Articles by A. Harmony

Patrick Paige II

Letters of Irrelevance

PUBLISHED May 18, 2018

Though he's more of a quiet force as bassist for the Internet, Patrick Paige II shares the gift of his voice on Letters of Irrelevance. On...

The Last Poets' Anger Has Global Scope on 'Understand What Black Is'

PUBLISHED May 17, 2018

Long before "woke" became a buzzword and Twitter hashtivism was a trend, there were the Last Poets. The group formed in Harlem in 1968, an...

The Last Poets

Understand What Black Is

PUBLISHED May 16, 2018

The world has changed in many ways since the Last Poets formed in the 1960s, but the battle for equality has yet to be won. Understand What...

Desiigner

L.O.D.

PUBLISHED May 7, 2018

Two years is a mighty long time to wait for 20 minutes of characterless music. Although L.O.D. is not without its redeeming qualities (punc...

Really, Kanye?

Is the World's Biggest Rapper on a Secret Quest to Bring Down Trump?

PUBLISHED May 1, 2018

Over the past several days, Kanye West has thrown his fans, friends and critics for a loop with his peculiar tweets and even stranger music...

King Combs

90's Baby

PUBLISHED Apr 19, 2018

The sentence "Diddy's son grew up to become a Soundcloud rapper" sounds like a setup for a joke, but Christian "King Combs" Combs isn't pla...

Kali Uchis

Isolation

PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2018

It's fitting that Kali Uchis call her studio debut Isolation. On it, the songstress exhibits a quiet power that puts her in a league of her...

Tink

Pain & Pleasure

PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2018

Free from her ill-fated deal with Timbaland's Mosley Music Group, Tink hops in the driver's seat of her own career with Pain & Pleasure. It...