Tag: hip hop
KUCR Off the Record: Quaransingles
‘Cholla’ by Jerry Paper
By: Marc Arteaga, CW
Right off the bat, Jerry Paper’s newest single “Cholla” strikes the listener’s ears with a bouncy instrumental that...
‘3.15.20’ is Childish Gambino’s answer to the turmoil caused by a...
Courtesy of YouTube
Donald Glover, better known as Childish Gambino, has returned with a surprise release of a...
With a bloated tracklist “Tha Carter V” fails to make an...
Once upon a time, in a seemingly alternate universe, where Bobby Shmurda freely shmoney-danced the streets of New York and the radio was actually...
“Birthmark: A Gospel / Hip-Hop Experience” excites UCR during its 10-day...
When The Sugar Hill Gang released “Rapper’s Delight” in the fall of 1979, not only did it introduce all but New York to the...
Long live 03 Greedo
Walking through the parking lot of Santa Ana’s The Observatory, a familiar aroma wafted between car to car. A cocktail of blunts — the...
Cardi Cash: Cardi B’s debut is another round of hits
Cardi B live-streamed the completion of her debut album, “Invasion of Privacy,” on Instagram in a moment which signaled a fulfillment of the endless...
The “Black Panther” soundtrack is not revolutionary, but a worthwhile listen
“Black Panther’”s official soundtrack was released through Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE), Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope records and executively produced by Kendrick Lamar and Anthony...
Meet rap’s modern Spice Girls: Rico Nasty, Asian Doll and Cupcakke
Among hip-hop’s incoming class are female rappers Rico Nasty, Asian Doll and Cupcakke.
Their careers are interesting to take notice of, as they’ve come...
From Eminem to Offset, an analysis of hip-hop’s history of homophobia
On Wednesday, Jan. 17, the music video for VFN Lucci’s single “Boss Life” was released. The track features Offset of the rap trio Migos,...
Rolling Loud: The world’s biggest hip-hop festival takes on SoCal
By now, any argument that plants rock music at the forefront of cultural relevance over hip-hop rests at a platitude — it’s an observation...