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Pop-rock as a genre is expansive and nuanced, but often there’s a through-line of singer-songwriter sentiment. It can dip into twee pop as well, which is usually a hit-or-miss sound. Overall uncomplicated, but very easy to overdo it. These three albums, however, are solid examples of great pop-rock that were either relatively overlooked or faded into the background after a while. As they turn 25 this year, they deserve another […]

Odd Future has quietly been one of the most influential groups in hip-hop and R&B history. There have been an abundance of artists who have taken inspiration from Tyler, The Creator to Earl Sweatshirt to Frank Ocean. What’s even more impressive is that they built their empire independently, operating purely from their own eccentricities. But that’s not to say people didn’t feverishly attempt to sign Odd Future and capitalize on […]

Insane Clown Posse has had quite a few beefs in their day, but the one between them and Sharon Osbourne is legendary. In fact, the British music manager once bet the Detroit rappers $50,000 that their album would fail and they’d be dropped by their record label. It all went down during an episode of Howard Stern’s show back in the early 2000s. The two parties were beefing over ICP […]

A$AP Rocky has never been afraid to go a little left of center. With the charisma he possesses as a rapper, it would be easy to make a bunch of mainstream hits. But learning from his close friend and mentor A$AP Yams early taught him that he could combine his cool with weirder ideas. He could channel his inner Tame Impala on songs like “Sundress” or go a bit desolate […]