Childish Gambino “Atlanta” Season 2 This week on the show we discussed how Donald Glover, or better known by his rap alias Childish Gambino has us eager to tune in for the second season of the show “Atlanta”. The season 2 premiere will be on March 1st at 10pm on FX. We discussed how the first season of the show transferred the hip hop/ rap industry on to television media. … [Read more...] about The Rap Up: Episode 26
The Rap Up: Episode 25
Drake most streamed Spotify artist of 2017 Toronto’s own Drake has been named the most streamed artist of 2017 with over 6 billion in 2017 alone. Drake’s high amount of streams can be attributed to the release of his playlist More Life as well as a number hit singles. Drake also has many older albums and song that remain in the libraries of hip hop heads and regular music … [Read more...] about The Rap Up: Episode 25
The Rap Up: Episode No. 21
Artist of the week Big Sean This week we talked about Big Sean and his cemented place in the discussion of the contemporary rap game. Sean Don’s latest albums have done the numbers and have brought in a serious rap following for the Detroit artist. We discussed which of Sean’s albums/ tape were the best and came to the consensus that “Dark Sky Paradise” was our favourite. … [Read more...] about The Rap Up: Episode No. 21
The Rap Up: Episode No. 19
Kendrick Lamar Good Kid M.A.A.D. City Kendrick Lamar’s “Good Kid, m.A.A.d. City” celebrated its five year anniversary on October 22nd. During the Rap Up we discussed how not only was this one of our most cherished albums, it also changed the way the audience was listening to the music. Not only was it critically acclaimed, but listeners like us could not get enough of it. We … [Read more...] about The Rap Up: Episode No. 19