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It's my 9 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳 and I’m immensely proud of myself for making this happen for so long. Even with pauses here and there, I’m grateful also for my audience for sticking with me and to the new comers we welcome you! Cheers to 9 years 🥂

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This album brings back so many memories of middle school and it is what initially triggered my quest to discover my own taste in music, in hindsight I was already pretty eclectic thanks to my mom exposing me to a vast range of music. This would've been around the time my peers started to heavily influence what I listened to and ultimately liked. If it wasn't Paramore it was Nicki Minaj that flooded my mp3 player.

It was my 14th birthday party and all my best friends were in attendance. The year is 2009 and neon colors were the standard in party decorations and the ensembles of every tween/teen during that time. It was a colorful mess. This was my first big sleepover with multiple friends from school and we had a blast. Towards the end of the night, we started opening my gifts. The one that holds the most weight to this day as my favorite gift of all time was from who was dubbed my best friend of the year, Katie, who had gotten me what looked to be a plain blue 3-ring binder. I remember it being hella inconspicuous because the cover wasn’t done up or anything and it was slim. From the outside, it didn’t look like much was to it. As I opened to the first of many magical pages I saw the cover of the new Paramore album and a couple of other scrapbook frills surrounding it, all matching the aesthetic of the Brand New Eyes cover. Every page after that had a song title and handwritten lyrics to each song on the album. The very back housed a burnt CD copy of the album. Katie outdid herself with such a thoughtful gift. I remember being excited and grateful. Reflecting on the past... I’m even more appreciative because we were kids and yet she had the wherewithal to not only put me on to good music but to do it in such a way that it has had a significant impact all these years later. To give it some perspective, I recently looked to see when the album dropped and it was two days before my birthday!

The album as a whole plays as a backdrop to my adolescence but certain songs stand out in my mind more than others. Ignorance was the first one to hold my attention when I did my first flip-through of the songs. Heavy drums and electric guitar spoke to my emo soul immediately. Brick by Boring Brick gives that same hi-kick as Misery Business. One of my favorites because of the writing and arrangement. Paramore’s signature sound. The Only Exception is another example of exceptional writing by Hayley Williams and bandmate, Josh Farro. This song had merch and was a widely successful single. Misguided Ghosts is another track that had me in a chokehold from the very first listen. So much so, that I sang this one in a Talented Music audition to get into my alma mater McKinley Senior High. I wrote about the experience back in 2017 check it out below.

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age/sex/location | album review

Coming off the heels of her critically acclaimed debut album, Shea Butter Baby, Ari Lennox is busting our musical minds yet again with A/S/L ( age/sex/location), the popular acronym coined by users of popular instant messaging services such as, Quantum later renamed AOL. In the early 90s, with the new boom of the internet, instant messaging was all the rage due to it being the first time many users would communicate with people outside of their immediate vicinity and in an instant at that. So of course to get the logistics out the way before engaging in further conversation most users would begin these conversations with the question of ASL. Lennox uses it here as an invitation into the world which she describes as “before the self-work/discovery begins”. She takes the listener on a journey through dating apps and booty calls, among other things.

As an album in its entirety, it's very reminiscent of classic 90s R&B with hints of early 2000s neo-soul with an undertone of 70s soul which is apparent by the use of 70s samples laced throughout almost half the album. Very sultry, smooth, and easygoing. A/S/L features some key players in the current R&B game such as newcomers Lucky Daye and Chloe, alongside introverted but vocal powerhouse Summer Walker. On the initial listen, quite a few tracks stuck out like shining stars to me, but none quite like the intro song POF, and outro Queen Space, which perfectly sums up the whole project. She takes the audience through a journey between these two tracks that is all too relatable for 21st-century love-seekers. With that being said there were also tracks that I liked in the context of the album as a whole and only one I did not care for as it relates to the flow of the album.

POF: Words and their placements, to me, always mean things as it relates to art. This is especially true when it comes to songwriting. Lennox does not hold back with POF. The opening lines being

“Destined for greatness" is always what my mama said

Young black woman approachin' thirty with no lover in my bed

Cannot settle, I got standards, NASCAR racin' in my head”, to unpack this line for line, I’d say that Lennox knows her worth and it’s evident based on the first line as she reminisces on what her mother has “always'' sewn into her, that she is destined for greatness, this lays the groundwork for her knowing her worth and not settling. This shows to be true in the next line of her being a young black woman coming into womanhood of being in her 30s and subsequently having standards that are in constant thought as the hyperbole insinuates. The mention of her being a young BLACK woman does not go unnoticed here, as the track’s name is that of a popular dating app where it is common knowledge that black women and Asian men are the least sought after, which can be a direct result of why she lets the listener know that despite this fact she has standards and they are at the forefront of her mind. The track is laced with the nuances of online dating woes such as catfishing, the act of pretending to be someone you aren’t to secure more potential prospects or suitors than if they presented as their true selves. In POF, Lennox mentions what she refers to as hat-fishin’ and questions why the suitor does not have any pictures on their profile without a hat, alluding to the withholding of potential prevalent balding. Also, there is mention of a suitor referencing religion, which Lennox sees as a wack way of being fake-deep or as a way to grab some sense of vulnerability followed by the ask of sex, this is just a grimy way of going about things.

Pressure: A/S/L’ s first single to be released. In my humble opinion, Pressure is not as equally yolked with the rest of the album. It sounds the most manufactured of the rest. It sticks out like a sore thumb, especially when the rest of the album feels so authentic.

Mean Mug: Ari is giving us a very jazzy and mellow vibe to segway into the second half of the project. There are touches of blues embedded which remind her of previous works, mostly Chicago Boy from her 2019 debut album Shea Butter Baby.

Boy Bye: According to Ari Lennox, this melodic and comical track was recorded in a way that has become unconventional in this digital/virtual age of music. Lennox and fellow R&B rising star Lucky Daye recorded this in the studio together. They got the opportunity to collaborate in the truest sense of the word. They were able to give the listener a peek into how things were done back in the day and this made for a track very reminiscent of Marvin and Tammy with how their adlibs were tailored to the magic they were creating at the moment.

