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                  Hey guys. This is a super late post and I apologize for that but I wanted to talk about something that’s been in my mind since I saw the issue earlier on TikTok. So, I’m sure you all know but just in case you don’t, Lil Nas X released a music video alongside the song “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)”. The song isn’t under controversy, but the music video is as it depicts scenes of Lil Nas X giving lap dances around a man dressed as Satan. The music video is meant to be a portrayal of how homosexuality is seen as a sin today but still, Lil Nas X finds pride in his sexual orientation. I’ve seen a lot of videos and some comments about how this video is offensive to certain Christian followers, and I don’t think this video should be seen as anything offensive. We should instead be grateful that we live in a world that allows singers of different backgrounds and orientations to portray their them...

  H E L L O ! Welcome back to another week of this juicy blogging. Today I’m going over an album that came out this week, Justin Bieber’s “Justice”. At first, I didn’t see this album as a big deal but if there’s one thing I know about today’s pop culture, it’s that Justin Bieber has constantly been on the icon list ever since his “Baby, Baby” song came out back when I was in the 5 th grade (I graduated college this year so it’s been a while). That being said, I wanted to check out this album because I wanted to tune in on how Justin’s music has changed with the situation revolving COVID and lockdown. What I got in this project as actually a good time with a good amount of songs being groovy and when it felt repetitive, I was given a good amount of guest features that brought back the energy.                 This album mostly revolves around love and Justin’s relationship with his wife, Hailey Bieber. Righ...

              Hola amigos, today I’m going to give my take on the recently released Kali Uchis album “Sin Miedo” that came out in November 2020. I knew I was going to listen to this album in its entirety at some point, but time just drew me to other songs until I finally had the time to look back and see what this album was about. I have been a Kali Uchis fan for a while, particularly of her first full length album “Isolation”. I remember listening to this album while I was a student at UC Santa Barbara, and I’m telling you nothing is better than listening to her soothing voice as you look out to the waves on a beach. I loved her voice and I believe her vocals are very unique and soothing, making her collaborations with Tyler, the Creator’s mellow songs very exciting. That being said, let’s just jump into this album and see what we get. The introduction of this album, “la luna enamorada” was a very chill song, having Kal...

  Happy March WHOOOO!! Can’t believe we’re in month three of 2021, time’s flying by and I think I’m starting to hear the walls talk to me. Another thing that’s been talking to me was the new music that we’ve got going on this week. We had a surprise drop from Drake with three songs followed by other singles from artists such as Tyler the Creator, Anderson .Paak and Bruno Mars aka Silk Sonic, an album from Drill rappers Lil Durk and his bros and the special of this week’s post, UNLOCKED 1.5 with Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats. Before we get into it, I just wanted to give a couple of words on the music I listed above: ·          Drake’s Scary Hours 2 : What’s Next and Wants and Needs ft. Lil Baby are good songs, while Lemon Pepper Freestyle was a little lacking in my opinion. The beats are nice and it’s always a nice time to hear Drake groove out. ·          Silk Sonic’s Leave the Door Open : Great so...

  What’s up guys! Finally, we are at the conclusion of the trilogy of me listening to Mac Miller and giving my takes. For this part, we’ll be covering the albums, “GO:OD AM”, “The Divine Feminine”, “Swimming”, and “Circles”. Let’s get right into it.                 The first album I listened to after “Faces” was “GO:OD AM”. To recap on what I thought of Mac’s work before this, it was pretty dark. The topics of drug dependency, identity, and the harsh lifestyle that comes with success were pretty common in Mac’s work up to this point. While it did create a lot of interesting songs, there was a point in “Faces” where I saw a dark side of Mac that worried me. A lot of artists go through up and downs, and that mixtape was very honest on how it showcased Mac’s issues. When I listened to “GO:OD AM” however, things changed. Much like what the album name and intro is alluding to, this album is about Mac’s come up ...

                  What’s up guys, I hope you guys had a great week! Today I am going to go over my opinion on the recently released Trippie Redd album, “NEON SHARK vs. Pegasus (Deluxe: Presented by Travis Barker)”. This is pretty much the deluxe version of Trippie’s “Pegasus” album that came out in 2020. Before we even touch the music, I wanted to talk about a new trend that I’ve been noticing in the rap genre these past couple of months. This trend is what I call the “DELUXE PACKAGE” (caps are necessary) where an artist releases a full length project, and instead of creating a deluxe album with a couple extra songs, we get the DELUXE PACKAGE which contains almost an entirely new project with a good amount of songs attached on top of the original album. I noticed this with Lil Uzi Vert’s album “Eternal Atake” and his deluxe version “Lil Uzi Vert vs. The World 2” and later with Nav’s album “Good Intentions” a...

                  Good evening boys and gals, this is part 2 of my experience listening to Mac Miller. Today we’ll be talking about another 3 projects of his, them being “Macadelic”, “Watching Movies with the Sound Off”, and “Faces”. These projects are definitely different from what I got from Mac’s work in the previous blog post so this will be interesting to get into.                 The first project we’ll talk about is a mixtape that came after “Blue Slide Park”, “Macadelic”. This mixtape is definitely a segway from the innocent rapper feel we got from Mac’s projects before. It starts off with a different bang with a rap that already sounds like a much more grown Mac Miller. The content of this project is interesting as we see him go ham on crazy beats to talk about the success he’s attaining at this point in life. The concept o...