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Written by Iman Lababedi | January 11, 2019 7:40 | No Comments

start here

Written by Iman Lababedi | December 28, 2018 7:30 | No Comments

the King of Latin Trap and poster boy for everything great about Latin Pop

Written by Iman Lababedi | December 21, 2018 11:48 | No Comments

the breadth of a statement

Written by Iman Lababedi | December 14, 2018 9:56 | No Comments

90 minute slog

Written by Iman Lababedi | December 7, 2018 11:07 | No Comments

jumped up and fun

Written by Iman Lababedi | November 30, 2018 7:13 | No Comments

hard but quiet

Written by Iman Lababedi | November 23, 2018 8:05 | No Comments

you don’t pay me enough

Written by Iman Lababedi | November 16, 2018 9:27 | No Comments

Glen recorded these songs solely for Presley, so Presley could decide whether to record them or not

Written by Iman Lababedi | November 9, 2018 14:30 | No Comments

damaged in a way that changes his flow

Written by Iman Lababedi | October 26, 2018 10:10 | No Comments

ends sixteen minutes later with Patrick leaving his PO Box address

Written by Iman Lababedi | October 19, 2018 11:17 | No Comments

telling the truth about drugs and their allure is much worthier than just saying no

Written by Iman Lababedi | October 12, 2018 10:07 | No Comments

the same turkey’s who brought you the 2016 reunion album but much better this time around

Written by Iman Lababedi | September 28, 2018 9:43 | No Comments

true rap tour de force

Written by Iman Lababedi | September 21, 2018 9:31 | No Comments

should solve everything but political problems

Written by Iman Lababedi | September 14, 2018 10:34 | No Comments

one of the great gifts to 2018

Written by Iman Lababedi | September 7, 2018 7:42 | No Comments

a joy

Written by Iman Lababedi | August 31, 2018 7:55 | No Comments

If this isn’t a hit it sure ain’t Eminem’s fault

Written by Iman Lababedi | August 24, 2018 11:32 | No Comments

soap opera set to singing

Written by Iman Lababedi | August 3, 2018 10:13 | No Comments

it instantly puts her back at the top of the electronic sound she invented

Written by Iman Lababedi | July 27, 2018 9:02 | No Comments

power pop meets folk

Written by Iman Lababedi | July 20, 2018 11:48 | No Comments

if anyone was wondering if Coloring Book was a freak of nature, it wasn’t.

Written by Iman Lababedi | July 6, 2018 11:43 | No Comments

as straight ahead a trap hop Atlanta set of songs as you could hope

Written by Iman Lababedi | June 29, 2018 10:39 | No Comments

expanded from 12 to 51 songs

Written by Iman Lababedi | June 22, 2018 11:05 | No Comments

“yes I would, yes I would, yes I would now”

Written by Iman Lababedi | May 25, 2018 7:46 | No Comments

very dark, and, sometimes, very beautiful

Written by Iman Lababedi | May 18, 2018 7:45 | No Comments

Otis Lit his chemicals

Written by Iman Lababedi | May 11, 2018 7:49 | No Comments

irresistible career hari kari

Written by Iman Lababedi | May 4, 2018 13:35 | No Comments

down beat low tide rap

Written by Iman Lababedi | April 27, 2018 9:33 | No Comments

Puts Janelle in Beyonce land

Written by Iman Lababedi | April 20, 2018 9:15 | No Comments

as good as anything on the album (except for “Sheraton Gibson”)

Written by Iman Lababedi | April 13, 2018 7:39 | No Comments

She’s back…

Written by Iman Lababedi | April 6, 2018 9:11 | No Comments

you get to hear Bob Dylan’s sublime “He’s Funny That Way”

Written by Iman Lababedi | March 30, 2018 7:12 | No Comments

art-trap

Written by Iman Lababedi | March 16, 2018 9:06 | No Comments

economic disparity

Written by Iman Lababedi | March 9, 2018 9:31 | No Comments

true love’s beckoning

Written by Iman Lababedi | March 2, 2018 8:33 | No Comments

new Americana protest songs

Written by Iman Lababedi | February 23, 2018 7:30 | No Comments

a garage rocker with a nice back beat

Written by Iman Lababedi | February 16, 2018 9:10 | No Comments

“Codeine Dreaming” features Lil Wayne!

Written by Iman Lababedi | February 9, 2018 7:12 | No Comments

the songs are black Africa informed

Written by Iman Lababedi | January 26, 2018 10:20 | No Comments

doesn’t add to the legend

Written by Iman Lababedi | January 19, 2018 6:39 | No Comments

Un-indulgent

Written by Iman Lababedi | January 12, 2018 7:02 | No Comments

early contender for album of the year

Written by Iman Lababedi | January 5, 2018 6:32 | No Comments

a smackdown for future sex lovers everywhere

Written by Iman Lababedi | December 15, 2017 7:25 | No Comments

Their “These Foolish Things” is one of the best I’ve ever heard

Written by Iman Lababedi | December 1, 2017 7:02 | No Comments

We are in the mood for earnestness

Written by Iman Lababedi | November 17, 2017 6:38 | No Comments

sweeter, lovelier, more soothing

Written by Iman Lababedi | November 10, 2017 7:31 | No Comments

“New Year’s Day” is her best ballad since “State Of Grace”

Written by Iman Lababedi | November 3, 2017 6:51 | No Comments

it is maybe the third best Bootleg.

Written by Iman Lababedi | October 27, 2017 6:45 | No Comments

some classic stuff here: Lefty Frizzell, Harlan Howard, Johnny Cash, George Jones

Written by Iman Lababedi | October 20, 2017 7:28 | No Comments

an update of Phil Spector, and with Christmas Bells ringing

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