Music Review: Beyonce – Beyonce’ Mark Harris Friday, January 3, 2014 Studio Xclusive, The Studio Sometimes, it is necessary for one to embark on the atypical and unusual. Within that journey, one should actually seek to...
Music Review: Troy Ave – White Christmas 2 Mark Harris Friday, December 27, 2013 The Studio What hasn’t already been said about Troy Ave that I can actually express? I’m not sure. We all know that he is helping to bring NY...
Music Review: Add-2 x Khrysis – Between Heaven and Hell Mark Harris Wednesday, November 27, 2013 The Studio There are albums that actually know how to stick to the theme/storyline given. When this happens, we usually are blessed with music...
Music Review: Jhene Aiko – Sail Out Mark Harris Tuesday, November 26, 2013 The Studio 1 Comment Jhene Aiko has been by the sea for quite a while now. Sailing Souls, her premiere mixtape, made some noise for those seeking some good...
Music Review: Danny Brown – Old Mark Harris Tuesday, November 12, 2013 The Studio Danny Brown is probably hip hop’s most enigmatic emcee. While he is quite the “hood cat”, he wears a Mohawk reminiscent to 80’s rock. He...
Music Review: Robert Glasper Experiment – Black Radio 2 Mark Harris Monday, November 11, 2013 The Studio 1 Comment Robert Glasper Experiment has witness a slight “meteoric rise” in popularity. Things became different once he released the...
Music Review: Pusha T – My Name Is My Name Mark Harris Monday, November 4, 2013 The Studio 2 Comments Pusha T has been hyping this new album up since he appeared on Kanye’s track “Runaway”. Then again, that was the true emergence of Pusha T...
Music Review: John Legend – Love In The Future Mark Harris Monday, September 16, 2013 The Studio Regardless of how things may go, John Legend is always liable to have some good music. It all started with Get Lifted, his introduction...
Music Review: Stalley – Honest Cowboy Mark Harris Tuesday, September 3, 2013 The Studio The marriage between Stalley and MMG has been a tricky one at best. Many people have been happy that he has a “bigger platform” for...
Music Review: Joey Bada$$ – Summer Knights Mark Harris Monday, July 8, 2013 The Studio Joey Bada$$ has hit the scene with an immediate smash (safe to say). With the super luminous “Survival Tactics”, he took himself to...
Music Review: Mr. MFN Xquire – Kismet Mark Harris Thursday, July 4, 2013 The Studio Mr. MFN Xquire is quite the irregular artist. As much as he can be esoteric, he can be equally as raunchy and hood. Being such a...
Music Review: Run The Jewels (El-P x Killer Mike) Mark Harris Wednesday, July 3, 2013 The Studio Last year could have been easily considered a great year for both El-P and Killer Mike alike. After the seminal release of R.A.P. Music...
Music Review: Mac Miller – Watching Movies With The Sound Off Mark Harris Thursday, June 27, 2013 The Studio 1 Comment Have you ever been in a situation where you knew you had to switch things up or go back to your previous approach to get things right?...
Music Review: Statik Selektah – Extended Play Mark Harris Monday, June 24, 2013 The Studio On the underground, Statik Selektah is becoming more of a household name. Due to producing plenty of compilations and “one producer/one...
Music Review: Kanye West – Yeezus Mark Harris Thursday, June 20, 2013 The Studio 1 Comment Kanye is the habitual envelope pusher. No album that he has created sounds the same as the previous. One can go from College Dropout all...
Music Review: Adrian Marcel – 7 Days Of Weak Mark Harris Tuesday, June 11, 2013 The Studio Adrian Marcel @ Vanquish in Atlanta Hailing from Oakland, California, Adrian Marcel is being touted as “another great voice...
Music Review: J Cole – Born Sinner Mark Harris Monday, June 10, 2013 The Studio The sophomore slump is one of the biggest fears that artists have. Some artist have suffered through it (Raekwon and Jay-Z had second...
Mixtape: Adrian Marcel – 7 Days of Weak (Presented by Raphael Saadiq) Ms. Bels Friday, May 31, 2013 The Studio Ok, I'm late. But, it doesn't matter because this mixtape is a classic. It will be on the minds of many listeners for quite some...
Music Review: Travis Scott – Owl Pharaoh Mark Harris Thursday, May 30, 2013 Studio Xclusive, The Studio Travis Scott has worked his way to the proverbial top. Adding on the right cosigns, he is now in the thralls of actually becoming a man of...
Music Review: Bas – Quarter Water Raised Me: Volume 2 Mark Harris Tuesday, May 28, 2013 The Studio 2 Comments It seems that J. Cole is trying to build a squad around him. The inclusion of Bas (pronounced Base or Bass) is his way of solidifying his...
Music Review: Laura Mvula – Sing To The Moon Mark Harris Monday, May 20, 2013 The Studio Laura Mvula is an artist that I have no familiarity with. In fact, I know about her from the Facebook ads that I kept seeing. From what I have...
Music Review: Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap (mixtape review) Mark Harris Tuesday, May 14, 2013 The Studio 1 Comment When I kept seeing Chance The Rapper’s name around the internet, I always wondered “What the hell is supposed to be so...
Music Review: Spree Wilson – Life In Technicolor Vol. 1 (EP) Mark Harris Friday, May 10, 2013 The Studio 1 Comment Spree Wilson is both inspired and inspirational. Being the Atlanta-by-way-of-Nashville artsy musician (of sorts), he has strong roots...
Music Review: Ghostface Killah – 12 Reasons to Die Mark Harris Monday, May 6, 2013 The Studio Ghostface Killah is always good for putting out some music. The only problem is that his last albums either wasn’t up to snuff or...
Music Review: Add-2 – More Missed Calls Mark Harris Tuesday, April 30, 2013 The Studio Add-2 is tired of wack rappers. Trust me, I know: we have had numerous Facebook conversations about this particular subject. So,...
Music Review: Verbal Kent – Deer Guts EP Mark Harris Friday, April 26, 2013 The Studio 3 Comments Verbal Kent is a mainstay in the Chicago underground hip hop scene. From formulating a freestyle group to even coming close to death...
Music Review: Sound FX – Empathy Mark Harris Monday, April 22, 2013 The Studio 1 Comment I can rest assured that Sound FX will make music that I’m trying to hear. The Riverside, California duo has been at it for a few...
Music Review: Big K.R.I.T. – King Remembered In Time Mark Harris Monday, April 15, 2013 The Studio So, many of you considered Live From The Underground a flop. I disagree. However, let me explain where the issue...
Music Review: Eddie B – Horsepower Mark Harris Friday, April 12, 2013 The Studio 1 Comment Everybody has been raving about Harry Fraud on the production. Producing for the likes of Rick Ross, French Montana, and even...
Music Review: ANTHM – Handful of Dust Mark Harris Wednesday, March 20, 2013 The Studio 1 Comment ANTHM is one of the bigger anomalies in hip hop. Unapologetically human, yet spiritual, ANTHM always makes music that connects with...
