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  Originally performed as a play in 1983 and noted as August Wilson's most successful screenplay, Fences has finally made it to the big screen. Unfortunately 11 years after the death of August Wilson, a prolific Black author who created theatrical art using casual environment and controversial content centering African American conflicts. Molding Wilson as the Shakespeare of his time who inspired many actors of today, including Denzel Washington. Washington who stars in both the broadway play and the box office movie, as the lead character Troy, masters each monologue as if he's practiced them throughout his entire career. Co-star Viola Davis who plays his wife Rose, steps a little out side her comfort zone and captures it nicely. Viola as Rose shows both the controlled dominant side of women while containing the emotions that are viewed as vulnerability. After having revealed to her the infedelity of her husband, while being the mediator between Troy and their teenage ...

With all the unexpected controversy happening in Cudi's life over the last few months, fans were excited to hear that he was actually releasing the new album that was promised. While in the midst of a brief feud with Kanye and openly admitting himself into the hospital for depression, Cudi released two vibrant lead singles Frequency and Surfin . Fans became skeptical towards Cudi, questioning if he would release an album that would meet their expectations and if he created this drama as a publicity stunt. Well lose your doubt, because like all of the great creatives "pain" is an essential element to art. Passion Pain and Demon Slayin takes audiences on an ecstasy ride. The dynamics of the album is the healing process of Cudi's mind. Unlike Speedin bullet 2 heaven , Cudi stretches that sadness from speedin bullet and takes it on a world spin until he reaches his form of happiness inside of passion and pain. This album is the light end of the tunnel and fans lo...

Let's call the release of Ab soul's latest album Do What Thou Wilt "the return of Ab Soul." Here's a run down of why hip hop heads have said that Ab Soul disappeared, when he was once compared to Kendrick Lamar. Ok, in 2011 Kendrick released the classic album Section 80 which ultimately created the hype for his 2012 classic mainstream album Good Kid Maad City . Before Kendrick released GKMC , Ab Soul dropped the classic album Control System which everyone who knew of Section 80 loved and compared the two. During this time frame TDE was developing fans of the masses because of the lyrical content yet fun party vibe in their music. In the beginning of 2012 Schoolboy Q released Habits & Contradictions which also helped develop TDE's core audience. Ab Soul's release gained him the attention from both Kendrick and Schoolboy fans. Now how did Ab soul get lost in the sauce? Well after Kendrick's GKMC exploded he dominated the entire 2013 year, br...

After basically going ghost for 2 years rapper J. Cole decides to become the center of entertainment with the release of his fourth studio album 4 Your Eyez Only alongside 2 new singles False Prophets and Everybody Dies . Fans went crazy after hearing "False Prophets" where Cole decides to call out what we're assuming is Kanye for having ghost writers, and on everyone dies Cole literally murdered everyone with Lil in their name. Although rappers Lil Yatchy and Uzi Vert didn't take any offense to Cole's verse and Kanye hasn't responded to anything since being hospitalized, fans are now once again calling J. Cole hip hop's savior. Personally I can't say that Cole dissed anyone because his statements were very indirect and could be talking about anyone who's mainstream or praised in hip hop, and the verse that mention "Lil" is not shocking because not even those rappers truly care about the essence of hip hop, they simply are having f...

Donald Glover has become known for his unique creative style. Starring in his own FX series production that became an instant hit for its dynamic take on the Atlanta culture, Glover just takes my breathe away. While having a name in both music and film Donald was able to release 10 projects, including his newest album Awaken My Love . Released on December 2, 2016, Awaken My Love is the third album by Childish Gambino . This unexpected album is silently going viral, meaning this is an underground diamond. If you're listening to hear pure rap/ hip hop than don't bother, because you're not getting that from this album. Awaken My Love is old school funk mixed with rock n roll, and not that pop mainstream rock. I wish Prince were alive to hear this album because it sounds like he influenced much of the album in songs like Terrified and Zombies . Speaking of Zombies, I'm pretty sure that it's my favorite song, but then again me and your mama!! Their isn't a...

Starboy is the perfect title for The Weekends follow up album to the 2015 Grammy winning Beauty behind the madness. Although Starboy which features Daft Punk is a nice fun song, it does not do justice for the entire album. However the single is a great overall depiction of the flow and sound in the album. The Weekend is in his zone and we can hear the confidence inside the lyrics. As usual he's expressing the blunt reality and perception towards ongoing relationships. I wonder if the Weekend will ever get the happy ending that he continues to fantasize about, instead of filling the void with toxic substances. On the contrary partying is a part of him and is also fun for most people which makes it hard to restrain, or maybe that's the balance in it all. Anyways, Starboy is a pretty good album. I'm not sure if they'll have as many mainstream hits like  Beauty Behind the Madness   but it won't go unnoticed. Songs like All I Know which features rap star Future and P...