Posts

Five Forever

Image
Five Forever Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 PlaqueBoyMax PlaqueBoyMax Artist ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap Alternating between icy menace and detached coolheadedness, PlaqueBoyMax pursues rapping and production as an extension of his fame as the streamer behind the popular series Song Wars and In the Booth. The New Jersey native built a large following with his own series -- the latter of which features him recording tracks with his guests -- shortly after he started with esports brand FaZe Clan. After a batch of unassisted singles during late 2023 and early 2024, Max became more collaborative by using his platform as a way to make studio connections. He teamed with Summrs on "Rino Hercules," with Nino Paid and BabyChiefDoit on "Cooln," and was a featured artist on DDG's "Pink Dreads." Max branched out further in 2025 with London, an EP spotlighting U.K. MCs including Skepta and Nemzzz. He soon teamed up with Sexyy Red, BabyChiefDoit, LAZER DIM 700, and Baby Kia for ...

MUTT Deluxe: HEEL

Image
MUTT Deluxe: HEEL Album ∙ R&B/Soul ∙ 2025 Leon Thomas MUTT Deluxe: HEEL Album ∙ R&B/Soul ∙ 2025 Leon Thomas Leon Thomas wears seemingly every hat there is: He sings, he writes songs, he acts, and he produces. Despite being spread thin in a million different directions, he manages to excel in all these fields. After years of dedicating his talent to acting and writing songs for other artists, he emerged in 2023 with his solo debut,  Electric Dusk , via Ty Dolla $ign’s EZMNY imprint. A year later, he released its follow-up,  MUTT , a convincing sign that Thomas is all in on this latest endeavor. MUTT  finds Thomas showcasing his vocal prowess and lyrical talent alike, telling stories of love lost and betrayal, staggering his way through empty relationships as he looks for his soulmate. On “SAFE PLACE,” he sings over screeching guitars and the persistent beat of a ride cymbal bell, admitting, “I see the glass half empty.” On “FAR FETCHED,” which features his label bo...

Don't Trust Me

Image
Don't Trust Me Album ∙ Rap ∙ 2025 EBK Jaaybo EBK Jaaybo Artist ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap Hailing from Stockton, California, EBK Jaaybo spits out heavy, heart-stopping street raps over warped, woozy samples on tracks like 2021’s “Traumatized” and “Street Love Song (PTSD).”

Florida Boy

Image
Florida Boy Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 Luh Tyler Luh Tyler Artist ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap Tallahassee rapper Luh Tyler is known for his animated flows, whimsical lyrics, and carefree spirit. In mid-2022, he rose from a 16-year-old upstart to a buzzy viral star barely two months after releasing his first homemade track. His playful Florida-street-style on songs like "Law & Order" and "Fat Racks" helped him go viral and earn a major-label deal with Atlantic, which released his debut mixtape, My Vision, in March the following year. 2024's follow-up Mr. Skii became his first Billboard 200 entry.

Uncle K: Lemon Chase

Image
Uncle K: Lemon Chase Album ∙ Afrobeats ∙ 2025 Kizz Daniel Kizz Daniel Artist ∙ Afro-Pop When Nigerian singer-songwriter Kizz Daniel—Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe—started singing and writing lyrics at age seven, his dad encouraged him while also urging him to finish his education. ∙ Fresh out of university, he scored a hit as Kiss Daniel with 2014’s “Woju,” which received a nomination for Hottest Single at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards. ∙ His debut LP, 2016’s  New Era , peaked at No. 8 on  Billboard ’s World Albums chart and won him three Headies, Nigeria’s equivalent of the Grammys. ∙ The videos for his 2016 single “Mama” and “One Ticket,” his 2019 collaboration with American-born Nigerian singer-songwriter Davido, have each racked up more than 36 million views. ∙ In 2017, Daniel split from his label, launched his own Flyboy Inc. imprint and signed producers Demmie Vee and Philkeyz. ∙ He blended Afropop with EDM, grime, and hip-hop on his collaboration-packed hit sophomore ...

F1 The Album

Image
F1 The Album Album ∙ Pop ∙ 2025 F1 The Album Album ∙ Pop ∙ 2025 It’s lights out and away we go. Get ready for  F1 , the Apple Original Film starring Brad Pitt and Damson Idris, coming to cinemas in June. The pair portray a retired Formula 1 driver and a promising young gun who team up to compete against F1’s real-life teams for the ultimate title at the pinnacle of motorsports. The film is accompanied by  F1 The Album , featuring new music from stars including Ed Sheeran, Tate McRae, Burna Boy, and Chris Stapleton. Take your starting position and pre-add the soundtrack now.

Lil Wayne: The Mix Before Tha VI (DJ Mix)

Image
Lil Wayne: The Mix Before Tha VI (DJ Mix) Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 Mannie Fresh Mannie Fresh Artist ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap He's half of the brains behind the Cash Money label, his productions have moved over 23 million units, and it all started because of a DJ father. Surrounded by music while growing up, producer/rapper/hip-hop mogul Mannie Fresh decided early on that if he had to get a job, it had to be doing what he loved to do, and that was play music. The New Orleans native got his start in 1984 as a member of New York Incorporated, arguably New Orleans' first hip-hop crew. The parties Mannie started to DJ around this time were to become legendary and brought him to the attention of rapper Gregory D. The two partnered and worked on album that was to become 1992's The Real Deal released on RCA. Rap fans in the Big Easy fell in love with the album but it failed to gain much attention outside of the South. Although they remained friends, Mannie and Gregory D split professionally...