Blocking You: on the surface its a song about blocking someone, presumeablly an ex who she doesnt want them to see her socials or be able to reach her in this moment in time. But the longer the song goes, the deeper and wider the range of people and emotions gets. She is not only blocking out people such as “ haters, family, neighbors, police and exes”, but shes also blocking out “labels, bill-collectors, and anxiety”. She pleas for a just a moment or just a day to herself.

Queen Space: If the intro POF leads the listener into this cesspool of what new-age dating looks like for the masses and the body of the album is the journey one goes through navigating said cesspool, then Queen Space as the title suggests is the headspace one enters after seeing what the dating pool has to offer. With help from songstress Summer Walker, Lennox lays it all out for her potential suitor. Stating empowering things such as “[her] love being a privilege”, “I deserve something purer” and the repeated demand of “don’t waste my queen space”. The title subsequently is a metaphor for her vagina as the line, “true elevation, when I let you taste”, suggests.

- Tiffany Torree

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Every Goal Set in Stone | Sphill Waze | Ph7air

Sophisticated jazzy trap. Self described as spoken word and tracks like “CTA” and “Accoust-ment” prove this very evident. Sphill Waze as a whole is a complete and harmonious body of work. It has metaphorical textures of the south throughout, Baton Rouge specifically. The cadences while having familiarity are original and fresh. Ph7air gets very personal with mentions of his newborn daughter and the realities surrounding being a provider. Tracks like “Stockholms” are where he gets raw and leaves it all on the mic, themes of love lost and self love dance over simple but calculated beats. Alliterations weave through the songs like thread on a blanket making a mosaic of everyday struggles and joys.

Ph7air’s power and assertiveness on these tracks grabs your attention while his casual approach to dropping gems will leave you wanting more and more. The beat selection is in perfect synchronicity and makes for a hell of a flow of the piece as a whole.

The only feature comes just before what you will come to know as my favorite track on the album. “Full Of Empty” featuring Desean gives us just enough of that country twang to keep the listener not just engaged but creating a vibe that shows off Ph7air’s dedication to the amalgamation of various genres throughout Sphill Waze. I would come to find out that Desean not only lent his talents in the booth but also on the board, engineering all of the album excluding “Seauxl Ride”. He’s a major player in the curation of excellence that is Sphill Waze. “Goated yet unnoticed” as Ph7air put it.

The whole last minute of “Accoust-ment” had me geeked on the first listen. It serves as an intentional shockwave after the mellow ballad “Full of Empty”. I was cheesing like “talk yo shit”. It’s refreshing to hear real spitting. It’s real, raw and straight to the point of no fluff. Needless to say it’s my favorite track on the album. He accentuates his point without going over your head. It’s simple, this is what I’m going through and what people expect from me and sometimes things don’t work out the way you planned it. The beat is reminiscent of “Warning” by the Notorious B.I.G. And the storytelling has the grandeur of Scarface. Ph7air recalls a conversation with his 12 year old step son about his adquitcity of being a father and in just a few bars he lays out the expectations of a father and his sense of urgency of needing to provide for his newborn in such a way that makes the listener excited yet dumbfounded as to how things can line up so well and then the wool be pulled from beneath you in the form of thinking that blessings are overflowing when in reality it may be just enough that gets you over the hump. “I gotta catch that sale cause if I don’t sell that car, y’all gone look at me crazy, if that’s the reason we starve. So forgive me if I’m never near, but I sold 15 cars and only 7 cleared”. This verse brings it all home considering his artist name being Ph7air with the 7 included as a nod to his soul number being 7 which is characterized as being a soul number of those who enjoy puzzles and figuring things out. Coincidence I think not.

Continuing with the pivoting of vibes while sticking to main themes are songs for the ladies “Seauxl Ride” and “Stockholms”. “Seauxl Ride” is a textbook of bars complimenting and praising what comes off as Ph7air’s ideal companion. At one point he compares her aura to that of a prism. Prisms, for the uninitiated, reflect light in such a way they are how rainbows are created. He also compares her conversation to constellations, having many points of interest and designing images in the night sky. That’s beautiful to say about someone.

Only for us to get to “Stockholms” and are caught up in the reality that there are ebbs and flows of relationships. This track embodies the phrase “you don’t know what you have until it’s gone”. Ph7air clearly has an out of this world connection with this person considering how highly he speaks about her in “Seauxl Ride” so when the relationship is tested and she isn’t feeling like he’s the person she fell in love with, you can hear the pain In Ph7air’s voice as he sings the chorus. “Love unconditional can’t leave you alone, Stockholmssssss”. I was so hung up over the title and instantly jumped to abuse or being held captive when actually he’s just stressing the magnitude of the bond they share and hard it would be if it just dissipated over something frivolous.

Sphill Waze as a whole is a concise well thought out album. The attention to detail and flow is impeccable. There’s storytelling that paints a nuanced portrait for the listener. With continued themes of infidelity, self worth, self esteem. Seems like Ph7air looks at life as a puzzle and is able to piece together lessons and streamline them into fire music for others to consume and gain knowledge from. I like that it’s no bullshit filler music. It’s higher self seeking, astrological and goal oriented. Nothing necessarily to throw on at a dance club but lyrics that will promenade through your mind hours after listening. Even with that being said. I see the performance quality to the whole album. I believe it would do well with an intimate crowd setting with an audience quenched for knowledge and true artistry. The album is on almost allstreaming platforms including my personal playlists on Spotify. Ph7air says to stay tuned for more music on the way sometime in April. All of his socials and links to the album will be below or above depending on the platform.

