Hip Hop/Rap
Ryan Querbach
Tech N9ne’s newest effort, “All 6’s and 7’s,” shows how underrated he is as a rapper.
Friday 24 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: Kendrick Lamar
Tech N9ne — All 6’s and 7’s
Worth a couple spins by the average hip-hop fan
Hip Hop/Rap
Ryan Querbach
Tech N9ne’s newest effort, “All 6’s and 7’s,” shows how underrated he is as a rapper.
Kendrick Lamar — Section.80
RZA helps Lamar cook up a classic
Hip Hop/Rap
Ryan Querbach
Rapper Kendrick Lamar recently released his long-awaited project, “Section.80,” and it seems well worth the wait.
Pairadime shift
After making metro buzz by booking hip-hop acts, the guys of Pairadime Music plan to put their own spin on a record label.
Music
Ryan Querbach
Pairadime Music, a local artist management group specializing in hip-hop, is taking steps toward its next venture: a record label.
Drake — Take Care
Canadian crooner raps less, slow-jams more on his visionary, 80-minute sophomore LP.
Hip Hop/Rap
Matt Carney
If the minimal, Toronto R&B sound of Drake and collaborators Abel Tesfaye (AKA, The Weeknd), Boi-1da and Doc McKinney winds up as influential on hip-hop as many critics seem to think, then “Take Care”’s legacy will be long-lasting and often-marked.
