Tag: Rap
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Drake shares new song “Search & Rescue” produced by BNYX, Sad Pony, 40, Lil Yachty, Wesley Curtis and BEAUTIFULMVN.
Written by Craig MacDonald owner of Debating Hip-Hop Days after sharing the stage with J. Cole and a few months away from an arena tour, Drake surprised us with a new sound orchestrated by BNYX and Sad Pony. Drake takes a relaxed, Lucki-type approach to this song. Switching from his laid-back flow to singing melodies…
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KTheChosen talks Black History Month, 2023, and connecting with his listeners
It was a beautiful Sunday morning in Calgary when KTheChosen (K) took the stage in C-Square, East Village for ‘Live & Locals’ Black History Month celebration. Bringing the energy we all need in the wintertime, K took us through a set list covering deep personal experiences, political commentary and songs we could get up and…
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Future – I NEVER LIKED YOU Album Review
Written by Craig MacDonald The best rapper alive, the best rapper in the past decade, the most consistent rapper of the decade; these are some of the titles used to describe Future and his current standing in the game. After over 23 projects spanning across a decade and dozens of broken records, Future has solidified…
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Pray For Paris Review
Pray For Paris by Westside Gunn A review by Craig MacDonald a.k.a Debating Hip-Hop On April 17th, 2020 Griselda rapper Westside Gunn released his third studio album and 25th project “Pray For Paris”. The Buffalo rapper started work on his new LP while visiting Paris for Fashion Week in January of 2020. What started as…
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Jay-Z’s Discography Ranked & Rated
Posted by Craig MacDonald a.k.a Debating Hip-Hop #13 – The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse 6/10 #12 – Kingdom Come 6/10 #11 – Magna Carta… Holy Grail 7/10 #10 – The Blueprint 3 7.5/10 #9 – The Dynasty 8/10 #8 Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter 8.5/10 #7 Vol. 2… Hard…
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J. Cole’s Discography Ranked & Rated
Posted by Craig MacDonald a.k.a Debating Hip-Hop #10 – Truly Yours 7/10 #9 – Truly Yours 2 7/10 #8 – The Come Up 7.5/10 #7 – Cole World: The Sideline Story 7.5/10 #6 – KOD 8/10 #5 – Born Sinner 8.5/10 #4 – 4 Your Eyez Only 9/10 #3 – The Warm Up 9/10 #2…
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Kendrick Lamars Discography Ranked & Rated
Posted by Craig MacDonald a.k.a Debating Hip-Hop #9 Training Day (2005) 6.5/10 #8 C4 (2009) 7/10 #7 Kendrick Lamar EP (2009) 7/10 #6 Overly Dedicated (2010) 7.5/10 #5 Section.80 (2011) 8/10 #4 untitled unmastered. (2016) 8.5/10 #3 DAMN. (2017) 9/10 #2 good kid, m.A.A.d city (2012) 9.5/10 #1 To Pimp A Butterfly (2015) 10/10
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2020 Album of The Year list (so far)
This list is obviously based on my personal opinion and enjoyment so far this year. As we enter April this year has already been very good with many impressive releases. I’d like to start off my list by paying my respects to Mac Miller and Pop Smoke who have both tragically passed away recently. Circles…
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Boi-1da & Hit-Boy preview new music from Nipsey/Big Sean, Drake/Roddy & Nas
Producers Boi-1da & Hit-Boy engaged in a beat battle over Instagram Live Friday night giving hip-hop fans something to tune into to during this Covid-19 Pandemic. The two legendary producers went back and forth playing thier best beats throughout thier careers. Last week Timbaland and Swizz Beats competed in a beat battle of thier attracting…
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Top 10 Music Festivals in Canada & The World
Written by Craig MacDonald a.k.a Debating Hip-hop Top 10 Music Festivals in Canada Shambhala Music Festival is an annual electronic music festival held at the Salmo River Ranch in the first week of August. Location is in the West Kootenay mountains near Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. The festival runs all weekend with 6 different stages…