Michael Kawaida

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Original Content Mixtapes: A Brief History Of Hip-Hop's Ever Evolving Tool From DJ Clue's casette tapes to major label involvement, we trace the history of the iconic hip-hop mixtape. By Michael Kawaida February 25, 2020 5.7K Views
Original Content How Mac Miller's "Red Dot Music" Unlocked His True Potential How Mac Miller reinvented himself, took control of his narrative and his legacy while on a collision course with tragedy. By Michael Kawaida January 14, 2020 14.7K Views
Original Content J Cole's "No Role Modelz" & The Absent Father Domino Effect Off his acclaimed 2014 Forest Hills Drive album, J Cole's "No Role Modelz" puts exclamation marks on a longstanding struggle in hip-hop. By Michael Kawaida March 03, 2020 11.0K Views
Original Content Roddy Ricch Is Compton’s “War Baby” Compton, the city that bred Roddy Ricch, has everything and nothing to do with his success in the music industry. By Michael Kawaida March 05, 2020 7.1K Views
Reviews A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie Reaches For NYC Crown With "Artist 2.0": Review ALBUM REVIEW: With a No. 1 album already on his resume, Boogie fuels the "King of New York" debate with "Artist 2.0" - but is there fire behind the gas? By Michael Kawaida February 18, 2020 5.9K Views
Original Content Lil Wayne’s “I Feel Like Dying” Altered The Trajectory Of Hip-Hop An in-depth look at the importance of Lil Wayne's "I Feel Like Dying."In 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared the nation’s opioid crisis a “public health emergency.” By Michael Kawaida December 27, 2019 143.1K Views
Original Content Migos Ad-Libs Are An Eccentric Work Of Art The Migos ad-libs have become some of the most iconic, and possibly even best, in hip-hop history. By Michael Kawaida February 12, 2020 4.9K Views
Sports Derrick Rose's Magical Career Revival: A Rose Is Still A Rose After nearly walking away from basketball, Rose is back to having fun playing the game he loves. By Michael Kawaida February 23, 2020 6.8K Views
Original Content 21 Savage's R&B Love Affair Is A Reflection Of The Evolved "Gangster Rapper" 21 Savage's self-expression through singing denotes the duplicity of hip-hop and the evolution of the "gangster" rapper. By Michael Kawaida January 02, 2020 5.8K Views
Original Content Future Is King Of Hit-Making For A Generation Transcending Genres And Labels Is Future an R&B artist? By Michael Kawaida December 31, 2019 5.9K Views
Sneakers Top 10 Best Signature Sneakers In The NBA As Of 2020 Risking unavoidable slander, we take a stab at ranking the best of the best in current signature kicks. By Michael Kawaida February 22, 2020 5.1K Views
Original Content Kendrick Lamar's "Alright" Is Our Generation's Triumph On MLK Day, we revisit the importance and impact of Kendrick Lamar's single "Alright." By Michael Kawaida January 20, 2020 5.1K Views
Sports Lamar Jackson & Deshaun Watson Highlight The Year Of The Black QB The evolution of the African-American signal-caller. By Michael Kawaida January 08, 2020 2.1K Views
Original Content Tyga Has Been Making Hits For A Decade From "Rack City" to "Taste," Tyga has been making hits for over a decade - but does he get enough credit? By Michael Kawaida February 17, 2020 7.9K Views
Original Content Why Roddy Ricch’s "The Box" Is The Perfect Song For This Era How Roddy Ricch's "The Box," and a strange noise that almost didn’t make the song may have changed his career. By Michael Kawaida February 27, 2020 8.6K Views
Sports Jimmy Butler And The Miami Heat Are The NBA's Biggest Surprise Why Jimmy Butler and company are a darkhorse to make it out of the Eastern Conference. By Michael Kawaida January 05, 2020 5.1K Views
Original Content Predicting The 2020 Hip-Hop And R&B Grammy Winners Who will take home the hardware in Los Angeles? By Michael Kawaida January 24, 2020 6.0K Views
Original Content Tyler, The Creator's Musical Evolution In 4 Stages Defining the 4 musical stages of Tyler the Creator, Rap's Renaissance Man. By Michael Kawaida January 28, 2020 3.3K Views

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