Goodbye 2018: Rejoice
Wraith Yoshi
I hope you’ve enjoyed the chill (and slightly uptempo) vibes that we shared ealier in our recap playlist of the more memorable popular hits of this year. Similarly, we now…
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Goodbye 2018: Reminisce
As my brother alluded, 2018 was a major year for us. A lot of lessons, tribulations, revelations, decisions and sacrifices. We’ve had successes, wins and losses but that’s how it…
Smoke x Mirrors ’18|12: III
It's Just Sen
Let me take my bow for a 2018 that gave my team and I more trials and lessons than we could have ever anticipated. However, I believe that we were…
R&Cs: Run It Up
Hewa Yasin
For 2019, I’m betting that (in mainstream hip-hop) we’ll be introduced to a slew of young rappers making the leap from social media sensations or local niche leaders. So be…
R&Cs: One Love
This year, Fally Ipupa made sure he was a fixture. With new return-to-the-roots album (Control), he glued us to the dancefloor (“ École“) and charmed with undeniable ballads (“Aime-moi“, “Canne…
On se (re)voit l’année prochaine ?
Paola Audrey
Joyeux Noël ! 🎄🎄🎄 Je sais, vous avez autre chose à faire en ce moment que de me lire… et vous avez bien raison. Profitez de vos proches, de votre…
R&Cs: Dabebi
I got Ghana all over this one! The lead is another excellent offering from Mr Eazi, a Nigerian who made his bones in Ghana before breaking through on the continental…
R&Cs: Cool People
In between seasons of Grown-ish, Chloe and Halle Bailey, a sister duo of multihyphenates, released one of the more outstanding albums of 2018, The Kids Are Alright. Chloe x Halle’s…
R&Cs: Jon Snow
Malgré le risque de m’attirer la foudre des passionés de Game of Thrones, je dois avouer que je n’ai pas encore regardé cette série tant acclamée. (Ceci dit, je compte…
R&Cs: Money
With a chart busting album still going strong, Cardi B reloaded out of the blue with the thumping single “Money”. Sticking to her brand of female empowerment anthems, this one…