By Emmanuel Agyemang “Music is a drug.” This isn’t just a popular statement of the fake-deep. Listening to the music you enjoy has a variety of beneficial effects. For example, listening to music can speed up the perception of time, making tedious tasks go by faster (Cracked.com). Listening to moving music causes the mood-altering chemical,…
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90059 Review: TDE’s Sophomore Slump or Surge?
By Emmanuel Agyemang With the release of Jay Rock’s 90059, all four original members of Black Hippy (Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Schoolboy Q, and Jay Rock) have now dropped two albums since forming TDE. After such a phenomenal quartet of debuts (I’m counting Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City as Kendrick’s debut since Section.80 was technically independent), I…
What I Learned From Fighting Cancer (Again)
By Emmanuel Agyemang Our editors told us to step outside our comfort zone for our first story. Well…….usually I write about music. Today I’m writing about Hell itself. As some of you may know, I had to take a break from school last October due to a cancer relapse. Even though I was going for…
Serena: Greatest Female Athlete of All Time?
By Collin Shamley With a straight sets victory over Caroline Wozniaki on Sunday, Serena Williams won her sixth US Open and third in a row. What makes this win impressive is that Williams never lost a set. In fact, she never even faced a set point. Williams is clearly the best female tennis player of…
The Fine Line Between Stagnation and Consistency
The Case for Young Jeezy By Emmanuel Agyemang July 26, 2005- “LAST TIME I CHECKED, I WAS THE MAN ON THESE STREETS.” And thus, the legend of Jeezy the Snowman was born. A pivotal moment in trap history. Nine years after the release of Let’s Get It: Thug Motivation 101, the hip-hop landscape is different….
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