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Not a Teen Choice – Starboy Review
Say what you want about The Weeknd, but he is an incredibly hardworking, prolific artist. The R&B singer-songwriter recently released his third studio album this past weekend after much anticipation (and extensive promotion). The Weeknd claims that his influences for Starboy were The Smiths, Prince, Talking Heads, Bad Brains, and DeBarge – quite an eclectic combination of 1980’s artists to influence a 2016 R&B album, showing the exciting future that is in store for the genre. Upon first listen, the album seemed to be slightly scattered in terms of genre, something that seems to be a trend this year. Are the aforementioned influences clearly heard in the album? Here and there……
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Song of the Day – “Luv” by Tory Lanez
This is a song I’ve been hearing all summer and been digging, but had no idea who sang it. I was also never curious enough to Shazam it or anything. Being the Caribbean girl that I am at heart, I love mainstream songs with Caribbean influence, and with releases like “Work” and a good portion of Drake’s Views, 2016 seems to be the year for it. Although not an amazing dancehall tune, I know that when I’m drunk in the club at 1am and Tory Lanez’ “Luv” comes on, I am feeling that island fantasy. Listen to the song below.
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Frank Ocean Re-emerges
Since first hearing about Frank Ocean getting back in the studio in 2013, I, just as many other fans, have been anticipating his crawling out from under that rock he retired to after channel ORANGE. I looked forward to him gracing the world with more evocative tracks from his inspired soul. At first I was patient, because I understand that art takes time. But after a handful of pushed release dates continuously giving false hope, I began praying that that channel ORANGE money would run out quickly (he wanted to be petty, well I had to play the game too). Well, no longer must I be petty, Frank. Although the visual album Endless is not the album that we are waiting for, it…
