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Esthero’s “Breath From Another” is a Trip-Hop Classic
Esthero’s “Breath From Another” is a Trip-Hop Classic
Breath from Another, the 1998 debut from Esthero, has been vastly overlooked by pop culture in the past. Although it has since been praised…
Daniel Offner
May 13, 2021
070 Shake delivers powerhouse performance with ‘Glitter’ EP
070 Shake delivers powerhouse performance with ‘Glitter’ EP
Hailing from North Bergen, New Jersey, 19-year-old rapper 070 Shake recorded her first single in 2016 and in less than two years she had…
Daniel Offner
May 13, 2021
Cardi B more than lives up to the hype with her debut
Cardi B more than lives up to the hype with her debut
Cardi B is already on top of the world right now having previously released two platinum-selling singles before ever releasing a studio…
Daniel Offner
May 13, 2021
REVIEW: Justine Skye Takes Pop Music To New Heights With ‘Ultraviolet’
REVIEW: Justine Skye Takes Pop Music To New Heights With ‘Ultraviolet’
If Beyoncé is “the Queen,” then Justine Skye must take after royalty.
Daniel Offner
May 5, 2021
REVIEW: Anderson East Channels Old Southern Soul With ‘Encore’
REVIEW: Anderson East Channels Old Southern Soul With ‘Encore’
They say you “can’t judge a book by its cover,” because looks can be deceiving… such is the case with the 30-year-old R&B musician from…
Daniel Offner
May 5, 2021
Skyzoo outdoes himself with ‘In Celebration of Us’
Skyzoo outdoes himself with ‘In Celebration of Us’
Skyzoo has been rapping for more than 15 years, but has yet to break into the mainstream, which begs the question if 2018 will finally be…
Daniel Offner
May 5, 2021
Frankie Cosmos scores big with new album, ‘Vessel’
Frankie Cosmos scores big with new album, ‘Vessel’
Frankie Cosmos built a small cult-following with their DIY bedroom-based recordings. After bursting into the Brooklyn music scene with…
Daniel Offner
May 5, 2021
IDK’s Album ‘IWasVeryBad’ Is Actually Really Good
IDK’s Album ‘IWasVeryBad’ Is Actually Really Good
Before teaming up with the creative minds at Adult Swim and William Street Records, the 25-year-old Maryland rapper IDK broke onto the…
Daniel Offner
May 5, 2021
REVIEW: Dr. Octagon lives again
REVIEW: Dr. Octagon lives again
Kool Keith, Dan the Automator and DJ Q-Bert have returned to the operating room to resurrect the rap trio, Dr. Octagon, for an all-new…
Daniel Offner
May 5, 2021
Nipsey Hussle’s ‘Victory Lap’ is sheer brilliance
Nipsey Hussle’s ‘Victory Lap’ is sheer brilliance
People say there’s a fine line between insanity and genius. Back when Slauson rapper Nipsey Hussle released his mixtape, Crenshaw, people…
Daniel Offner
Apr 14, 2021
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘good kid, M.A.A.D. city’: Five Years Later
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘good kid, M.A.A.D. city’: Five Years Later
Next year marks the 10th anniversary of the album and five years since this was published
Daniel Offner
Apr 14, 2021
Big K.R.I.T Finds Balance With ‘4eva Is A Mighty Long Time’
Big K.R.I.T Finds Balance With ‘4eva Is A Mighty Long Time’
It is always difficult to put out a solid double album. So, hats off to Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T. because his new album 4eva Is A…
Daniel Offner
Apr 14, 2021
Common’s Eclectic ‘Electric Circus’
Common’s Eclectic ‘Electric Circus’
Common progressed throughout the ‘90s going from an underground rapper with a small but loyal fan base in the South Side of Chicago to a…
Daniel Offner
Apr 13, 2021
Kendrick captured the spirit of Marvel’s Black Panther
Kendrick captured the spirit of Marvel’s Black Panther
“Kung-Fu” Kendrick Lamar captures the Marvel superhero’s indelible spirit with Black Panther: The Album the brand new soundtrack featuring…
Daniel Offner
Mar 12, 2021
REVIEW: Jaden Smith’s Introspective Debut Album ‘SYRE’
REVIEW: Jaden Smith’s Introspective Debut Album ‘SYRE’
Originally published Nov. 24, 2017, via Salute Magazine
Daniel Offner
Jul 3, 2020
REVIEW: J. Cole carves his own path, confronts addiction with ‘KOD’
REVIEW: J. Cole carves his own path, confronts addiction with ‘KOD’
J. Cole carves his own path with KOD, another entirely featureless concept album from the Dreamville label founder that speaks about…
Daniel Offner
Apr 20, 2018
REVIEW: Ty Dolla Sign’s ‘Beach House 3’ Is Not To Be Slept On
Originally Published October 27th, 2017 at salutemag.com.
Daniel Offner
Jul 12, 2018
REVIEW: XXXTentacion drops sophomore album ‘?’
REVIEW: XXXTentacion drops sophomore album ‘?’
South Florida rapper XXXTentacion continues to put out hits. The controversial 20-year-old lyricist first announced plans for his 18-track…
Daniel Offner
Mar 17, 2018
REVIEW: Tory Lanez struggles with past on new album
REVIEW: Tory Lanez struggles with past on new album
Canadian recording artist Tory Lanez has returned with his sophomore album, Memories Don’t Die, featuring 18 all-new tracks and a slew of…
Daniel Offner
Mar 2, 2018
REVIEW: 2 Chainz Drops Surprise New Extended Play
REVIEW: 2 Chainz Drops Surprise New Extended Play
The 40-year-old rapper from College Park, Ga., surprised fans, on Thursday night, with the release of his previously unannounced project…
Daniel Offner
Feb 8, 2018
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