Bad Muhf*cka

Image
Bad Muhf*cka Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 Premo Rice Premo Rice Artist ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap Rapper Premo Rice counts Isaac Hayes and Curtis Mayfield as influences on his soulful, funk-inspired music. ∙ A native of Prince George’s County, Maryland, Premo Rice grew up playing drums and trumpet and got an early career boost after posting multiple videos online that went viral. ∙ He has issued a steady stream of releases since launching his career in the mid-2000s, highlighted by 2020’s  Church Is on the Move , which featured Curren$y and Chevy Woods.

Addison

Image
Addison Album ∙ Pop ∙ 2025 Addison Rae Addison Rae Artist ∙ Pop Viral sensation-turned-pop upstart Addison Rae (born Addison Rae Easterling in 2000 in Lafayette, LA) became known in the late 2010s for her dance moves, amassing millions of followers online. After venturing into podcasting and makeup, she parlayed those fans into an entertainment career, releasing the breathy single “Obsessed” in 2021 and starring in the gender-flipped  She’s All That  remake  He’s All That  the same year. Rae’s long-in-the-works debut EP,  AR  came out in 2023, and cuts like “2 die 4,” a minimalist collaboration with pop futurist Charli xcx, and “Nothing On (But The Radio),” a storming electro-pop anthem, showed her hitmaking acumen and flirtatious personality. In 2024 she appeared with Charli once again on “The von dutch remix with addison rae and a. g. cook,” a glitchy reworking of the lead single from her frequent collaborator’s expectation-defying  BRAT . ...

KG

Image
KG Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 Guè  &  Rasty Kilo A synonym for "fickle" in English is  inconstant .  Other synonyms include: changeable, erratic, unpredictable, volatile, temperamental, unreliable, vacillating, and flighty.

Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato (Deluxe)

Image
Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato (Deluxe) Album ∙ Pop ∙ 2025 Alfa Definitions of usurp. verb.  seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession . “he usurped my rights” synonyms: arrogate, assume, seize, take over.

A flower bookmark, Pt. 3 - EP

Image
A flower bookmark, Pt. 3 - EP Album ∙ K-Pop ∙ 2025 IU In the same year IU, aka Lee Ji-eun, starred in the decade-spanning historical drama  When Life Gives You Tangerines , the Korean superstar released the third entry in her  A Flower Bookmark  series. The series, which began in 2014 with  A Flower Bookmark , is a nostalgic collection of albums that reinterprets iconic Korean songs in the pop star’s lyrical style.  A flower bookmark, Pt. 3  was IU’s first addition to the series in eight years, following 2017’s  A Flower Bookmark, Pt. 2 , and it features collaborations with Korean rapper-singer Wonstein and Korean music collective Balming Tiger. IU’s six song choices, which feature Korean megahits from the 1970s to 2000s, would be familiar to domestic listeners but new to most international listeners. Lead single “Never Ending Story” was originally released in 2002 by Boohwal, the legendary Korean rock band formed in the 1980s that found a new generati...

Everlasting

Image
Everlasting Album ∙ K-Pop ∙ 2025 N.Flying A synonym for "gloze" depends on the specific context.  When "gloze" is used to mean "to gloss over, excuse, or explain away," synonyms include  gloss over, excuse, explain away, justify, minimize, mitigate, and palliate .  When it means "to use flattering language," synonyms include fawn, flatter, and smooth over.  

SEVENTEEN 5th Album 'HAPPY BURSTDAY'

Image
SEVENTEEN 5th Album 'HAPPY BURSTDAY' Album ∙ K-Pop ∙ 2025 SEVENTEEN A synonym for "bijou" could be  exquisite, delicate, dainty, or elegant .  These words capture the essence of "bijou," which implies something small, beautiful, and often of high quality or artistic merit.  

The Marshall Mathers LP (25th Anniversary)

Image
The Marshall Mathers LP (25th Anniversary) Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 Eminem Getting famous must’ve felt good, but you have to imagine Eminem took special pleasure when  The Marshall Mathers LP  got called out in the US Senate not long after its release in 2000: “He talks about murdering and raping his mother. He talks about choking women slowly so he can hear their screams for a long time. He talks about using O.J.’s machete on women. And this is a man who is honored by the recording industry.” The speaker here is Lynne Cheney, the wife of a man who, not long afterward, would become one of the country’s biggest boosters for the invasion of Iraq, and an unapologetic supporter of an “enhanced interrogation program” that would be condemned domestically and internationally as torture. Dick Cheney knew a thing or two about real-world brutality. But why go for the bigger catch when you can fry what’s right in front of you? “Now it’s too late/I’m triple platinum and tragedies happen...

DAISY

Image
DAISY Album ∙ Pop ∙ 2025 rusowsky A synonym for "edify" is  educate .  Other words that share a similar meaning include enlighten, inspire, uplift, or improve.  "Edify" suggests improving someone morally, ethically, or spiritually, while "educate" focuses on imparting knowledge