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John Amen

Kendrick Lamar: Persona & Beyond

Kendrick Lamar: Persona & Beyond

I’ve been listening to Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly since it came out earlier this year. After playing the CD three or four more times last week, I’m certain that this release will be somewhere in my top three for the year, and felt compelled to
John Amen 23 Nov 2015

D'Angelo's Black Messiah: Politics & Nihilism

Reviewers have compared D’Angelo’s Black Messiah to Sly & the Family Stone’s There’s a Riot Going On; to me, Sly’s project is way more groove-heavy, driving, direct, while D’Angelo seems to be working with what I’d call the anti-hook (a few
John Amen 02 Sep 2015

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