Author: Kevin Bourne

With his beautiful writing and vocals, solid production, and his approach to attacking his bars, Kevin Bourne says critics may turn into fans in his The Last Slimeto review. Tonight, YoungBoy Never Broke Again dropped one of the most highly anticipated projects of the year in The Last Slimeto. He used his time on house arrest wisely releasing an ambitious 30-track album where he continues to talk about the his life while telling stories about the streets. The album opens with the guitar-laced melodic intro track “I Know”. Although the younger generation are often criticized for prioritizing “vibes” over bars,…

Although DJ Khaled, Drake and Lil Baby’s Staying Alive is good, SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne finds it predictable in his Staying Alive single review. After giving us some big moments on “Yes Indeed,” “Never Recover,” “Wants and Needs” and “Girls Want Girls”, Drake and Lil Baby have teamed up once again on DJ Khaled’s latest single “Staying Alive”. The track is the first release off Khaled’s upcoming project God Did set for release on August 26th. The Bee-Gees inspired track features a laid back beat with the two rappers taking turns crooning melodic bars over it. While the song isn’t terrible…

Curtain Call 2 marks the growth, maturity and “mainstreamification” of Eminem. Kevin Bourne explains in his Curtain Call 2 album review. With his days as a fresh faced, angry, 20-something rapper now in the rearview mirror, Eminem is joining the growing ranks of 50-something elder statesmen continuing to write the manual on how to age gracefully in hip-hop. As he approaches the half-century mark, his legacy is one of the most highly debated in the history of the rap music. To some he’s a visitor in the culture―the hip-hop Elvis Presley who appropriated Black culture on his way to superstardom.…

Zac has baby mama drama all while dealing with his insider tip coming to light. Here’s our Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 4 Episode 21 recap. Ding! Ding! Ding! The episode begins with Fatima vs. Karen round three (or is it four?). Fatima is quick with the rude yet comedic one liners, letting Karen know exactly who she’s dealing with. The plot thickens when Zac’s supposed baby mom #2, the former stripper Destiny, pulls up to the house, making things even more awkward.  Karen then heads over Andi’s house, regretting that she made a fool of herself at Zac’s house. She…

With the All Canadian North Stars show, Drake plays the role of middle child, bringing together generations of Toronto hip-hop fans. After a two-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OVO Fest returned with a bang. There have been some key moments that had fans and social media buzzing so far, including Chris Brown bringing Tory Lanez on stage during his performance. But the event that still has everyone buzzing is the All Canadian North Stars show on Thursday night. The lineup featured some Canadian hip-hop and R&B greats, including Kardinal Offishall, Choclair, Jully Black, Saukrates, Maestro Fresh Wes, Glenn…

Wiz Khalifa is back with “Multiverse”, revealing a deeper sense of freedom and maturity. Hear all about it in our Multiverse album review. Despite spending a lot of his time on his MMA training, Wiz Khalifa has been blessing fans with a lot of projects in 2022. Back in February he dropped Stoner’s Night, a collaborative album with Juicy J. Then in April he dropped another collaborative album titled Full Court Press, this time alongside Big K.R.I.T. and Smoke DZA. Tonight, Khalifa has returned to form as a solo artist with his new 17-track album Multiverse. He brings his full…

Gary and Karen continue to obsess over Andi and Zac. Meanwhile, we learn there may be more to Bayo than we think. Here’s our Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 4 Episode 20 recap. Building off the story from last episode, Zac gets an unexpected call from the Senator’s wife who gave him the stock tip that made him rich. She wants to talk to him setting up the story for next week. Fatima comes over and can see that something is on his mind, but Zac doesn’t feel he can confide in her just yet. Danni and Logan arrive at the…

SHIFTER editor Kevin Bourne takes a look at the latest from 5AM, the clothing company co-owned by “All American” star Michael Evans Behling. If you’ve been following our weekly All American recaps you know we’re big fans of the CW series here at SHIFTER. One of the show’s main characters is resident Certified Lover Boy, Jordan Baker, played by none other than Michael Evans Behling. If you’ve been following along, his whimsical and baby faced portrayal of Jordan Baker of previous seasons has given way to the bearded freshman ready to take on college life. Offscreen he has an equally…

SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne, aka KB The Boss, says “2000” is a time capsule of New York hip-hop. Find out why in his Joey Bada$$ 2000 album review. New York MC, Joey Bada$$, has evolved as an artist in recent years. Aside from being a rapper and fashion icon, he has expanded into acting in Wu-tang: An American Saga and the Academy Award-winning short film Two Distant Strangers. He has also treated fans to a few singles, features and a popular Colors performance of “Head High”. Now the Brooklyn native is back with his latest album 2000, his first full-length project…

The heat is rising around Zac’s miracle investment and Gary and Andi reconnect. Here’s our Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 4 Episode 19 recap. The episode opens with Fatima getting a look at Zac’s finished house. Love is in the air as they settle back into normal life after a little jail time. They share a nice, playful moment in the kitchen which shows why fans love them so much. Unfortunately, the heat around his miracle investment is rising. Karen tells Fatima that Hayden has access to the federal database and is looking at footage from the airport. Making matters worse,…

In an interview with SHIFTER back in April 2021, Toronto hip-hop artist, Lil Berete, mentioned he was sitting on a track with late Chicago rapper, King Von, but he wasn’t sure when (or if) he was going to release it. Well, over a year later, Berete has finally dropped the single titled “100 BRICKS” and it was worth the wait. The track features some hard hitting production, including heavy drums with some bounce, matched with hard hitting lyrics. Despite being from cities that are over 500 miles apart, vocally the two artists fit like a glove as they tell stories…

Zac is finally released from jail, but Hayden is still onto him. Meanwhile, Gary is starting to unravel. Here’s our Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 4 Episode 18 recap. Leaving off from last episode, Zac is frustrated at being behind bars, taking one step forward and two steps backward. Fatima talks about breaking Zac out of jail, which he thinks is a joke, but she ain’t joking. Are they setting up the plot for the Zatima spinoff? Perhaps. Calvin, Maurice and Que bond as Calvin is shown pictures of his night of drunkenness. Once Calvin leaves, Maurice and Que laugh together,…