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Last Train to Paris | Part I | The Torree Diary

Diddy-Dirty Money consists of Making the Band’s Dawn Richard, Kaleena Harper & Diddy. In an interview with Billboard, Dawn let it be known that even though the trio was on to something “brilliant and iconic” the world still saw and treated her and Kaleena like “background singers”. After much research, I gather that the energy about the group’s ignition and dismantlement varies amongst the former members. During an interview with VladTV, Kaleena explained how she came to be a part of the trio originally. She had an eight-month-old baby when the group joined forces circa 2008 and she was a budding recording artist trying to land her big break. Dawn Richard, on the other hand, was recovering from the blow of her girl group, Dainty Kane [created by Diddy per the “Making the Band” reality tv-show], breaking up when Diddy asked her to write, produce and star in Diddy-Dirty Money. After essentially four years of touring, following the success of the trio’s only album Last Train to Paris, Diddy went to act and produce again, Dawn began focusing on her now wildly successful solo career and per her interview with VladTV in 2015, Kaleena focused on family life while using the gems dropped by Diddy and the whole experience of DDM to create a lane for herself in the songwriting game.

All in all, Diddy showed his genius-level alignment skills when it comes to music and all it encompasses when he came up with the concept for the group/album and who would accompany him on the journey that was DDM. They produced a cult classic of an album and here we will dive deep and analyze the nuances of Last Train to Paris and what it meant and did for the culture of hip hop and R&B forever.

Intro: Our preface into this futuristic cosmo, the album’s introduction track is sporadic and laced with what sounds like alien noises that transition into a rhythmic hip hop beat. You can also hear women’s voices dancing in the background. Getting into the lyrics of the track, our narrator is beginning to express “Sometimes you can meet somebody and they could just take your soul”. He seems scorned yet accepting, saying “That’s just the way it is sometimes”.

The track is written and produced by Guy Gerber, an Israeli disc jockey. He [..blends the worlds of melancholy and euphoria so effortless], which perfectly coincides with the subject matter of this first track. This lays the groundwork for more romantic-centered contradictions and the alluring sounds that accompany them.

Ass On The Floor (feat Swizz Beatz): The jarring, drumline-esque percussion is the base in the layering of the Ass On The Floor beast. It is built up with a combination of hi-hat and snare which gives this 15-sec crescendo that is reminiscent of techno. Without warning or transition, the beat suddenly switches over to a synthesizer sound that is melo in comparison to its predecessor. Coupled with the lyrics, the beat helps tell a very clear story.

Have you ever been at the club, clearly heartbroken, but you’re determined to drink and dance your sorrows away? This is track 2 summed up into one sentence. The lyrics of “When you in the club get your ass on the floor”, “And you’re drunker than a motherfucker”, “Try to find your way back to the love, you motherfucker” and “I would’ve gave my last breath, Now you can’t breathe without me” are very much telling of the subject matter. The narrators are clearly experiencing a tough breakup and are struggling to overcome the emotions that come with that trauma. The way the beat slows down and speeds up over certain lyrics jogs memories in my mind of when I’ve been out enjoying myself and all of a sudden everything slows down in my mind and I have that thought I had been trying to avoid and then whoosh, I’m brought back to reality. Our narrators are definitely setting the tone of the album to be a decade-defying breakup joint

Dubbed a legendary producer in the game, Swizz Beatz is known for his ear-catching sound. At this point, you should be able to identify his beats off sound alone. Outside of his distinct drum patterns, Swizz is also known for not being afraid to take collaboration to the next level. Here, he lends his voice as an instrument and can be heard on the chorus and hook.

Yeah Yeah You Would (feat Grace Jones): Track 3 is furthering the newfound theme of Last Train to Paris. It is giving us more of the “star-crossed lovers whose stars are not aligned after all” vibes. The title is repeated 18 times, with the single word “would” being used upwards of 20 times and the word “could” thrown in the mix for nuance. All of that is a clear directive of the narrator being lovesick and reminiscing on what would’ve or could’ve been. The beat almost pump fakes at the beginning with this melodramatic slow vibe used to allow Swizz Beatz to make the song’s introduction. Then it transports you back to the album’s setting of the club. It has high energy and uses instruments in ways I have never heard before. I can only describe it as brain-melting hardcore neo-hip hop.

Floyd “Danja” Hills produced this electrifying track. His style calls to mind the likes of production powerhouse, Timbaland. It comes to no surprise that the Virginia Beach native’s career breakout moments come from being under the hand of Timbo. After jumpstarting his profession in such a major way, he went on to produce mega tracks like “Gimme More” by Britney Spears, “We Taking Over” and later “Shining” by DJ Khaled, and “My Love” by Justin Timberlake. Danja is not shy about putting everything he has into a beat and it shows proof again with Yeah Yeah You Would.

Hate You Now: Skipping ahead to the sixth track in the lineup we have Hate You Now. In verse one we hear Kaleena’s voice loud and clear for the first time on the album. Her sound, while extremely similar to Dawn’s, has a rich and deep tone that allows her to bring a grit to this track that suits it well. The track stays with the contradictory love spell theme with lyrics like “Don’t go, don’t go Don’t want you, I hate you”. In verse two Dawn comes in subtle but with just as much power towards the end to give this very serious vibe not just with the lyrics but with the volume of her voice too. Nestled in between the verses there’s Diddy with this smooth four-bar rap that basically sums up the reason for all the back and forth with the theme of loving and not knowing how to let go. “My mama told never cry, She never told me to say bye, I cannot let you go I tried, I hate you girl, you know I lie”.

I wanted to include this song in particular because it’s the first time on the album where each member of Dirty Money gets to shine. Free of distracting background music and/or vocals, Kaleena, Dawn, and Diddy sound like a unit here. It is refreshing and it eloquently transitions us into the second half of Last Train to Paris. This is where the fun really begins.

Honorable mentions go to Rico Love, a 2x Grammy Award-winning songwriter, who co-wrote this Yeah Yeah You Would along with Aasim aka Leroy Watson. Watson has been signed to Bad Boy for almost 20 years and has written and currently music for hit Starz show Power Book III: Raising Kanan and ABC’s Queens. Additional vocals were supplied by none other than James Fauntleroy, 2x Grammy winner, and Rocnation signee.

R&B frontrunner, Victoria Monet, co-wrote I Hate That You Love Me along with Darkchild, the late Lashawn Daniels, Diddy, and Latoya Duggan.

