Site-specific productions are the true double-edged swords of the theatre world.
MR. DAVIS (Gucci Mane)
Another new Gucci Mane album, another instance of Steven being baffled as to why he’s become such a phenomenon.
Diamonds in the Rough
I love finding old theatres hidden amongst the concrete buildings – and often in them, usually down dusty hallways and up gorgeous flights of stairs (or vice versa) – that comprise the jungle of New York City.
A$AP Mob’s COZY TAPES, Vol. 1 vs. 2
I’m sad that A$AP Mob replaced Cozy Tapes, Vol. 1: Friends‘ refreshingly-throwback Wu-Tang-esque sound with overly-prevalent trap for Vol. 2: Too Cozy.
BY ANY MEANS 1 vs. 2 (Kevin Gates)
Rapper Kevin Gates’s two By Any Means albums oscillate between being reminiscent of old school T-Pain and DMX.
A LOVE LETTER TO YOU 2 (Trippie Redd)
Trippie Redd’s album A Love Letter to You 2 is basic, but this banger is BANGING:
LIL PUMP
Lil Pump’s recently-released self-titled mixtape would’ve made a better EP at half the length, cutting out the repetitive tracks to shine even more light on his Run the Jewel-lite productions (albeit with worse vocals than that duo’s delicious stylings).
A Letter to the Editor
Amanda Chicago Lewis wrote an article worth reading for Rolling Stone about the vape pen phenomenon TAKING THE NATION BY STORM AND INFECTING POOR CHILDREN EVERYWHERE WITH LIFE-ENDING MARIJUANA RIGHT UNDER OUR VERY NOSES.
IT ME
Besides AAAAAAAll the obvious reasons, I’m so looking forward to Springsteen on Broadway because I’ll finally be able to read my beloved theatre critics writing about the Boss.
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