Luke Hinz

Original Content Waka Flocka's Hard In Da Paint: A Blunt Force Masterclass In Trap Fatalism Callous, puncturing, visceral, and goonish. Call it what you will, but "Flockaveli" and it’s centerpiece “Hard In da Paint” signify one of trap music’s most critical junctures. By Luke Hinz February 05, 2020 3.3K Views
Reviews Mac Miller's "Circles" Is A Fitting Farewell That Finds Solace In Sadness On "Circles," Mac Miller proves that liberation from the cycles of the past is possible. By Luke Hinz January 24, 2020 6.2K Views
Original Content Predicting 2020 Music Trends Forecasting the year to come and taking stock of what 2019 can tell us about the trends of tomorrow. By Luke Hinz January 03, 2020 4.2K Views
Reviews Fat Joe's "Family Ties" Proves To Be An Apathetic Farewell At long last, Joey Crack has decided to hang up his Yankee fitted, at least for now. By Luke Hinz December 15, 2019 12.2K Views
Original Content Griselda: The Second Coming Of That "Classic Shit" Few can go bar-for-bar with Griselda, Buffalo's tight-knit rap crew that is giving an old sound new flavor. By Luke Hinz November 29, 2019 6.5K Views
Reviews Kanye West "Jesus Is King" Review Kanye’s musical ear remains one-of-one, but sonic choices alone can’t save what is largely an erratic and uninspired affair. By Luke Hinz November 04, 2019 10.4K Views
Original Content Frank Ocean's "DHL": The Independent Jugg The man known to rock "Worldnet" hoodies returns with an impressionist piece well-suited for the occasion. By Luke Hinz October 25, 2019 3.2K Views
Reviews Rolling Loud New York's 10 Best Sets A quick recap of the inaugural NYC jamboree and its many highs. By Luke Hinz October 14, 2019 5.2K Views
Reviews Playboi Carti Pops Up In Brooklyn Briefly Before Concert Goes Awry The preamble to Carti’s Rolling Loud set had the potential to be great, but went horribly awry before you could even say “Flatbed Freestyle.” By Luke Hinz October 12, 2019 9.4K Views
Reviews Kevin Gates "I'm Him" Review Gates' gravitational pull is as glorious and idiosyncratic as ever, and it permeates the newfound maturity of his music. By Luke Hinz October 04, 2019 11.1K Views
Original Content The Singles Era Is Upon Us (And What It Means For Music Consumption) Another facet of our current streaming-verse explored. By Luke Hinz September 26, 2019 4.5K Views
Original Content A Response To Ben Shapiro's Claim That "Rap Is Not Music" The pseudo-intellectual dropped an absolute goose egg earlier this week that surprised no one. By Luke Hinz September 20, 2019 8.9K Views
Original Content IDK Is Kanye West's Latest Pupil: Analyzing The Influence On "Is He Real?" IDK's "Is He Real?" is the latest project from a long line of self-described Kanye West disciples. Whether or not it lives up to the billing is up for debate. By Luke Hinz September 16, 2019 6.3K Views
Original Content Hip Hop's Newest Wave: Tracing The Influences Of Polo G, Lil Tjay, Calboy A generation removed from Chief Keef, the stunning transformation of street rap has revealed something much more than just the next iteration of Chicago drill. By Luke Hinz September 10, 2019 5.6K Views
Viral How TikTok's Niche Viral Space Is Redefining The Music Industry The video app has been downloaded over a billion times, and it's not hard to see why. By Luke Hinz August 30, 2019 5.2K Views
Original Content Here's What We Learned From Young Thug's CRWN Interview The "had to wear the dress 'cause I had a stick" icon takes on The Big Apple in the latest entry of his "So Much Fun" press tour. By Luke Hinz August 28, 2019 7.3K Views
Original Content Why Do We Get Lit To Sad Bangers? Making sense of the music that would have us shed a tear and let loose all at once. By Luke Hinz August 22, 2019 7.9K Views
Original Content The Intoxicating YNW Melly Cocktail: Juxtaposition And Pain There's much to be gleaned from the music of an artist whose breakout hit reads like the criminal charges he now faces. By Luke Hinz August 13, 2019 10.7K Views
Original Content Post Malone Brings His Bedazzled Cowboy Grit To NYC In Debut "Circles" Performance With new music just around the corner, Post looks to perfect a sound that has already enthralled millions. By Luke Hinz August 06, 2019 4.8K Views

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