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Heaux Tales | Jazmine Sullivan

Jazmine sat down with The Breakfast Club just a month before the EP came out. She disclosed that during her most recent hiatus, since her release of Reality Check in 2015, that her mom had been diagnosed with breast cancer so the majority of her time had been spent “loving on” her mom and her immediate family. She hasn’t been totally silent though. Back in 2017, Jazmine Sullivan released the song “Insecure” for the 2nd season of the hit HBO show of the same name. It features labelmate and R&B newcomer Bryson Tiller. The buzz that was created off the single alone brought on talk of a new album, yet another 4 years went by before we were blessed with Heaux Tales.

A hoe is a slang term for the word whore, which Merriam-Webster defines as “somewhat old-fashioned: a person who engages in sexual intercourse for pay”. The word has evolved so much overtime that now a “hoe” can be commonly known as someone who is promiscuous or simply doesn’t have the same outlook on life as you might. Jazmine uses French pluralization of -eaux to describe multiple women sharing their stories in Heaux Tales.

Bodies ( Intro) “bitch, get it together bitch”, a form of tough love or an affirmation if you look at it as such. Our main character in this album is obviously having a tough time, aided by her drinking and promiscuity. Jazmine describes her as lucky but pressing said luck by testing fate each day. At this point, she is getting so “sloppy” that she doesn't even know who she's sleeping with or where she is exactly. While this seemingly dangerous activity seems jarring it is actually the very reality of 20s and 30s somethings in our current society. I know all too well the ease of access the InterWebs provides to singletons looking for something/someone that's real. The harsh reality lies in the fact that these sites forget the obvious warning popup that reads “THEY JUST WANT TO SCREW!” But the introduction of Heaux Tales lays it right out for us. If you allow yourself to be an easy lick, the streets will treat you as such. Stay weary, careful and dangerous.

Pick Up Your Feelings Projection from the antagonist cheater in the very first line, “Said that I’ve been acting different, yeah”, Psychologist Sigmund Freud believed that “we make other people the carrier of our flaws by projecting these perceived emotional deficiencies onto them.” (Brown, 2019) Meaning, we as people tend to project our BS unto others and will sometimes blame others of doing the fucked up things we actually do to people. Here the protagonist is feeling the short end of the stick in their relationship and is expressing that to their mate by telling them to pick up their feelings and go. If only it was as simple as that. The pain in her voice causes some dissonance to that of the tone of the lyrics. The lyrics are harsh, tough while the tone of voice and rasp gives the impression that this isn't an easy decision but a necessary one.

Price Tags (feat Anderson .Paak) “That money keeps that pussy wet”

“Nothing in this world is free '' said every elder ever. I feel like they were secretly trying to morsecode their way into a conservation about sex. A reach maybe but hear me out. The tale that introduces Price Tags is Donna’s Tale; she explains how everything is transactional and how it manifests in marriages. According to Donna, the transactions in marriages will mimmick thoes of a prostitute and john. The wife knows her husbands weakness is sex therefore she can use her Yoni as a bargaining tool for things her husband can provide. This is also a common mindset amongst some people. Looking for men for the sole purpose of taking care of them. I have even fallen into this mindset from time to time based on what I consume media-wise and when I lose sight of my true purpose of working a 9-5. I've had to accept that an easy-going good-looking sugar daddy isn’t in the cards for everyone and that it's okay to acquire wealth and things by my own hands. But there is some truth and reason to Donna’s point. If you are lying with a man, giving him your most intimate and sacred of places, the LEAST he can do is spoil you and treat you as a woman should be treated.

The track features Anderson.Paak, one of the Midas’ of the music industry right now, he supplies Price Tags with a complimentary vibe to that of Jazmine’s. He starts his verse with “tricking off regardless spendin’ my hard-earned” which confirms that he’s very much aware of the exchanges being made whilst dating. But he does follow up with “I’d rather buy a purse then deal with the heartburn”, seemingly to me meaning he would rather fork up the dough and get her what she wants rather than not having anyone at all.

The Other Side Here we continue the theme of our previous song Price Tags, Jazmine considers the “other side” is life with a millionaire who buys her expensive things and takes care of her, she describes it as something she feels she deserves. And I feel her. As black women we are seen as bottom of the totem pole in the dating scene, workforce and American history for that matter. Is aspiring to be taken care of in all the best ways such a horrid thing to want after a lineage of suffering and struggle ? I think not. The lengths people go to for a certain lifestyle is unappealing to me. It seems like added stress to achieve some fallacy that's not 100% guaranteed. The somber energy of the song is some insight to our main character's luck with finding her loaded suitor. It forces us as the audience to consider if this reality she so desperately wants is even what will make her ultimately happy. The grass isn’t always greener on the other side. I was always told it is only greener where you water it.

On It (w| Ari Lennox) Sultry and raunchy at the same time, only a song written by two bodacious black women can give the duality they've displayed here. It is for sure on the sexier side of the EP. Switching it up in the dead center of the tracklist, On It, gives us the same appeal to that of the gives and throws of any situationship. Sex is sandwhiched between money woes and heartbreak. Ari and Jazmine’s voices are alluring to say the least. They have a way of making lyrics like “I’ll spit on it” and “lil bow-legged hood nigga with a nine inch” sound like a soft, warm blanket to the ears. I could stand an entire EP of these two singing the phone book.

All and all, this ode to the different facets and phases of Heauxdom, as told by many black women, is exquisite and has been celebrated by so many. So much so it has sparked an outpouring and overdue lovefest for Jazmine Sullivan. A flower-giving that has motivated a tour from this queen that is already sold out in most cities on its roster. 5+ years in between albums and Jazmine did not disappoint. She still exceeded expectations as she spinned the concept on our heads and made us appreciate ourselves and our sexy at the same time. Cheers to you !

