Author: Kevin Bourne

Megan Thee Stallion’s flashes of talent and greatness are outweighed by too many forgettable moments says Kevin Bourne in his Traumazine album review. A few days ago, Megan Thee Stallion took to social media to announce the release of her upcoming album Traumazine. This came after the release of “Pressurelicious” featuring Future and the track straight fire.  Although my personal expectations for this project were low, the single raised my excitement. Unfortunately, the remainder of the project pales in comparison. Now, let’s be clear. Megan Thee Stallion is very talented. She has a great flow and can flat out rap,…

The Game builds a case for the best West Coast lyricist of his generation says Kevin Bourne in his Drillmatic album review. Fresh off delivering one of the best freestyles of his career on L.A. Leakers, The Game is back with his latest project DRILLMATIC Heart vs. Mind. Executive produced by Hitboy, the ambitious 31-track album boasts an impressive list of features, including Lil Wayne, Big Sean, Fivio Foreign, NBA Youngboy, Pusha T, Chris Brown, and Kanye West and Jeremih (who both appear twice on the album) and even West Coast legend, Ice-T. It’s a type of bridge building album,…

UK-based French artist, UKFRENCH, teams up with Top Boy star Shone Rumulus, aka Big S, for his latest track “Shake It”. One of the most emotional moments throughout the first three seasons of the Netflix series Top Boy has to be when Sully takes his friend Dris up to the rooftop to kill him after he finds out he sold him and Dushane out. The man behind the role is none other than British actor Shone Romulus. While fans may have missed his portrayal of the complicated character in the latest season, they’ll be happy to know the serial entrepreneur…

Gary is out for blood. Zac finally confronts the Senator’s wife, but he doesn’t do it alone. Here’s our Tyler Perry’s Sistas Season 4 Episode 22 recap. The finale begins with Zac responding to the Senator’s wife’s proposition and her threats of him going to jail. No stranger to being behind bars, he peaces out leaving her alone. Fatima sits down with Andi as she stresses over Hayden’s threats against Zac. Fatima tells Andi that Zac is a good man, but she questions his judgment sometimes. Despite her relationship with Karen, Andi gives her some solid advice about holding onto…

The Murder Inc Story season 1 episode 1 tells the origin story of son, husband, producer and visionary, Irv Gotti, from his family life in Queens to meeting Jay-Z, DMX and Ja Rule. Here’s our recap. Irv Gotti has been busy doing his media rounds promoting his upcoming TV projects while dropping some details about his former romantic relationship with Ashanti. The show that’s been getting some heavy promo is five-part documentary The Murder Inc. Story which premiered tonight on BET. Set in Queens, New York between 1979 and 1998, episode one tells the origin story of the son, husband,…

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…