Episodes
Monday Aug 24, 2020
House (Lupe Fiasco / Kaelin Ellis) EP
Monday Aug 24, 2020
Monday Aug 24, 2020
You should already know I’m a fan of Lupe. The last time I’ve heard anything from him was “Drogas Wave” in 2018. Very deep. and worth the listen just for the historic and spiritual side. But this EP attracted me because of the production by Kaelin Ellis which always grabs my attention. And of course the lyrical genius of Lupe. Outside of that take a listen to the commentary by Virgil Abloh as well. Pretty damn good.
Monday May 11, 2020
Mndsgn (Mind design) Anthology 2013 - 2019
Monday May 11, 2020
Monday May 11, 2020
Since we are in this Corona lock down, I had time to go back to 2019 and bring forward some beat makers, producers that I didn't get time to touch. One guy I was enjoying for a few years is Mndsgn (Mind Design) a Philippine, Jersey living, Cali living producer. I got caught up with his style once I listened to his 2014 release Yawn Zen. Labeled under electronic, not really hip hop with his early releases. This latest release Snaxx has recovered beats from a hard drive that was supposed to be a full release from a 2018 mix tape. I compare his music discography from then to now.
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Knxwledge 1988
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Continuing with showing love to diverse producers, DJ’s, beat makers. The Laid back creative flow of Glenn Boothe aka - Knxwledge fell into my lap with his new 2020 release while trying to find a Corona Virus groove. My introduction to Knxwledge was his 2015 release HUD Dreams so this was a welcomed surprise. Thus finally getting to talk about this creative artist that caught my attention 2 years ago.
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Tek Lun - DWEEB 2019
Monday Apr 13, 2020
Monday Apr 13, 2020
I didn’t do a review of Tek’s highly enjoyable “allow it” released in 2018. I wasn't feeling the earlier EP release Blood, but now with the release of Dweeb. The B’more native has been moving forward with his sound so I wanted to hear what this one would sound like. He goes a different route and flavors his multi layer tracks with more vocals, trap beats and for sure his signature synthesized sound. At the same time I ran into his group NASA 8 so I had to show some love this year.
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
B.O.B : Southmatic
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
Tuesday Jul 09, 2019
This wasn’t something we really were waiting for after the mixed reviews of NAGA last year. But this really interesting throwback production was something that came out of no where. Lets see what Sean’s opinion is.
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
Tyler the Creator - IGOR
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
Sunday Jun 02, 2019
Almost fresh off our review of his last years critically acclaimed release Flower boy. We get this new change and feel from Tyler after he has done some commercial high viz projects. We review the new 12 track release Igor and debate its merits so to speak
Sunday May 12, 2019
James Blake: Assume Form
Sunday May 12, 2019
Sunday May 12, 2019
I’ve been a fan of James Blake for years. With his odd sound but soothing voice that went with so much but not quite with anything. He made you listen for different reasons and some how you would hear him sprinkled in with some hip hop folks. His dark brooding sound that was heard for years could have been a precursor to the young depressed sound you some times hear today. But this new release has a tone that’s unfamiliar but quite refreshing. This is the evolution of James Blake with a touch of his hip hop buddies help.
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
Dabrye Three/Three latest release 2018
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
Sunday Feb 03, 2019
I’m back to finish up my two part review of Dabrye/ Tadd Mullinix. His latest sparked me to go back and listen to his past work then reintroduce you to his current release. As part of my producer feature on CarrWaxx. We Focus on the latest and greatest (a matter of taste of course) These producers are just unique and away from the mainstream that one would hear on streaming services. Here is Three/Three
Sunday Jan 27, 2019
2018 Bougie Black Brother network Music awards (#3)
Sunday Jan 27, 2019
Sunday Jan 27, 2019
We end the 3 part review of the music awards for 2018 with a few reviews that we enjoyed based on the lyrical abilities of these artist. Ending with the Album/Artist of the year, that doesn’t line up too well with the Grammy’s. Especially the crime of not including J. Cole. Go back and reference the reviews for these nominee's throughout the year so you can see where we were with our predictions.
Part Three:
Slept on album of the year
Creative album of the year
Underground Lyrical Album of the year
Hip Hop Lyrical Album of the year
Album of the year
Sunday Jan 20, 2019
2018 Bougie Black Brother Network Music awards (#1)
Sunday Jan 20, 2019
Sunday Jan 20, 2019
Welcome to the three part series of the music awards for 2018 . We have your basic categories and the exceptional categories that we felt had to be added based on the artists contributions for the year. Go back and reference the reviews for the nominee's but this year we have some of the listeners contribution which is a great addition to our review. Based on the Instagram poll from @bougieblacksean