Matt Legrand is reaching a level of stardom that many aspiring Chicago creatives can only envision. He fits every Pop-appealing trait imaginable. A young artist with just the right timbre and enough musical talent to break away from obscurity. Legrand is about to reach 100,000 Instagram followers by the time this piece has been written,
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ELEO is a young, aspiring R&B singer who has an interesting history bouncing back from the U.S. to China throughout his life. ELEO reached initial recognition when he won first place in the North American segment of a Chinese singing competition, Starboy. His time on the show proved that music was ELEO’s passion and with
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Shain Romanowski who displays himself as ‘A Certain Energy‘ is manifesting in himself a trend that has been on the uprise in the past decade. The cornucopia of internet sensations, entrepreneurs, minimalists, and musicians are showcasing a stream of jovial energy among their viewers. Romanowski’s branded image revolves around this stream of empowerment in an
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During his period of coaching lacrosse and delivering food, the young Nicholas Miller suffered a heroin overdose. Supposedly, this epiphany led to his strict concentration on his music, enhancing his skill to craft the image he represents today. Miller, known by his musical pseudonym, is witnessing over seventeen million monthly Spotify listeners. Illenium is a
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Phora, the rap pseudonym for Marco Anthony Archer, was birthed after Archer’s attempt at changing his life around from a life of petty crimes and altercations with dangerous peers. By the time of this review, he had begun his own record label, Yours Truly, and was signed into Warner Bros. Studios. Archer suffered through years
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Dejhare was a corporate woman who discovered her passion for musical creativity while working in her enclosed office space. Dejhare savors the sounds of R&B, Soft Rock, and World Beat, but her penmanship comes from the edifice of Blues music. After a slew of singles, Dejhare recently released her newest single titled “Without You”. “Without
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In a recent argument with some close friends, some of us had been arguing that the garment of Rap has been tainted with rappers who follow trends that have been exacerbating since 2012. As this is a notion that is heavily levied by older rappers and music fanatics, one of my friends said an interesting
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In the midst of a humid July, where all bake under the sun, nothing seems to be more erotic than a series of lustful melodies. Chicago Summers are spent near the beachside during the day and near the glossy cityscape at night. More freedom inspires more risks being taken. The sultry weather especially entices romantic
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In the music video for Slightly Stoopid‘s latest single, ‘One More Night,’ a grown and humble guitarist sits on the peak of a canyon, gazing at the morning ocean waves. Or, he’ll be sitting at a quiet diner with nothing but his notebook and a can of Modelo. At the beginning of the video, he’s
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The romantic dream of cruising away from the systematic mess of the world in a speeding car under an electrifying sky. That is the fantasy that Alternative Electronic or Electronic Pop music typically caters to. A fantastic world where the strife of everyday life is not present in a mile radius. The bubble where the
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Blues music never truly experienced the commercial and social boom Jazz music had in the twentieth century. Blues music was not far behind Jazz music in terms of prestige and relatability of the world’s melancholy during and after World War II. Although the genre is no longer a relatable force, with the exception of the
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As of now, the Summer is nearly creeping over the seasonal tide of rain and unexpected wind chills. Americans now idly lie down in the green-lush grass and sweat when they rush to their morning jobs. The start of June calls for seasonal tracks that are energetic and perfect for barbecue cook-outs. The production includes
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A recent calling has been searing through the troughs of the Hip-Hop community. A backlash against insensible drivel, the same stories being told, over and over again. This backlash resulted in the uprising of Kendrick Lamar and the Pro Era crew after 2011. The short span of Ratking and the touring wave of the Underachievers.
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The character of a female rapper, aggressive or flowery, tight-knit or lax, is usually more of a potent aspect than the music itself. Many Taylor Swift fans from 2009 adored the youthful, sweetheart semblance she brought onto the stage. There are also those that glorify the tough, grimy dialect of Lil Kim and her successors.
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Equipped mainly with his sorrowful piano chords and yearning vocals, LAPP introduced the last, rainy April weekend with a single and an EP. The single, entitled ‘Ride,’ matches the somber ambiance of the recent weather perfectly. London seems to be pouring out artists with an ear for soulful incantations and the collective spirit of the
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ITSOKAYTOCRY is tatted to the brim with Gothic emblems and sentiments. Holding that type of character on Hip-Hop’s platform would have been something probably mocked or abandoned around fifteen years ago. Now, it’s a fad that people from the stretches of the northern city and the suburban stretches can pursue without rabid ostracisation. “Bi-Polar Freestyle”
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For the longest time, I had shut off my radio and completely devoid myself from Pop music. Around this time, I was heavily invested in SoundCloud music and Spotify was starting to ring a buzz among the social media heathens, so it wasn’t an issue for me. From time to time, whether strolling through a
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New York R&B/Hip-Hop duo Majix releases their single ‘Thirsty’ to take on 2019.
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Nicholas Kerr introduces his entrance to 2019 with a slow-tempo single, solitary.
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Produced by the venerable Metro Boomin, Migos’ Offset introduces 2019 with a thoughtful new single, Red Room.
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New single from MIT Graduate Shape King and his venture into the abstract
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I had never heard of a genre called Dream Pop before I had listened to a band from Brooklyn called DIIV in my Senior year of high school. Their first album, Oshin, to be specific, intrigued me with its airy quality. It sounded as if Alternative music was tanning under the vibrant sun rays on
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Any musician to land a connection with the Trap martyr, Young Thug, has unlocked their potential for musical infamy. Young Thug is one of the Trap artists who have opened their doors for students to study the music that reaches youth of nearly every personality. Strick is a student of Young Thug that has garnered
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The South is where the Hip-Hop’s focus is situated at now. After 2010, figures from Atlanta, Georgia, such as Mike WiLL Made-It , Lil Yachty, and the venerable Gucci Mane. The South cultivated the scene that Hip-Hop is demonstrating today. This scene includes the concentration on hard, punishing bass sounds filled to the brim with
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One of the most powerful aspects of Hip-Hop is how fluid the genre can be. Hip-Hop has the viscosity to sound soulful and soothing, or warped into a menacing piece of gritty street representation. Hip-Hop songs can be made into dance plays, activist demonstrations, urban pantomimes, or rambunctious thrash bangers. Through this ability comes the
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