Music #1
Caprisongs /FKA Twigs/ January 2022
Twigs’ whispers are brilliantly complimented by an array of guests on her first release since 2019. This mixtape is full of fun songs about love, loss, and everything in-between.
Fav songs: honda (feat. pa salieu)
oh my love
papi bones (feat. shygirl)
darjeeling (feat. jorja smith & unknown t)
Sick! /Earl Sweatshirt/ January 2022
On his first release since the global event, Earl sounds energized-rapping with a ferocity we haven’t heard since his debut album. Although it runs for a short 24 minutes, Earl packs so much density into each bar that once you’re done, it feels like you’ve digested multiple volumes.
Fav songs: 2010
Vision (feat. Zeelooperz)
Sick!
Tabula Rasa(feat.Armand Hammer)
2 Alive /Yeat/ January 2022
What can we say about Yeat that hasn’t already been said about Charles Manson? A lot probably, but that isn’t the point. 2 Alive is a literal sequel to his 2021 release of the same name. His first release with “big name” features, he renders them irrelevant on their respective songs. The only takeaway from this album is that Yeat, his demons, and his cult are here to stay.
Fav songs: Poppin
Double Sick!
Outside (feat. Young Thug)
Taliban
honorable mentions
Pink Siifu - Gumbo (Deluxe)
Yard Act - The Overload
Yung Kayo - DFTK
Bladee & Ecco2k - Crest
Yung Lean - Stardust
Charli XCX - CRASH
Na-Kel Smith - Skullface Bonehead
Channel Tres - Refresh
Central Cee - 23
Lust Nite - No One Cares Til U Die
Raveena - Asha’s Awakening
Ho9909 - SKIN
Tae Dawg - OozinDawg
Shawny Binladen - Merry Wickmas 2
ICYTWAT - Siddhi
WiFiGawd - Chain of Command
Cruel Santino - Subaru Boys
Bakar - Nobody’s Home
BabyTron - Megatron
Rahiem Supreme - Espionage
RXKNephew - Spin When Where and How
Nilüfer Yanya - PAINLESS
Cities Aviv - Man Plays the Horn
Animal Collective - Time Skiffs
Billy Woods - Aethiopes
bigTRACKS
Leikeli47 - Zoom
Your Old Droog - Purple Rain Freestyle
Joeboy - Cubana
Rob49 - Alright
Dirty Bird - The Question
JPEGMAFIA - Hazard Duty Pay
Mura Masa, Lil Uzi, PinkPantheress - bbycakes(feat.shygirl)
ZahSosaa - Stripper Anthem
2rare - Cupid (Remix)
Omeretta the Great - Sorry Not Sorry
iayze - 556 (Green Tip)
babysantana - nyc
Rema - Calm Down
Su Lee - Dancing In The Wild
Crystal Murray - Break (feat. Zelooperz)
Peggy Gou - I Go (DJ Koze Remix)
Rico Nasty - Vaderz (feat. Bktherula)
Nemzzz - 2MS
Knucks & SL - Nice & Good
Fatlip, Blu & Madlib - Gangsta Rap
H09909 - BATTERY NOT INCLUDED
JID - Surround Sound Father - Pay N Spray
Lil Wayne - Lil Romeo
Babyface Ray - 6 Mile Show
Nigo & A$AP Rocky - Arya
Bartees Strange - Cosigns
Ezale - Ironic
Ab-Soul - Hollandaise
Yeat jus wants us to be the bëst
On Jus bëtter, yeat repeats the refrain “everything I'm doing is just better than you” repeatedly. At first listen this seems like the common type of braggadocios content we are used to from rappers but a deeper look reveals something much cooler. Yeat is actually encouraging the listener to be the best at whatever it is they are doing. When he says “I been getting higher, I'm more junkie than you” he isn’t boasting about his drug use. He uses the line to emphasize how important it is for him to be at the top level of everything he is involved in, from rapping to doing drugs. Yeat says to be the best.