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Mixtape Review ✨ | Loki Pravda’s Frankie P 🔥 | The Torree Diary 📔

Versatility is the norm for Loki Pravda. He is continually pushing the boundaries of hip hop with his incorporation of various genres and cadences within his music. His newly released mixtape, Frankie P, follows suit by meshing diverse production with fresh and catchy lyrics. Anyone can recite words but the true artistry lies in execution and style, two things he never disappoints on.

The execution of tracks “Mikey” and “That's Why ” coupled with the style and flair of tracks “Flexin & Finessin II'' and “Stripper Serenade” makes for a well-rounded project. In totality, I found myself gravitating towards different parts of the mixtape for countless reasons. You have “Wild” for it’s simultaneous twerkability and rawness. Then, “Pottery” made me make a stank face at the beat progression and channeled my inner bad bitch with the chants towards the end. Also, “Flexin & Finessin'' part one is featured on Pravda’s previous EP entitled L.A.W.D. The continuation gives us a crisp as well as classic energy similar to but hyper than the original. “Stripper Serenade” is an obvious standout not only to me but to a large number of listeners. Currently, as this article is being written the track is one of the most listened to on the mixtape according to Apple Music. This comes to no surprise as the track is the perfect stripper joint with hints of a country twang in the beat. It also has a tranquil transition about two minutes into the song that teleports the listener to a sensual paradise.

Fun fact: The cover art featuring a silhouette of Frankie P. is drawn by Loki’s brother/best friend @geaux_marcus on Instagram. Be sure to stream Loki Pravada’s Frankie P on all streaming music platforms. I can only hope you’ll be as inspired as I was by this project.

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Change Up | Brandough | Song Review & Breakdown | @TiffanyTorree x TTD

Change Up is an anthem for the loners getting the bag by any means. It has a lethargic feel and impeccable radio quality. The track’s cover art features Brandough in multiple clouds of multicolored smoke. This is a direct correlation to the drugged out sound of the beat and blunt laced lyrics. Money is the motive and the center of the artist’s mind. It also is a direct parallel to the power aspect of money expressed in the legendary Scarface’s early 90s track “Money and Power”. It is easy to see how and why one would strive to get funds and maintain them, especially in the economic desert of today.

The beat is mellow yet spacey. It puts you in a dazed reality where the artist takes you on a journey through his mind. It doesn’t do too much and like I always say “less is more”. Simplicity catches the ear of the audience and holds onto it like an interlude would. This effect leaves you wanting more.

The lyrics “Alone inside my bag solo”, is a powerful message if you know how to take it. You can get money with others but it’s nothing like the grind and daily hustle of doing it by yourself. Money is clearly the motive. The Melancholy overtone mimics the limited gusto of being a constant loner.

The late 2010’s and early 2020 brings a new wave of music that is drugged out and just does not give a damn. Can we blame them ? The musicians are in a different environment and headspace to where they are producing this quality music with small budgets while getting their content to audiences instantaneously. From there they are able to make revenue from touring making for less artists development which ultimately breeds a paper chasing mentality. That combined with everything they have grown up seeing, even today what they continue to see, it’s understandable that they would make drugged out solo dolo music.

The possibilities are endless for our artist Brandough. With the success of Change Up, he followed with 2 more singles to rock the summer of 2020. The first being Allstar which has a similar “getting money” attitude. The other being a gritty Silence featuring Yoshi the Plug. For this variety I can see a lot of potential in the Brandough’s ability to branch off into alternative genres from this track and others on his streaming music profiles.

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Heavyweights | JD Tha Future & Loki Pravda | EP Review

Our artists solidify their roles as partners in crime coming to rid the world of trash bars and low vibrations by being meticulous about their craft and the art of blending the two styles. They create symmetry in their artistry that breeds a dynamic duo. Loki Pravda, a friend to TTD, navigates through the EP by bringing a sense of hypeness while his voice thickly coats the heavy ride that is the production. Then there's JD Tha Future who let's his tranquil and well thought out rhymes grace the beat with an eerie calmness. It's like he is in his element on the track.

JD's smoked out verses fill the ears effortlessly, most notably on tracks like 4Sight and the title track Heavyweights. Loki shines on tracks like Dancin' and Babysittin' with his energetic suave of a flow. The guttural nature of his voice is the ideal time signature for ass popping and Pravda uses this to his advantage. JD and Loki go head to head on the EP's finale Peter Spliffin. There's mention of homemade edibles and bong bubbles heard on the onset of the track. The beat is intricate yet simple enough to be a blank canvas for our artists to conjure up something original.

Dancin' makes for the perfect strip club anthem. It sits smack in the middle of the Heavyweights EP and makes for an impressive transition into what I consider the harder half of the EP. The beat flawlessly marries together both styles in a way that neither artist loses integrity in their sound. It prepares the listener for more sophistication to come. The track is energetic and active while still being relaxed and not doing too much. Dancin' separates itself to the realm of a stand-alone single and can easily thrive outside the project as a whole.

4Sight gives me freestyle vibes by how raw and free it is. Both of the artists' cadences get the unintentional head bob stamp of approval. The song's outro leads one to believe that the song was maybe cut short by accident. I wouldn't be mad at a continuation of this track and the entire project for that matter. The EP is setup seamlessly for a sequel with the same hotboxed subject matter.

Overall, I feel that they don't take themselves too seriously and it makes for a fun and well-executed project. With more versatility and diversity of beats, the pair will be ready for a feature-length album in no time. I want to see this EP Chopped and Screwed to add to the faded focal point that is weed. Hearing their bass-filled voices reverberated could be what we didn't know we always wanted.

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Artist Spotlight & Review | Lrkchronicle | Tiny Desk Concert

Mannnn it's something about live music that gets me every time. I'm pretty sure it has much to do with my upbringing. My mom is a fanatic over big bands and I'm almost certain she passed that love to me. Lrkchronicle gives us that intimate feel of the Tiny Desk Concert Series, produced by NPR on YouTube but makes it so original. Accompanied by a pianist and two vocalists, he takes us on a bewildering journey of sonic bliss. While it was only 12 minutes, it was just enough time to never want it to end. Lrkchronicle gave us a short, sweet and soulful performance.

