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Anderson .Paak Malibu album review by Dreadpen

Anderson .Paak: Malibu album review

Malibu is an expansive opus that flows in multiple directions like a classic ’70s double album. I’ve recently been listening to Anderson .Paak all the time. His Malibu album in particular. Whenever I open Spotify I click on it almost mechanically. So I thought, why not do a review of Anderson .Paak’s Malibu album. The […]

The Show – what happens on the stage is only half the story

This spirited documentary from 1995 examines the world of rap music using both interviews and performance footage of many popular rappers at a Philadelphia concert. The singers address many aspects of their music and lifestyle including the apparent connection between rap performers and crime the differences between East Coast and West Coast rap the rampant […]

Nas Nasir album review by Dreadpen

Nas: Nasir album review

Two years after claiming he’d finished his album, Nas’ Nasir finally came out back in June of 2018. Today, we’re doing an album review of Nasir. Mixed reviews Race discrimination, police brutality, conspiracy theories, these are all classic Nas subjects. Yet, upon its release, Nasir received mixed album reviews. You could say that the worst […]