Paul Simon

In class when we listened to Paul Simon's album Graceland, I was excited because my parents introduced me to him when I was little. I had always liked his music. Graceland is a good album and I like how it isn't a traditional style of writing. It has different rhymes that don't contain a certain criteria. I like the way Paul Simon has his slow songs on the album too as those have always been my favorite. He is an all around good artist who should be commended for his recognition at the time Graceland was released.

Justin Timberlake

An experience it is, Justin Timberlake recently released his newest studio album "The 20/20 experience". With great songs titled mirrors, pusher love girl, and tunnel vision he comes back with a boom. You would think after taking a 7 year break he wouldn't have anything else to bring to the music industry, but he surprised us all with his single with jay-Z titled "Suit & Tie". The songs all present his singing skill and writing capability. You won't waste any time on this album. Here's some of the singles.

Rock Habits And Styles

In the rock music videos the other day, I found the components and the story of each music video very entertaining. In the videos the style of the clothes was so unique for the time and it definitely caught my attention. When they were performing they were very lively. It made me compare it to present day times and the way that rock stars acted in that time period. Overall the music videos were fun and made me think a lot about what they were trying to say, since that was their only way of conveying the message.

I am not a human being II rating

Lil Wayne-- the same artist of a milli and the carter quadrology, has also released 2 albums by the name of "I am Not a Human Being". The sequel to this album came out the other day as a leak and I downloaded it to check up on the old rapper to see how he is doing. It was probably the worst lil wayne album I have downloaded. The lines were recycled and repeated throughout each song, the features weren't good, and you could tell the energy was not there. I just thought that this review was super necessary because of the new album.

MTV top rap artists

MTV came out with a greatest rappers in the game list recently. I guess the list has to do with popularity at the moment. I agree with some names on the list however some dont deserve a spot. Here is theirs, and below it I did my own 

10. Meek Mill

9. Future

8. A$AP Rocky

7. Kanye West

6. Big Sean

5. Drake

4. Nas

3. Rick Ross

2. 2Chainz

1. Kendrick Lamar 

Meek mill

Rick Ross

Pusha T

J. Cole

Big Sean 

Nas

Kanye west

A$AP rocky

Kendrick Lamar 

Drake

I thought I needed to add J. Cole and Pusha T because of their impact in the game for the last couple years. I edited the order because drake Kendrick and ASAP have done the most work and have been the best lately hands down. 

5am in Toronto

After Drake released Started From The Bottom, my expectations for his new album dropped. This week he released his new single that will be featured on the album called, 5am in Toronto. As soon as I heard drake come in with his first few bars I knew it was gold. This is the quality I look for in a drake song and i felt like i didn't get it in started from the bottom. The song had a quality beat and drake meets all standards when he starts rapping. The lyrics were creative and it was everything I wanted in a song.

Trinidad James

I found a new rap artist who will be attendeding SXSW so I thought I would take a deeper look at his music. Some of his music reminds me of T.I, and a lot of it has his own style. I like the way he transitions from a calm chorus to his periodic rapping. Here is his best song:

Class Reflection

This week in class when we listened to punk, i liked a lot of the catchy songs and catchy styles of music. I found it interesting that without all of the genres that aren't recognized as much today, genres like rap and pop wouldn't have started to become popular. I think that punk was a good start to some of these genres. I especially like the clash because of their devotion to the same style and unique playing. In each one of their songs these things are present so I like to listen to the band. Punk overall wasn't bad and I respect the catchy genre.