My only criticism would be the title of the video. Because I'm an individualistic enthusiast I didn't want this glory of a performance to get lost in the sauce of YouTube searches. But I will acknowledge that, in the last couple of years and even months, YouTube has changed its algorithm. So the title is a good thing in that regard. Now to a couple of things I thoroughly enjoyed. The band was all Black artists, which of course made it aesthetically pleasing for me to watch. Lastly, the arrangement of the last song was my favorite of all the songs performed. It was a group effort and everyone sounded amazing.

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Shiii Deezy | Battler Spotlight | The Torree Diary x Tiffany Torree

After countless battles watched, one of my only questions is Why aren’t there any scoreboards or judges for these battles? But that is a loaded question. What could seem like trivial nuances, are the very things that make battle rap the very spectacle that it is today. 

Shiii Deezy is a battle rapper hailing from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. To collect the W battling against Deezy is no easy feat. His assertiveness in the ring is ungodly and his punchlines almost always have his opponents lagging a couple of bars behind trying to decipher his lines ultimately leaving them in a frenzy. 

Deezy had a great matchup back in March 2019 when paired with Poppy G from Little Rock, Arkansas for BlackSmith Battle League Presents Bloodline. Poppy G, from what I’ve seen, is very aggressive with his approach and is usually out for blood. But after the excitement of the first round wore off, both battlers seemed to stumble and trip over words. First, it was Poppy at the end of the second round. He seemed comfortable after his freestyled rebuttal, but it proved to be too much for his brain to hold on to written verses as well. Deezy, on the other hand, seemed to be coasting on the excitement of the homecourt advantage and by the third round bowed out gracefully when the punchlines continued to fall flat. Overall, both battlers could have come harder and left the audience, in my opinion, with a draw of sorts. 

Fast forward to November 2019 to BlackSmith Battle League Presents Equal Writez and we see Shiii Deezy paired with the Compton, California firecracker, RX. This one round smackdown gave me everything I wanted to see from Deezy. But first, let’s talk about RX. Sure, she came with a few punchlines in her bag and I can not deny her wittiest overall, but her lines were weak in the face of Deezy. I feel like she should’ve done more research on her opponent rather than Louisiana as a whole and maybe this would have turned out more like a classic rather than a complete W on Shiii Deezy’s part. I can tell, just out of sheer comparison’s sake, from one battle to another that he came for blood this time. My dude had the fresh hair cut, free from the typical locs he sports which is a kudos to him because then all potential bars about his dreadlocks are out of the question. Slaughterhouse, kickback’ll push you away, SEPTEMBER. If you don’t know, you have serious catching up to do. His comfortability and performance soared. This was the most consistent I’ve seen from Deezy and I can only hope that it is nothing but up from here. 

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“I am booked for SXSW in March. Until then I am just building my putting on for Baton Rouge in the Battle Rap culture. Shoutout to BlackSmith Battle League & Bayou Battle League. 225 vs the World”   -Shiii Deezy

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Lukk-G | Artist Spotlight | The Torree Diary x Tiffany Torree

We are currently living through another black renaissance. Everything from movies to music is being revamped and looked through a different lens. Ced Law II, otherwise known as Lukk-G, is apart of the current school of thought that is being credited for the onward movement of black culture. Although his resume is still under construction, you can not deny the raw talent he posses. Hailing from Houston, Texas’ infamous Nawfside Lukk’s journey into his passion began in 2015, that same year he coined the phrase “Fuck allat silly shit, FASS”. I took the acronym FASS to be a play on the word FAST which Webster defines as “characterized by quick motion, operation, or effect”. To me, Lukk is saying let’s get back to the task at hand swiftly, being real rap bars before we lose that core fanbase i.e. the engine that pushes hip hop along. From what I’ve gathered, he is a very calculated artist who has found their niche for putting out quality work. Speaking on quality work, after some extensive research I found that there was a shift in consistency and quality of work for the better around August 2018. Here is where we get into the “meat and potatoes” of Lukk-G’s artistry and musical catalog. We get into projects like [F.A.S.S.] Fuck Allat Silly Shit Volume 1, Mine over Matter and most recently the single Really Rap’n. | [F.A.S.S.] Vol. I is branded as your classic mixtape, fresh bars over iconic and/or popular beats. Ironically, this is where we see his originality shine through. With illustrious beats such as Lil Kim’s “Crush On You” featuring Lil Cease and more recently popular 2 Chainz’s “Good Drank” featuring Gucci Mane and Quavo. My favorite on the project has to go to Lukk-G’s rendition of Digable Planets’ “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like That)” called “Too Cool Like That”. He keeps the same looped beat from the 90’s smash while delivering fresh bars that hit. He also solicits another toe smashing rapper, KenTheMan also hailing from Houston, Texas’ Nawfside, to make the song well rounded and full. I rock with the song so tough because it could’ve easily become an updated version of the same song and it was not that at all. This project has the most listens of all projects and singles on Lukk-G’s Soundcloud.com. | Mine over Matter is described on Soundcloud.com as “3-track crack”. It was released just under 10 months ago at the time this article is written and is the most recent body of work that has been released on this platform. Overall, I thought it was straight to the point without any mundane transitions. It is obvious that time went into this EP and I appreciate it’s simplicity. | “Really Rap’n” is the most appropriate title for this single seeing as though Lukk is doing just that. Rapping. Bar after bar, pound for pound, he uses his talent in the purest form to give you this minute and forty-second goldmine of metaphoric jizzum. To find all the projects mentioned, please visit www.soundcloud.com/lukk-g

