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Interview with Kwame Ocran, PhD Student in Music Studies: Historical Musicology at UPenn
Interview with Kwame Ocran, PhD Student in Music Studies: Historical Musicology at UPenn
On Monday, September 2, I interviewed Kwame Ocran, a graduate student in Musical Studies: Historical Musicology at the University of…
Miles Heltzer
Sep 11
Re-Ranking of All 19 Songs on Travis Scott’s ‘UTOPIA’ — One Year Later
Re-Ranking of All 19 Songs on Travis Scott’s ‘UTOPIA’ — One Year Later
Travis Scott’s UTOPIA recently turned one year old, so I thought it would be interesting to revisit and revise my original ranking of all…
Miles Heltzer
Aug 11
Interview with Professor Ethan Hein, Adjunct Professor of Music at NYU
Interview with Professor Ethan Hein, Adjunct Professor of Music at NYU
Music plays a large role in many of our lives, serving as the soundtrack to our personal experiences. However, at present, music is not…
Miles Heltzer
Aug 1
Denzel Curry’s King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2 (KOTMSV2), Complete Ranking
Denzel Curry’s King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2 (KOTMSV2), Complete Ranking
On Friday, July 19, Denzel Curry released his sixth studio album, King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2 (KOTMSV2). Even though it has only…
Miles Heltzer
Jul 24
A Decade of Favorite Albums: 2014–2023
A Decade of Favorite Albums: 2014–2023
2014: Piñata — Freddie Gibbs and Madlib
Miles Heltzer
Jun 28
Future & Metro Boomin: WE DON’T TRUST YOU and WE STILL DON’T TRUST YOU, Top 10 Songs Ranked
Future & Metro Boomin: WE DON’T TRUST YOU and WE STILL DON’T TRUST YOU, Top 10 Songs Ranked
Future and Metro Boomin have been on a crazy run in 2024, dropping 42 tracks together–17 tracks on their project WE DON’T TRUST YOU, 18…
Miles Heltzer
Jun 28
Ranking of all 14 songs on 21 Savage’s “American Dream” album
Ranking of all 14 songs on 21 Savage’s “American Dream” album
A complete ranking of all 14 songs on American Dream, listing songs in order of worst to best (tier list), with discussions of each song.
Miles Heltzer
Mar 25
The 66th Annual Grammy Awards: Did They Get It Right?
The 66th Annual Grammy Awards: Did They Get It Right?
The 66th annual Grammy Awards ceremony took place on February 4, 2024, at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Similarly to previous years, the…
Miles Heltzer
Mar 4
Circus Maximus Chaos
Circus Maximus Chaos
Attending the Travis Scott concert in Chicago was nothing short of phenomenal. I wrote about my experience for my school’s student-run…
Miles Heltzer
Feb 22
The Estate Sale: Quality Over Quantity
The Estate Sale: Quality Over Quantity
The eight new tracks on The Estate Sale start strong. After a 27 second interlude aptly titled “EVERYTHING MUST GO,” the first full song…
Miles Heltzer
Feb 8
Interview with Bob Gendron, Music Critic for the Chicago Tribune
Interview with Bob Gendron, Music Critic for the Chicago Tribune
Have you ever read a music review which was so powerful, it inspired you to download a song or buy a concert ticket? Or maybe you’ve…
Miles Heltzer
Jan 1
Best Albums of 2023
Best Albums of 2023
As someone who mainly listens to rap music, I was very disappointed by the lack of quality rap albums in 2023. Compared to 2022, 2023 was…
Miles Heltzer
Dec 28, 2023
Top 10 Songs of 2023 Ranked
Top 10 Songs of 2023 Ranked
2022 was one of the best years for rap music (and music in general) in recent history. Unfortunately, 2023 was not quite able to provide…
Miles Heltzer
Dec 24, 2023
Drake’s New Album, ‘For All The Dogs,’ Is Finally Here, But Is the ‘Old Drake’ Back?
Drake’s New Album, ‘For All The Dogs,’ Is Finally Here, But Is the ‘Old Drake’ Back?
This year I joined my school’s student newspaper, The Forum. For my first article, I reviewed Drake’s recently released “For All The Dogs.”…
Miles Heltzer
Nov 27, 2023
All 19 Songs on Travis Scott’s ‘UTOPIA’ Ranked
All 19 Songs on Travis Scott’s ‘UTOPIA’ Ranked
A complete ranking of all 19 songs on ‘Utopia’, listing songs in order of worst to best (tier list), with discussions of each song.
Miles Heltzer
Oct 2, 2023
Top 15 Albums of 2022
Top 15 Albums of 2022
2022 has been an incredible year for music, especially for hip-hop. All of the albums on my list below are so good that they could be an…
Miles Heltzer
Dec 26, 2022
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