Smoke & Mirrors, September: IV
It's Just Sen
We’re entering the last quarter of 2018. As far as music goes, it has been an unbelievable ride so far. And we’re poised for an incredible finish. I have been…
September 2018
R&Cs: Éternité
Hewa Yasin
For this edition of ‘Roll & Coasters‘, I just ordered the songs by (their videos’) popularity and the results were quite interesting. So, French rapper Jazzy Bazz takes stop with…
R&Cs: Let You Love Me
Word on streets Twitter is Rita Ora’s “Let Me Love You” is her biggest hit to date. Well done. It’s been a long road for Rita (remember her Roc Nation…
R&Cs: KING
There’s a growing number of hip-hop afficionados that believe South African rapper Nasty C would soon vy for the title of rap supremo on the global stage. As excellent as…
R&Cs: Stay
I start off with “Stay”, one of my favorite songs off my favorite Mac Miller album, The Divine Feminine. (I had a couple more joints off the album on earlier…
Smoke & Mirrors, September: III
We can talk about the new — and we expected it — spectacular 6LACK album (East Atlanta Love Letter)… We can talk about the surprise unsurprisingly dope Wale EP (Self…
R&Cs: XIX
Similarly to yesterday’s playlist, “XIX” is the title track of an album I was eager to get into this year. MHD, one of the biggest proponents of Afro Trap —…
R&Cs: Trip
Another no-brainer here. Ella Mai’s single “Trip” is one of those lovely ballads that will keep things warm for the folks facing the winter. Otherwise, it’s yet another convincing piece…
R&Cs: East Atlanta Love Letter
Let’s kick off proceedings with the title track of one of the most anticipated albums of 2018 — at least to me and, frankly, that’s all that matters here. “East…
DJ Rowstone, Take it Away! For a Little Bit of Reggae!
Ask the homie Yoshi about The Netherlands. I bet that he’d be quick to rattle off one or two of the many memorable moments he’s had when he lived there.…