Hip-Hop Review
21 Savage’s “ISSA Album” best of a strong Summer lineup
By Jake Riem
spot as a top-tier musician.
Chieftain Staff
A couple of other great albums are
It is hard to think of Summer 2017
A$AP MOB’s “Cozy Tapes vol. 2”
without thinking of 21 Savage’s “ISSA
and Meek Mill’s “Wins and Losses.”
Album.” Showing
Both are very overlooked.
a lighter and differ-
A$AP utilizes their large
ent side of himself
group and various connec-
in many of these
tions with lots of outside
songs, he gave some
collabs from high-profi le
hit summer anthems
artists, such as Playboy
such as “Bank Ac-
Carti, Quavo and Gucci
count” and “Close
Mane. Meek continues on
My Eyes.” No one
his comeback tour with an
predicted that this
overall honest and solid
album would go as
album. Neither of these
21 Savage’s “ISSA Album”
viral as it did over
albums will disappoint if
the summer.
you give them a listen.
A sleeper album
The most overhyped
of the summer is
album of the summer is Lil
Tyler the Creator’s
Uzi Vert’s “Luv is Rage 2.”
“Flower Boy.” It has
This brought great prom-
the perfect amount
ise after he teased his new
of instrumental and
album with “XO Tourlife
vocals. Tyler does
3,” but the album did not
an excellent job of
fully deliver on its hype
maintaining perfect
compared to “Luv is Rage”
fl ow and giving us
and “Lil Uzi Vert vs. The
“See You Again.”
Tyler the Creator’s “Flower Boy” World.” The album was
With Tyler’s unorth-
not bad, it just was not as
odox style, many have yet to fl ock to
good as everybody thought it had the
his music, but this album solidifi es his
potential to be.
What You Said
Our readers
give their views
on music scene
“Young Thug did
not disappoint
with his album.”
-Jarreau Campbell
“Taylor Swift’s
new songs are
straight heat.”
-Lucas Benton
“I’m more of a
country kinda
guy.”
-Jacob Montrose
Upcoming Concerts
Some local performances worth watching in the next few weeks
A$AP MOB Tyga Tee Grizzley
Friday, Sept. 29
Masonic Temple (Detroit) Sunday, Oct. 1
Crofoot Ballroom (Pontiac) Monday, Oct. 30
The Fillmore (Detroit)
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S E P T E M B E R 2017