‘Neither a good one, nor is it so unblessed’: Travis Scott’s UTOPIA
In an effort to present the world with a true rap blockbuster album, Travis delivers a grand yet hollow spectacle...
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The Frank Fiasco
Coachella should have been a triumphant homecoming for Frank Ocean, the most enigmatic figure in hip-hop as of late. After...
Review: ‘Pearl’
Ti West's X (2022) was a horror movie set in the 1970s about sneaky pornographers in a remote Texan farmhouse...
Tyler, the Creator’s ‘The Estate Sale’: a review
The deluxe album trend. Some love it, some loath it. Lil Uzi Vert has been praised for reigniting the release...
The Desecration of Dahl: Why we shouldn’t appropriate old literature
Roald Dahl was my first introduction to literature. His easy-to-read novels ignited a love for words that has carried through...
A$AP Rocky gears up for new album with the release of ‘Same Problems?’
What marked A$AP Rocky’s eventual emergence into rap mainstream was the release of his 2013 studio debut LONG.LIVE.A$AP; the lead...
The Big Steppers Tour: Kendrick’s masterclass in performance art
The First Direct Arena was brimming with people. The two-hour wait between entrance and entertainment hardly felt like it at...
Could Frank Ocean be making his musical return soon?
Since his emergence onto the alternative R&B music scene, Frank Ocean’s creative output has been tantalisingly sporadic; he provided fans...
Does Ye have a way back?
It gets harder to defend Kanye West every day. This time, however, it would be wrong, and quite frankly impossible,...
Joji picks up the pieces of a broken heart with new album ‘Smithereens’
George Kusunoki Miller’s rebranding from the unrefined, uncouth YouTube sensation known as 'Filthy Frank' into chart-topping artist Joji has been...