| On ‘DAMN.’ and the Power (or Lack Thereof) of Prayer | April 17, 2017 |
Douglas Martin takes a look at Kendrick Lamar's 'DAMN.' and the faith that runs through it.
| Lust and Logic: SZA’s “twoAM” Sits Somewhere in Between | March 20, 2017 |
Paley Martin revisits SZA's "twoAM."
| Too Old to Die Young: On Isaiah Rashad’s The Sun’s Tirade | September 26, 2016 |
Will Hagle takes a look at Isaiah Rashad's excellent new album, The Sun's Tirade.
| 25 Like Isaiah: Isaiah Rashad Returns with “Free Lunch” | August 10, 2016 |
Dan From the Internet breaks down the new Isaiah Rashad single.
| Groove Is in the Heart: The Return of Schoolboy Q | April 11, 2016 |
After two years off, the TDE bucket hat standard bearer returns with new single, "Groovy Tony."
| Not No Number One: Isaiah Rashad’s “Nelly” | September 24, 2015 |
Isaiah Rashad returns to pay tribute to the greatest of all St. Lunatics.
| MobbDeen: Kendrick Lamar’s Motivational Plan | September 23, 2014 |
King Kendrick's comeback single meets the last "Control" response.
| Summer Mixtape: Brad Beatson | July 4, 2014 |
Brad Beatson turns down only for freedom. In the summer, I’m looking to push play on a playlist and let it ride. It’s too beautiful out. And I know it’s inevitable that some drunken fingertips will hijack the music at some point to play what they want to. So this is my grand attempt at […]
| Origin Stories: From Quincey to Q | May 23, 2014 |
Brad Beatson breaks the bank via Penny Arcade Next to “Prescription,” I found “Hoover Street” to be the most unsettling track on Oxymoron. The video reminds me of always wanting to be older when I was young, looking up to whomever and wishing I could trade places just for a day. We see Q’s inspiration for […]
| Isaiah Rashad – “Heavenly Father” | March 14, 2014 |
Max Bell went to Catholic school. Cilvia Demo is the best TDE release of 2014 thus far (review here). Oxymoron has its merits, but Rashad deals in introspection more poignantly. His wit and wordplay are sharper. His precocious wisdom is tempered by bursts of willful waywardness. In other words, he loves smoking trees and hates advice. So […]
