Tag Archives: Travis Scott
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Insert Foot: Why people died at Astroworld is inexcusable
A street sign shows the cancelation of the Astroworld Festival at NRG Park in Houston on Nov. 6, 2021. Eight people died and more than a dozen others were taken to hospitals after a crowd surge at the festival, started by Houston rapper Travis Scott in 2018. Photo by…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Young Thug shows his hand on ‘Punk’
It’s kind of wild that Punk is only the second album from Young Thug, considering his prolific output of 19 mixtapes. The rapper had expressed a desire to embrace a significant shift in tone on the follow-up to 2019’s So Much Fun. He sought to embody what he referred to as “real rap”…
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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…
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Kyle Kohner’s top 100 Songs of 2018 (50-26)
Sharon Van Etten performs at Treasure Island Music Festival at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in Oakland on Oct. 14, 2018. Photo: Chloe Catajan. Kyle Kohner’s top 100 songs countdown gets one step closer to revealing his favorite song of 2018, with numbers 50 through 26. Catch up with part one and…
