A person’s twenties are a rough time period. There’s confusion in changing platitudes, frustrations (physical, emotional, sexual, spiritual, etc.), lingering feelings of inadequacy, hatred at the norm, and maybe most of all the nagging feeling that something isn’t right. Nowhere you go, nothing you do, nobody you meet seems right, and you can’t quite place […]
album review: Majid Jordan – A Place Like This EP
With each new signing to Drake’s October’s Very Own brand, his Toronto-rooted sphere of influence continues to expand. Whereas the boss prides himself on the honesty of his music “leaving him too exposed”, the duo of Majid Al Maskati and Jordan Ullman (better known as Majid Jordan) revel in their anonymity and seclusion. Building off […]
Album Review: Common’s “Nobody’s Smiling”
I don’t know how to start this shit, yo… While this particular review has nothing to do with Nas, that famous line from Illmatic might be the best way for me to actually start this piece. For one, Common has been one of my favorite artists for a long time now; at one point he was […]
album review: Marsha Ambrosius – Friends & Lovers
Matching the intimacy of its predecessor, Marsha Ambrosius’ Friends & Lovers delivers candor in droves (“So Good”, “69”) where Late Nights lacked. The content is more in touch with her time as half of the British soul twosome, Floetry, while the vibe musically is similar to that of Late Nights. “La La La La La” […]
Weight in Words: Redux 