slyTendencies

1y

https://www.stereogum.com/2294455/album-of-the-week-mike-showbiz/reviews/album-of-the-week/

"Although the metaphor of a “Burning House” may have worked on Burning Desire, the track feels a bit insensitive, especially for a rapper who’s known to be a voice for the displaced and underrepresented. With fires still burning through Los Angeles, the true home of showbiz, MIKE should have considered removing that one from the tracklist, especially since it doesn’t directly tie into the album’s themes. “Burning House” goes into “Showbiz (intro),” where MIKE raps in double-time as if soloing at a North Hollywood jazz club. He’s flexing while ignoring the state of the city he calls to mind, especially as he self-affirms: “Even west, every coast with me.”

What do you guys think of this?

BrainWorms4U

1y

facts still one of my favs too, love how the cover constantly goes viral

wish he got more mainstream cosigns

beflygelt

1y

10k signee, dropped a cool EP of dance grooves 2023

DwindlingSun

1y

Darryl Johnson, re-monikered

insertcoolnamehere

1y

Music industry in collapse, whats the cosign worth.

The man himself aint dropped nothing in like 5 yearsx

slyTendencies

1y

https://www.stereogum.com/2294455/album-of-the-week-mike-showbiz/reviews/album-of-the-week/

"Although the metaphor of a “Burning House” may have worked on Burning Desire, the track feels a bit insensitive, especially for a rapper who’s known to be a voice for the displaced and underrepresented. With fires still burning through Los Angeles, the true home of showbiz, MIKE should have considered removing that one from the tracklist, especially since it doesn’t directly tie into the album’s themes. “Burning House” goes into “Showbiz (intro),” where MIKE raps in double-time as if soloing at a North Hollywood jazz club. He’s flexing while ignoring the state of the city he calls to mind, especially as he self-affirms: “Even west, every coast with me.”

What do you guys think of this?

insertcoolnamehere

1y

Mans been creative with visuals and things around his albums for years, how tf are artists with double even triple times his budgets not doing s*** like this?

Highkey both inspiring and frustrating knowing music as an artform could be so much more.

beflygelt

1y

ohhh u sure? good catch if so

slyTendencies

1y

DJ Paradise is Darryl??

beflygelt

1y

stream on https://lostscribe.com/ nice touch that the collage moves with the music and it skims through the music when you scroll up and down, lyric sheets also go foreground/background when you click

blackefron

1y

how’s the 454 feature?

blackefron

1y

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

edit: the link in the description allows you to hear the album

slyTendencies

1y

This might be his best produced album

insertcoolnamehere

1y

fire.