘King’s Disease’ (Album Review)On King’s Disease, the latest album from Nas and producer Hit-Boy (a surprisingly solid East Coast/West Coast pairing), the Queens hip-hop…Aug 25, 2020Aug 25, 2020
Ryan GradovilleMarlowe 2: The Best Kind of Different (Album Review)“Our story tonight was written before psychotherapy…”Aug 13, 20201Aug 13, 20201
Ryan GradovilleTake A Cruise With Curren$y and Harry Fraud’s Latest Caper “The Outrunners” (Album Review)If there’s one thing you can say without hesitation regarding New Orleans rapper Curren$y, it’s that he’s consistent, and that certainly…Jul 26, 2020Jul 26, 2020
Ryan GradovilleBlu & Exile make a strong return with “Miles” (Album Review)It’s been 13 years since Blu & Exile’s debut collaboration Below The Heavens was released. An instant classic for many, the album…Jul 19, 2020Jul 19, 2020
Ryan GradovilleJ.S. Ondara — Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1: Tales of Isolation (Album Review)With the release of the incredible Tales of America last year (eventually including a deluxe edition with featuring five bonus songs as…Jul 7, 20202Jul 7, 20202
Ryan GradovilleReviewing a Favorite: Gift of Gab — Escape 2 MarsOn November 3rd, 2009, rapper Gift of Gab released his sophomore album Escape 2 Mars, an energetic trip through space. The production is…Mar 8, 2020Mar 8, 2020
Ryan GradovilleMy Favorite Albums of 2018 (Part 1)*This list is in no particular order and is simply a collection of my favorite albums from this year, mostly hip-hop with some other…Jan 1, 2019Jan 1, 2019
Ryan GradovilleTroubles (Part Three), a screenplay by Ryan GradovilleFADE IN:Nov 12, 2016Nov 12, 2016