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Music Writing with a Focus on Underground Gems

  • Tardy EP Review | wifisfuneral – Ethernet 2

    This EP was released on June 28th this year. The only other project I’ve ever listened to from wifisfuneral was Leave Me the Fuck Alone, which wasn’t very good. I wasn’t planning on checking out another project from him after listening to that one, but I heard a few singles from this latest one, and…

  • Tardy Album Review | Dibia$e – Bonus Levels

    This album was released on June 21st this year. Dibia$e is one of those producers who I’d seen a lot of Hip Hop heads mention in the past, but I hadn’t really heard that much of his work before checking out this album. As a matter of fact, I’m pretty sure I’d only ever actually…

  • Tardy Mixtape Review | The Underachievers – The Lords of Flatbush 3

    This mixtape was released on June 21st this year. Honestly, I can’t say I was going into this project with very high expectations. I didn’t like either of the first two projects in The Underachievers’ “Flatbush” series, and I wasn’t expecting this one to be any better. On top of that, just last year in…

  • Tardy Album Review | Diabolic – The Disconnect

    This album was released on June 21st this year. Honestly, I wasn’t that excited for this project before I listened to it. I enjoyed the album that he dropped just a few months prior, Collusion with Vanderslice, but it was far from the quality of his previous work. Since he was releasing this so soon,…

  • Tardy EP Review | Benny the Butcher – The Plugs I Met

    This project was released on June 21st this year. At first I was gonna do a regular full review for this project since it’s one of those bigger releases with a lot of hype behind it, but fuck that. I don’t think I have enough to say about this project in order to do a…

  • Rating Open Mike Eagle’s Discography

    After hearing Open Mike Eagle’s discography, he really became one of my favorite rappers. I actually bumped Ab-Soul from the list to replace him with OME. I still love Ab-Soul, but he’s not as consistent as I want him to be, so that’s my reasoning for that. Anyway, Open Mike Eagle is one of those…

  • Tardy EP Review | Open Mike Eagle – The New Negroes: Season 1 Soundtrack

    This EP was released on June 3rd this year. As the title clearly indicates, it’s the soundtrack to Open Mike Eagle’s TV show with Baron Vaughn on Comedy Central. I’ve never seen a full episode of the show, but I’m pretty sure it’s just a typical sketch show with a little bit of standup and…

  • Tardy EP Review | Lil Nas X – 7

    This EP was released on June 21st this year. I’m not really gonna say too much in this intro because there is nobody reading this who doesn’t know who Lil Nas X is at this point. I’m just gonna say, Old Town Road is not a country song. Obviously I’m not a Country expert, but…

  • Tardy Album Review | Your Old Droog – Transportation

    This album was released on June 14th this year. Before I begin this review, I guess I should mention the somewhat small elephant in the room. When I told someone I was checking this project out, they laughed and seemed to think that I was joking. I guess people don’t expect me to listen to…

  • Rating the LOX’s Discography

    If you’re familiar with Jadakiss, you’re aware that he constantly says that he’s “top 5, dead or alive.” I’m pretty sure there are a lot of Hip Hop fans who would agree with that. I have absolutely no idea why though. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think Jadakiss is wack at all. He’s a…

  • Tardy EP Review | Styles P & Noah Styles – Generational Excellence

    This extended play was released on June 15th this year. Before I listened to this project, I assumed that it’d just be a regular Styles P project with beats that happened to be produced by his son, Noah. That’s not really what this is though. This is a full on collaborative project with Noah on…

  • Tardy EP Review | Sheek Louch – Beast Mode, Vol. 3

    This extended play was released on May 17th this year. Sheek Louch is one of those rappers who’s pretty good, but he ended up being a little overshadowed by the other members in his group because I guess they stood out more to people. I don’t think he’s as good as Styles P or Jadakiss,…