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The June 27th Post | A homage to Houston rap culture One Time For The Homie DJ Screw | A brief history of Chopped & Screwed music A pioneer of Houston rap music but also the creator and godfather of Chopped and Screwed music. Robert Earl Davis, Jr. aka DJ Screw started slowing down records in the early 90s. He began the Screwed Up Click (SUC) on the Southside of Houston, TX in 1990. The group consist of but is not limited to Big Moe, Lil Keke, Lil Flip, Big Pokey, Mike D, H.A.W.K., Lil-O, Clay Doe, 3-2 and Trae. The notable rap duo UGK (Underground Kings), formed in 1987 and consisting of Chris “Pimp C” Butler & Bernard “Bun B” Freeman, were SUC Affiliated. The click put out over 100 tapes, all produced by Screw, in 1998 alone.
Purple Drank is a popular substance cocktail, popularized by Houston rappers in the 90s. The drink consists of Promethazine and/or Codeine cough syrup mixed with alcohol and/or soda and/or juice. DJ Screw and SUC were avid users of the fusion drink. Unfortunately, the drink comes with lethal side effects such as rapid weight gain, slowed heart rate, loss of balance and addiction. The effects took a toll on Screws life and resulted in an overdose and ultimately his demise. Subsequently, Kenneth “Big Moe” Moore and Pimp C, died within months of each other due to sipping syrup combined with their own individual pre-existing conditions.
Since Screwed Up Records, DJ Screw’s recording studio and record shop were on the Southside the Northside felt the need to compete. So in 1997, Michael “5000” Watts and Ronald “OG Ron C” Coleman established Swishahouse, a record label. Watts was already picking up the slack right before Screw died because Screw had semi paused production due to his constant use of syrup. So naturally, Watts was up next for the Chopped and Screwed scene. Later, in 2011 OG Ron C & the ChopStars would go on to create Chop Not Slop where they essentially do what their predecessors did, make remixes of popular songs and albums where the tempo is slowed tremendously. Swishahouse consists of but is not limited to Slim Thug, Lil Mario, JDawg, Big Tiger, Big Pic, Lester Roy, Archie Lee, Mike Jones, and Lil Keke. If you notice, Lil Keke repped SUC but officially signed with Swishahouse after DJ Screw died. A very political yet sensible move. Big Moe | City of Syrup & Z-RO | Mo City Don My mom played City of Syrup the Chopped version so much when I was a child that I was under the impression that Big Moe was the only artist who sung in a low tone and occasionally would restart his songs by accident. Thankfully my family corrected me. Thus beginning my interest in Chopped and Screwed.
City of Syrup was Big Moe’s debut album and featured hits like “Barre Baby”, “Maan!” and “Freestyle (June 27)”. It featured many artists from Screwed Up Click such as Big Pokey, H.A.W.K., Lil-O, Tate Eyez, Mike D, DJ Screw and Z-RO.
The distance between Alexandria, LA, where my family is from, and Houston, TX is only a little over 200 miles. Most of Alexandria’s music, even to this day, is heavily influenced by Houston artists. So it’s very plausible that my mom’s music taste is influenced a lot by Houston because of where she grew up.
For the year of 2017, I lived in Houston and in more ways than one it was eye opening. I gained a whole new appreciation for music. I made a lot of forever connections so much so that my good friend Sarah, whom I met at work, ended up asking me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding. I humbly agreed. Fast forward to the wedding day and the entire wedding party is being transported to the reception via party bus. The groom has the AUX cord and he began to play a familiar tune. The whole bus began to sing in unison the lyrics to “Mo City Don” by Z-RO. I awed in wonder, wishing I too knew the lyrics. And then, just as the song is about to end, he shoutouts Lake Charles, Lafayette then my hometown of Alexandria. I had such a sense of pride in Alex at that moment. Houston Up-and-Coming Artists Spotlight | Megan Thee Stallion | Tobe Nwige | Té Allen | The H Town Hottie | Megan Thee Stallion Megan was born and raised in Houston, TX and she is the hottest female rapper out right now. The self-proclaimed “H Town Hottie” is hitting airwaves with her woman empowerment mantras and sexually liberating rhymes. At only 23 years old Megan is already topping charts all while being enrolled at Texas Southern University. My favorites of hers so far are as follows: “Running Up Freestyle”, “Big Poppa Freestyle”, “Big Ole Freak”, “Sex Talk”, “Shake That”, “Best You Ever Had” and “Stalli Freestyle”. ALL STREAMING SERVICES: Megan Thee Stallion
ALL SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLES | @theestallion #GetTwistedSundays | Tobe Nwigwe Actually hailing from Alief, TX, a subsection of Houston, Tobe Nwigwe is ahead of his time. With songs like “MURDER.”, where he flips Sister Nancy’s “Bam Bam” into a song all his own, and “RĖÂŁITY” where he flips Mtume’s “Juicy Fruit” into a song about his reality growing up and present day. Tobe has a series on Youtube called Get Twisted Sunday’s. On the series, every week he recorded himself getting his hair either twisted or braided by his wife whilst premiering a new song. EVERY WEEK for months straight. His sound reminds me of the great Andre 3000, with his futuristic sound and originality. ALL STREAMING SERVICES & SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLE | @TobeNwigwe Birthday Cake | Té Allen Té Allen is an all-around star. Being born and raised in the south, his musical influences can be heard throughout his music. His first mixtape, Smooth Vibes (2015), was his breakthrough into the world of music. Since then, he has released a series of songs and an EP, Birthday Cake (2018). Interesting enough, the promo for Birthday Cake went viral. Té decided to put a rather embarrassing picture of himself as a child as the cover art and offered his audience $100 for the best roast of the picture. Needless to say, the cover was not only shared for laughs but was a genius way to promote his project. He is currently prepping for the release of his next project. The first single off his upcoming project, AIM Blue is accompanied with crisp visuals as per usual for Té. ALL STREAMING SERVICES |Té Allen
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God Bless Them 20 Somethings | Ctrl | SZA

This monumental debut album by SZA has thoroughly secured my relationship with music. I now know how my mom felt in ‘98 when The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill graced the airwaves. There is no other album to date, by a young artist made in the 21st century that I have connected with as much as CTRL. There are moments on the album where SZA’s mother and grandmother are giving advice on the various topics the album presents. The first voice heard on CTRL is Mommy, as her daughter refers to her, saying the following kicking off the album : 

“ That is my greatest fear That if, if I lost control Or did not have control, things would just, you know I would be… fatal “

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| Supermodel |

 This track was produced and written in part by Pharrell Williams who also lends his voice for the whispers in the outro of the song. Solans reveals in the song that, as a result of her boyfriend not being with her on Valentine’s Day (and a host of other reasons), she has been sleeping with one of his friends behind his back. There is a line in “Supermodel” where she says, “You know I need too much attention for shit like”. I appreciated this lyric and other lyrics throughout the album for its raw emotion and plain language. As a young woman, daying in the digital can quite frankly trash. Everyone’s worried about a fantasy world made up of algorithms online instead of the physical bleeding breathing person in front of them let alone the people they are in a relationship with. 

