Album Review: D’Angelo and the Vanguards’ “Black Messiah”

“So if you’re wondering about the shape I’m in/I hope it ain’t my abdomen that you’re referring to” – D’Angelo, “Back to the Future, Part 1” The conversation between my friend and I went like this: Him: …she’s not hip to today’s lingo as well as she assumes she is… Me: And wouldn’t just deal […]

Track Review: Kendrick Lamar’s “Untitled”

As The Colbert Report comes to a conclusion this Thursday, last night’s episode featured Stephen’s final musical guest: West Coast golden boy Kendrick Lamar.  He performed a new track, one that lacks a title, but even more interesting than that was how he was backed by Anna Wise, Thundercat, Bilal and Terrace Martin.  You have […]