Anatomy of ‘A Butterfly’: The Only Breakdown Of Kendrick Lamar’s Masterpiece That Matters
The Music Snobs dive into 2015’s most talked about release, “To Pimp A Butterfly”, and wonder aloud about the social, political, and religious undertones of Kendrick Lamar’s rare artistry, while bluntly asking: is this album a contemporary masterpiece or an overrated critical darling? Later, Scoop, Isaac, Jehan, and Arthur kick off a surprising round table […]
The Internet: Is The Odd Future Band Reigniting R&B’s Classic Past?
In the latest episode of The Music Snobs the past and present of R&B is given an odd future. While discussing the landscape of soul, the crew wonders if O.F.’s The Internet stands alone as the only artists to capture and evolve classic rhythm and blues. Afterwards, the Snobs kick off a round table discussion […]
Jodeci: The Legacy Of The Singers With Attitude (feat. Phonte)
You wanted more so we’re giving you as much as you can handle. The Music Snobs return with guest-snob Phonte, co-founder and lead vocalist of The Foreign Exchange, for their second installment and look at the legacy of R&B supergroup Jodeci. Scoop, Isaac, Jehan, Arthur, and Tay ask the question: how critical to their trailblazing […]
The Misunderstanding Of Lauryn Hill (feat. Phonte)
What’s worse than a Music Snob? A Grammy-nominated guest-Snob crazy enough to get on the mic and talk sh-t with Scoop, Isaac, Jehan, and Arthur.* Little Brother MC and Foreign Exchange lead vocalist Phonte joins us for this special episode of TMS to discuss the Misunderstanding of Lauryn Hill and her responsibility to her fans. […]
Between Kanye’s 808s and Childish Gambino’s KAUAI, which album best represents love in modern Hip Hop and R&B?
In the immortal words of the Force MD’s, “love is a house.” A house with windows that can’t keep out the winds of change, stairs capable of bringing you up yet constantly threatening to take you down, and a sound system that never stops playing beautiful music—no matter where you find yourself in the house, […]
Can Black Musicians Rock More Than A Mic? Black Rock In The Modern Age
Can Lenny Kravitz and Van Hunt prove to a modern audience that black musicians can rock more than a mic? The Music Snobs dissect and desegregate a genre as they examine Rock in 2015. And in a round table that will excite your inner audiophile, the crew asks: Which format is the all-time champ when […]
Worst Behavior; the Most Overshadowed Artist
Another year, another Snob-fest – Kicking-off the first TMS show of 2015, The Music Snobs review the worst behaviour of artists in recent years and ask: should we separate an artist’s real life actions from their music, and are we hypocrites if we don’t? Then, the first roundtable of the new year sees Scoop, Isaac, […]
Who Sold The Soul: The Love Of Black American Music Everywhere But Home
Who sold the soul? The Music Snobs get to the bottom of what may be America’s greatest loss: the possibility that black American music is no longer a black American art form and is loved (and supported) more passionately by our UK cousins than ourselves. Also, the crew keeps hope alive by asking each other […]
Is It Real, Or Is It Lana Del Rey?
Los Angeles-based songstress Lana Del Rey garnered both critical and commercial success this summer with her third studio album, Ultraviolence—a work that reignited the controversy that has surrounded her career while also earning her the reputation of a serious artist. But is Ultraviolence the modern meld of pop, jazz, and blues it’s been described as, […]
Alt-Rock At A Crossroads: ‘BloodSexSugarMagik’ vs. ‘Nevermind’
On September 24, 1991, both the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Nirvana released seminal classics that sent shockwaves through the alternative rock genre, becoming critical and commercial hits. So why has “Nevermind” been widely imitated by other artists while the impact of “BloodSugarSexMagik” remains debatable at best? The Music Snobs discuss the legacy of these […]