 Another line I resonated with on this particular track is as follows: “Wish I was comfortable just with myself”. I agree with her on this one. Why is it so hard for people to be alone? In the past I struggled to come to terms with being single, feeling like I was less than for not having someone to claim me as theirs. It is perfectly normal to just be getting to know yourself without the added pressure of palming someone else's happiness. You should know yourself wholeheartedly before entering a connection with another as to not lose yourself in the other person when things don't work out. 

 Lastly, the lyric,” I get so lonely I forget what I'm worth, We get so lonely we pretend that its worst…...lonely enough to let you treat me like this”, is basically saying that she’ll get so lonely that she temporarily forget how she is supposed to be treated by a significant other. Then, she says that the loneliness gets to the point where she convinces herself it feels like the toxic relationship would be better. 

The electric guitar strums compliment the dark quality of the song. In the last 30 seconds of the song, SZA repeats the same line but it is met with drums in front of the guitar making the audience feel her words even more than the times previously saying the same thing. 

 | Garden (Say it Like Dat) |  

Solana’s love language is her man telling her that her butt is getting bigger even it doesn’t appear to be so. She expressed her insecurity of not being shapely like other women. Granny comes in the outro with a warning to her granddaughter telling her to “stand her ground”. The inspiration for “Gardens (Say it Like Dat)” was her desire to write a song for “[her] new self, writing to [her] old self to the someone [her] old self needed”.  

| Wavy(Interlude) featuring James Fauntleroy |

Interludes always seem to make it into my top picks on album reviews. I think its the aspect of leaving me yearning for more makes me appreciate the song that much more. The opening line is as follows: “I think I’m bad as hell, I got issues out of line”. Solana is playing off the term “bad as hell”, meaning a hot woman, to throw off the listener from the coming lyrics “I got issues out of line”. 

The following is an excerpt from Genius.com, annotating the lyrics,

 “I was wavy I've been waitin' for you, boy And I was drownin'” 

: An allusion to the 1953 poem, “Not Waving but Drowning” by Stevie Smith. The poem is about a man that from the shore appears to be waving at the people on the beach, but in reality, he is drowning. The first stanza goes: Nobody heard him, the dead man, But still he lay moaning: I was much further out than you thought And not waving but drowning SZA and James Fauntleroy may appear to be having a good time in their relationships, but in reality, they are crying out for help. (Genius.com)

| 20 Something |

This is my ultimate favorite song on Ctrl. When I first heard “20 Something” I cried like a baby because I felt such a deep connection to the lyrics. I can remember driving up I10 in Houston, at night and blasting the album but when this song would come on I'd be so distraught that I needed to pull over. It was 2017 and the album had just dropped and I was dumbfounded at how well she could compute emotions I didn't know I had.”How could it be 20 something, all alone still not a thing in my name”. Your twenties are a time where you have fun, they say. You're supposed to be exploring different types of people and be traveling, they say. But in reality, you end up being treated like a child but expected to take care of responsibilities. You're broke and so disassociated that we can't even do whats so say expected of us.

“But God bless these 20 somethings

 (God bless, oh God bless, oh God bless, oh God bless, oh) 

Hopin' my 20 somethings won't end Hopin' to keep the rest of my friends 

Prayin' the 20 somethings don't kill me, kill me”

Happy 2nd Birthday Ctrl !

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june 9, 2019

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CLEAR | Summer Walker

Accompanied by a twelve minute long visual on Youtube, Summer Walker released a surprise EP entitled Clear. What struck me to share my thoughts on the project firstly was the fact that it was recorded all live. In the digital age I literally grew up in, such a thing is unheard of nowadays. Technology has advanced in a way that producers and engineers can take a couple programmed oos and ahhhs and create an entire song from it, without anyone ever picking up a microphone. So the fact that Summer took a simple yet powerful approach to her EP is greatly appreciated by a music purist such as myself. You cannot hide behind synthesizers and pitch correctors with a live fed mic.

Riot

“For my love, I need a riot”. With ample control of her voice, Summer explains to her lover that she needs their love to be a riot. From what I gathered, she doesn't mean confusion or violence as the title suggests but fire and spontaneity. This gem is under two minutes long and its lyrics are so powerful and ring true for many. Who wants a love that is without passion? Not I.

Grave

The only uptempo song on the EP comes with gusto. She is not taking any shit from anybody and is unapologetic about it. If you must tell her anything she does not want to hear Walker tells you to put the nonsense on her grave. I believe the story is truly told on the break down of the song. Her live band takes you to another place without the use of words just a few scats. And just like that, the song comes to an end.

Wasted

“Wanna get wasted off you”. Summer Walker uses the metaphor of getting drunk to describe the feelings of her lover. They have an effect on her as an unhealthy addiction. Feeling the burn of their love hit her throat as she consumes more than necessary or even safe.

Settling

‘I can't live with you, but I can't live without you”. Something we all grew up hearing we shouldn't do, settle for less than what we deserve. But as they say, when that love jones comes down on you it can be a MFer. Summer is clearly in love but knows she could do better. The bass guitar is the catalyst of the record. The low sounds of the instrument compliment the low tones of the vocals. To add to the drama of this track there is a sudden pause towards the middle of the song makes you think it is all over quickly picking back up where it left off. This reminded me of the uncertainty of love. One second everything is copacetic the next there is a jarring pause of fear then it subsides to a low hallow feeling.

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