Tag Archives: Royce da 5’9″
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ALBUM REVIEW: Logic says adieu to Def Jam with ‘Vinyl Days’
Logic, “Vinyl Days.” Retirement didn’t last long for rapper Logic. Following his “retirement album” in 2020, he quickly returned in 2021 with the Bobby Tarantino III mixtape last year, and is following that up with his seventh studio album release, Vinyl Days. Vinyl Days Logic Def Jam, June 17 6/10 Crafted over…
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REWIND: How do you solve writer’s block? Listen to songs about it
Royce da 5’9, courtesy. Bad news: I am not doing another Halloween Month. I know, I know, I’m sad too. But after covering basically every angle of music last October, I’m running out of mountains to climb. And I need to save five songs until the last column of…
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The 20 best hip-hop albums of 2020
Our list of the 20 best hip-hop albums of 2020 includes Megan Thee Stallion, Big Sean, Backxwash, Dizzee Rascal, Busta Rhymes, Aminé, Bambu, Nas, Public Enemy, R.A. the Rugged Man, Benny the Butcher, Eminem, Logic, Homeboy Sandman, Royce da 5’9″, Aesop Rock, clipping., Black Thought, Run the Jewels and…
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The 75 best albums of 2020: 50-41
The best albums of 2020 include (clockwise from top left): The Jayhawks, Lady Gaga, Royce da 5’9”, Poppy, MisterWives, The Weeknd, Donna Missal, Caleb Landry Jones, Songhoy Blues and Homeboy Sandman. Welcome back to RIFF’s top album countdown! If you’re here just to complain about the order or lack…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Big Sean tackles the collective experience of his home on ‘Detroit 2’
The city of Detroit personified as “the struggling artist” feels apt—especially when considering the number of incredibly talented and influential artists who have come from the Motor City that have faced hardships themselves. Big Sean addressed the topic in 2012 with Detroit and now follows that mixtape with full-length album Detroit…
