Album Review: King Henry – 1984: The Round Table Chronicles [@knghenryiv]
King Henry – 1984: The Round Table Chronicles Self-Released; 2013 Day & A Dream Rating: 3.5 out of 5 BUY: Bandcamp There’s a wit and grace about King Henry, the bearded producer who calmly walks around Houston and more without needing much fanfare behind him. He’s at time docile, pensive and careful. The only risks [...]
Album Review: Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap [@chancetherapper]
Chance The Rapper – Acid Rap Self Released; 2013 Day & A Dream Rating: 4.0 out of 5 Download Watching Chicago from the outside doesn’t have the same chilling and cold effect that it does inside. The drill scene might have become the sound of the youth and Chief Keef, its most polarizing star, thanks [...]
Album Review: Tyler, the Creator – Wolf
Tyler, the Creator – Wolf Odd Future; 2013 Day & A Dream Rating: 3.5 out of 5 BUY: iTunes | Amazon Somewhere tucked between anarchism, juvenile nihilism and boy yearning to be fully accepted is Tyler, the Creator’s rap career. Every critical lob short of calling him Eminem in skinny, skeletal composition with an adoration [...]
Album Review: Big K.R.I.T. – King Remembered In Time
Big K.R.I.T. – King Remembered In Time Cinematic Music Group; 2013 Day & A Dream Rating: 4.0 out of 5 DOWNLOAD: Audiomack To an extent, consistency may have doomed Big K.R.I.T. last summer. For two years, K.R.I.T. blazed through mixtapes with the sense of poignancy wrapped in hard hitting drums, soul eating samples from whatever [...]
EP Review: Sean Falyon – December
Sean Falyon – December Self-Released; 2013 Day & A Dream Rating: 4.0 out of 5 BUY: iTunes As a persona, Sean Falyon takes the idea of being an omnipresent individual rather seriously. His vibrant and charming teddy bear life persona allows him to enjoy the beauty of Atlanta’s constantly evolving musical landscape with reverence. He’s [...]
Album Review: Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience
Justin Timberlake - The 20/20 Experience Day & A Dream Rating: 4.0 2013; RCA/Sony Music Buy: iTunes | Amazon | Target Exclusive Deluxe When you take an extended break from the music game – not counting limited features and contributions to a sketch comedy show’s parody band – and when you happen to drop a certified classic album just before going on [...]
Album Review: ForteBowie – Vice Haus
ForteBowie – Vice Haus Day & A Dream Rating: 4.0 out of 5 Self Released; 2013 Download: Here On the foothills of Atlanta rests the mind of ForteBowie. A couple of years following his name switch from Daddy Nino to his present moniker have brought him bigger things, namely exposure with The FADER and a [...]
Album Review: Roosh Williams – déjá Roo: Times Have Changed
Roosh Williams – déjá Roo: Times Have Changed Day & A Dream Rating: 4.0 out of 5 Self-Released; 2013 Buy: Bandcamp The idea that Roosh Williams is underrated will persist until the day he breaks through on some national precipice. It won’t be based on him being Persian, nor based on the fact he’s from [...]
EP Review: J.Cole – Truly Yours
J.Cole – Truly Yours Day & A Dream Rating: 4.0 out of 5 Self-Released; 2013 Download: Here As a fan, you openly root for certain artists to make it. You blindly forgive their mistakes and shortcomings and build up enough of a wall to block out everybody else saying otherwise. In this regard, J.Cole has [...]
Mixtape Review: Pusha T – Wrath Of Caine
Pusha T – Wrath Of Caine Self Released; 2013 Download: Dat Piff Two years ago, Pusha T’s alignment with G.O.O.D. Music capo Kanye West seemed like a marriage destined for fortune. Pusha’s ascension gave G.O.O.D. Music an edge in terms of having a street rapper inside of its cosmos and the rub gave Pusha once [...]
