Amanda Gorman // The Hill We Climb as a testament to past, present and future hopeHere we are…2021, a new year, a new lockdown…and a new US president! For the first time in years, there is a sense of genuine…dare I say…Jan 26, 2021Jan 26, 2021
How Loving Hip-Hop Affects Our Response to #GeorgeFloydAs an international rap-loving community, we watch what’s transpiring in the US with both abject horror and fascination. How do we respond?Jun 1, 2020Jun 1, 2020
In The Beginning: An Aussie Hip Hop StoryOn the outskirts of Australian well-to-do society, Western Sydney is commonly stereotyped as a crime-ridden backwater. However, for a…Feb 25, 2020Feb 25, 2020
Don’t Give Me a Xanny, Now or NeverBillie Eilish’s new single against xanax reveals a dark addiction plaguing much of pop and hip-hop in 2019.Dec 10, 2019Dec 10, 2019
Stupid Boy Think That I Need Him // Pop Music & Fourth Wave FeminismLoosely speaking, the preceding waves of feminism (beginning in the mid 20th Century), were defined by fights for legal status, fights for…Nov 20, 2019Nov 20, 2019
Jesus Is King: The Lyrical and Numerical AnalysisKanye West and controversy go together like bread and wine. His recent turn to religion has unleashed a tidal wave of discourse on…Nov 7, 2019Nov 7, 2019
Kanye Walks: A Numerical Look at Kanye West’s Spiritual JourneyThroughout his turbulent career, Kanye West has pushed boundaries across all kinds of genres and subject matter. Despite the typical…Sep 17, 2019Sep 17, 2019
Denzel Against The MachineDenzel Curry’s cover of Rage Against The Machine’s 1996 hit “Bulls On Parade” is striking a chord with listeners. The rapper from Florida…Feb 15, 20193Feb 15, 20193
88rising’s ‘Head In The Clouds’ Highlights Their Globalist Approach To Hip-HopFounded by and for millennial Asians with a global outlook, 88rising’s East-West approach to music and media has resonated with fans…Jan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2019
Fall Out Boy — ‘MANIA’ & Celebrity CultureFall Out Boy are the undisputed poster boys of the 2000s emo movement. The black mascara and side fringes have come and gone, but the…Jan 3, 2019Jan 3, 2019
