The Showcase – October 2025
I listen to a lot of music. No, really. If I’m not catching up on what my dudes...
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The Best Albums of 2015: 33 to 1
The Best Albums of 2015 Part 1, covering albums 33 to 1 and featuring: Baroness, Jeremih, Dendritic Arbor, Failure, Grimes, Marriages, and Beach Slang.
If History Is Any Guide, 2015’s Best Album Is About To Drop
New albums from Kanye West, Beyoncé, Drake, Frank Ocean, or Rihanna before year's end? Who will it be in 2015? Dan Vesper discusses who could do it.
Drake and Future – What a Time to Be Alive: How An Amazing Year Has Us All Spoiled Rotten.
Yes. Drake and Future have dropped a mixtape, What a Time to Be Alive. This year in hip hop has been amazing. 2015 has definitely spoiled us.
Riots, Racism, and Rap: Are You Still Down?
Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, and Drake have all rapped about Tupac's "R U Still Down (Remember Me)" in 2015. What do you think that's all about?
Kendrick Lamar – The Shape of Rap To Come
Dan Vesper's reviews Kendrick Lamar's unreleased album To Pimp A Butterfly and predicts that it will be as amazing as everyone hopes it will be.
A Brief History of R&B and Why D’Angelo’s Black Messiah Matters
Dan discusses why D'Angelo's new album Black Messiah is so important and then lists all the important Hip Hop and R&B albums from the past five decades.
Odds and Ends: 2014 Year-End Edition (Albums You May Have Missed)
Odds and Ends is a feature where we catch up on 10 albums we missed. Here is the year-end round up including, A$AP Ferg, D'Angelo, MadFro, Sicko Mobb and much more!
Turnt Down: The Ten Worst Songs Ever!
Ultimately, this Ten Worst Songs list is about heartbreak. These songs broke my heart. There is so much good music available, why were these songs hits?