-Originally published 12/13/20- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/18yq8LND4hfKMdeXkTAwCo?si=9deb861f79e14db5 With have three notable releases his week. Man on the Moon III: The Chosen One is Kid Cudi’s big album return. Taylor Swift released evermore, what she refers to as the “sister” to folklore earlier this year. For fan purposes, it’s the missing double-disk with 15 tracks additional tracks in the same tonality as folklore’s 17 tracks. The instrumentals are filled with piano and strings and both albums are closer to folk than her 2019 pop album Lover. Cudi worked with Kanye West on the 2018…

-Originally published 12/7/20- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5iFXbQki63mrF7sVein4qx?si=9e4c562985324b24 The album releases have been light in the past couple weeks.  Miley Cyrus has several standouts on Plastic Hearts. Her raspy, gravely vocals are phenomenal in an array rock/pop/punk. She’s come a long way from generic bubble gum pop music. Shawn Mendes fourth album Wonder is out following the singles Monster with Justin Bieber and the album’s title track being dropped prior to the albums released. Most of the album is bland and unmoving. It’s a very disappointing album that doesn’t seem to showcase…

-Originally published 11/22/20- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/47qpk1sTGR0VJZ6Gqos5kB?si=f80fb5f383214b4f What a busy couple weeks in music. We have new tracks from Kanye, City Girls, Wale, Craig David, Diplo, Kevin Gates, Iann Dior, a Miley Cyrus/Dua Lipa collab, Shawn Medes/Justin Bieber collab, Billie Ellish, Lil Nas X and a slew of others. DaBaby and Meek Mill both slide out new packs of songs this week.  DaBaby released the 7 track My Brother’s Keeper (Long Live G) which includes collaboration between the two. Meek released the 4 track QUARANTINE PACK. The first non-feature collection of music from he’s released since 2018. Future and Lil Uzi Vert’s teased collaboration this summer was shot down…

-Originally published 11/22/20- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2BjafCExrMgcdoydFSaDs7?si=5c33497f534a41b8 Kid Laroi’s debut album F*UCK LOVE was full of catch chorus and tracks that display potential for the 17-year-old Australian. The deluxe release titled: F*CK LOVE (SAVAGE) adds quality tracks to the extended album including features with Machine Gun Kelly and Youngboy Never Broke Again. T.I.’s eleventh studio album The L.I.B.R.A (The Legend Is Back Running Atlanta) is his first in two years and only the second release the past six from the Atlanta rapper. Not ground-breaking but another solid project and…

-Originally published 11/21/20- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5IOFWDCQM8yrgiyvSDllbW?si=77b6c121764f4d31 Yung Bleu released a remix to You’re Mines Still after Drake posted he’d like to hop on. Drake’s verse adds to the R&B joint and allows hit to display his vocals that haven’t been shown much on Dark Lane Demo Tapes or other features recently. It certainly seems like his forthcoming album could feature some ballads with a name like Certified Lover Boy. Dua Lipa and DaBaby have a fun collaboration in Levitating. Blackbear is getting a push recently and appears on Hate The Way, G-Eazy’s new single. Blackbear will appear on more playlists to come. Alicia…

-Originally published 11/16/20- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/48SbCKXNbartFfOTdEAP2c?si=a228229087104dfd Ripe Records Volume 1 features artist that are currently under the radar and have potential to be big. Some are newer and some have been releasing material for a while. All artists have less than 1 million monthly streams on Spotify. Singer/songwriter/producers/musician Marcutio (@marcutiomusic) based in Los Angeles, dropped his cover of Drive by Incubus. Original compositions Bury Myself Alive and Hold On were released earlier in 2020. Loss Angeles Artist R I L E Y (@rileym4a) released his phenomenal debut EP Love Was Never Enough in 2018…

-Originally published 10/10/20- https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2IRsab0ytu5LB22PbyIONl?si=4ba176f80af34e6f Recent album release that I’ve been excited to dive into include Big Sean–Detroit 2, Bryson Tiller–Anniversary, YG–My Life 4Hunnid, 21 Savage and Metro Boomin’s sophomore collaboration album Savage Mode II, Wiz Khalifa–The Saga of Wiz Khalifa, Smoke DZA–Homegrown, A$AP Ferg–Floor Seats II, Machine Gun Kelly–Tickets To My Downfall (SOLDOUT), Westside Gunn–WHO MADE THE SHUNSHINE, Nas–The King’s Disease and Trey Songz–Back Home. I’ve included some of my favor cuts off of each after a few listens. Tory Lanez release DAYSTAR after his recent time in the headlines involving allegations of shooting Megan Thee Sallion in…