Music Review: Yelawolf – Trunk Muzik Returns Mark Harris Monday, March 18, 2013 The Studio Yelawolf was on the verge of lyricist superstardom. He had already built such a following around his Trunk Muzik series. People were...
Music Review: Swerve and SYG – Cold Winters and Warm Whiskey 2 Mark Harris Tuesday, March 5, 2013 The Studio 1 Comment Some artists make music to entertain, while others make music to reflect on life. Usually, we appreciate those that do a mixture of...
Music Review: Foreign Exchange – The Reworks Mark Harris Monday, March 4, 2013 The Studio It is amazing to see what Phonte and Nicolay have built for themselves. Working off of a whim and musical kinship, they collaborated...
Music Review: Slept on Singles of the Past 2 Months – R&B Mark Harris Monday, February 25, 2013 The Studio Justin Timberlake has a new album coming out and everyone is excited. Including me. But to hell with all of that: there...
Music Review: Stacy Barthe – P.S. I Love You Mark Harris Monday, February 25, 2013 The Studio 1 Comment Stacy Barthe has been on a tear lately. I know I say that a lot. Bear with me. Barthe has been building up momentum for...
Album Review: A$AP Rocky – Long.Live.A$AP Mark Harris Wednesday, January 23, 2013 The Studio The time had finally arrived: the highly touted A$AP Rocky album was ready in Itunes. I must say that I have been a fan since...
Music Reviews: Roc Marciano – Reloaded Mark Harris Tuesday, December 4, 2012 The Studio The word “rejuvenation” comes to mind when one thinks of Roc Marciano. The monotone street orator was once signed with Busta...
Music Review: Sean Price – Mic Tyson Mark Harris Monday, December 3, 2012 The Studio Sometimes, you need to listen to hip-hop that gives you straight entertainment. No, not too many stories or themes. You need that music...
Music Review: Action Bronson – Rare Chandeliers (mixtape) Mark Harris Tuesday, November 20, 2012 The Studio When a project brings together thematic influences, the music must reflect that. If someone drops a project about love, for example,...
Music Review: Guilty Simpson x Apollo Brown – Dice Game Mark Harris Monday, November 19, 2012 The Studio Collaborative albums are looked at as ways for an emcee and a producer to form a musical alliance. In hip hop, these collaborations...
Music Review: Chuuwee – Wild Style Mark Harris Monday, November 19, 2012 The Studio 1 Comment If there should be one word for Chuuwee, it should be “prolific”. I’m not sure if people have been paying attention. However,...
Music Review: Styles of Beyond – Reseda Beach Mark Harris Friday, November 9, 2012 The Studio I haven’t heard from these clods in so long that I thought they retired. Then again, I don’t have an explanation for their...
Music Review: Skyzoo – A Dream Deferred Mark Harris Wednesday, October 24, 2012 The Studio 1 Comment Dreams tend to be the driving force for many people and their aspirations. For Skyzoo, it has been the driving force for his...
Music Review: Big Sant – MF x OG Mark Harris Wednesday, October 24, 2012 The Studio 1 Comment We all know of that situation where the “sidekick” has to step up and shine on their own. Well, that is what is happening to Big...
Music Review: Robert Glasper – Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP Mark Harris Tuesday, October 23, 2012 The Studio Robert Glasper has to be the biggest musical surprise for 2012. Not to be taken lightly, the jazz musician may have put together...
Music Review: Kendrick Lamar – Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City Mark Harris Monday, October 22, 2012 The Studio 1 Comment This present moment serves as the moment of truth. Kendrick Lamar has his official Aftermath/Interscope release out for mass...
Music Review: Blu x Exile – Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them Mark Harris Tuesday, October 2, 2012 The Studio People could never let Blu and Exile rest after the creation of Below The Heavens. Instead of giving in, they both went to do their own...
Music Review: Mikkey Halsted – Castro Mark Harris Tuesday, October 2, 2012 The Studio Mikkey Halsted is one of those artists that is better than people let on. Once affiliated with Cash Money Records, he did plenty of...
Music Review: Talib Kweli – Attack The Block (mixtape review) Mark Harris Monday, October 1, 2012 The Studio 1 Comment Talib Kweli is probably known for his prolific nature. Instead of waiting on his career to restart or mess around with major labels (as...
Music review: Freddie Gibbs – Baby Face Killa Mark Harris Monday, October 1, 2012 The Studio Freddie Gibbs has established himself as his own entity. Just because he is signed to Young Jeezy doesn’t mean he has rested on his...
Album Review: Elle Varner – Perfectly Imperfect Mark Harris Wednesday, August 22, 2012 The Studio After Conversational Lush, I was pretty much hooked on Elle Varner. It would make sense if you heard the powerful voice behind such...
Music Review: Aesop Rock – Skelethon Mark Harris Wednesday, August 8, 2012 The Studio Logorrhea is defined as the excess flow of words. This word, logorrhea, has been commonly used to define the rhyme schemes Aesop Rock uses....
Music Review: Rick Ross – God Forgives, I Don’t Mark Harris Monday, August 6, 2012 The Studio Rick Ross is a polarizing hip hop figure: hate him or love him. People that don’t care for him go back to his checkered past in the...
Music Review: Nas – Life Is Good Mark Harris Monday, July 30, 2012 The Studio Many fans in hip hop have awaited this album since media outlets spoke about it months ago. Rumored collaborations, song titles, and...
Music Reviews: Five Best Albums of 2012 (No Mixtapes!) Mark Harris Tuesday, July 17, 2012 The Studio I work to avoid these type of lists, yet I’m going to do one anyway. Why? To hell with it, that’s why. I need to show...
Album Review: Frank Ocean – Channel Orange Mark Harris Monday, July 16, 2012 The Studio Frank Ocean is now one of the most talked about artists for reasons outside of his music. In recent history, he had a moment of...
Music Review: John Graham – Magic: Blanc et Noir (album review) Mark Harris Thursday, July 12, 2012 The Studio One look at the artwork of this CD and there is a guarantee people will get it confused. The “pagan” imagery will have many taken...
Studio Exclusive: Authenticity Complete- The Life and Times of S.L. Jones (Pt. 2) Mark Harris Sunday, July 8, 2012 Studio Xclusive, The Studio 1 Comment In the previous article, there was a discussion about what makes S.L. Jones who he is. Musically, he is an artist that wants to establish his own...
Music Review: Dom Kennedy – Yellow Album Mark Harris Wednesday, July 4, 2012 The Studio Dom Kennedy is one of those artists that makes the music he wants to make. Usually with carefree lyrics, many either love his stuff or avoid it....
Music Review: Smoke DZA – Rugby Thompson Mark Harris Monday, July 2, 2012 The Studio 1 Comment The Harlemite known for plenty of kush smoke and Rugby flavor is back with more music. Never really taking a break, he has had four or...
