Tag: Album review

  • Hopsin’s album leaves sour taste

    “No Shame” is California rapper Hopsin’s fifth studio album and is a sullen recounting of the past two years of his life, which he describes as being a downfall. There’s no denying that Hopsin is a talented rapper, but his lyricism and attitude tend to garner a lot of criticism. He takes on an aggressive…

  • Mansionz disappoints with debut

    Mansionz is a collaborative duo composed of Mike Posner and Blackbear. Their debut album, also titled “mansionz,” explores themes of love, non-conformity and depression. They have worked together twice before on individual songs, but this is the first album released as a team. Although the album contains a few interesting songs, most of them are…

  • “Coloring Book” could be album of Summer 2016

    Chance the Rapper’s latest album features catchy tunes, religious themes Each summer, music fans anxiously await a sound that will define those three magical months. This year, an early contender for the summer standard bearer is Chance the Rapper’s third project, “Coloring Book.” Chance had huge expectations to meet after his 2013 breakthrough album “Acid…