Category: Culture of Pop
This is Hardwood and Hollywood's section for all things having to do with pop culture - movies, TV, music, interviews with celebrities, both traditional and modern, and comic books. Keep your eyes on our words as we keep our fingers on the pulse of pop culture!
Culture of Pop
Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B Review
Alvin Worthy, better known as Griselda’s Westside Gunn, finally followed up his August release Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sincerely Adolf with the second half to his double album, Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Side B ....
Culture of Pop
Baby Keem - The Melodic Blue Review
Image courtesy of Baby Keem/YouTube. Hykeem Jamaal Carter, better known as hip-hop artist Baby Keem, followed up his critically-acclaimed 2019 project DIE FOR MY BITCH with his anticipated debut studio album The Melodic Blue ....
Culture of Pop
Common - A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2 Review
Lonnie Lynn, known professionally as Common, is back with the 12th studio album of his legendary career, A Beautiful Revolution, Pt. 2 . A follow-up to 2020s A Beautiful Revolution (Pt 1) , Common’s latest...
Culture of Pop
Soulja Boy - Swag 4 Review
DeAndre Cortez Way, better known as Soulja Boy, returns with his fourth project of 2021, Swag 4 . The fourth installment in his Swag mixtape series, and his 63rd mixtape overall (no, that’s not a...
Culture of Pop
Drake- Certified Lover Boy, Album Review
Drake: Certified Lover Boy After a nine-month wait from its original announcement, Toronto's own, Drake, has finally released Certified Lover Boy . This album has been teased for months but it wasn't till a week...
Culture of Pop
Westside Gunn - Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sincerely Adolf Review
Buffalo’s own Westside Gunn, founder of Griselda Records, is back with his first project of 2021, Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sincerely Adolf . Even though this is Gunn’s first release this year, he has kept...
Music
Kanye West- Donda, Album Review
After more than a year since its original announcement, Kanye West, now legally known as Ye, has finally released the highly anticipated album Donda . Of course, the process for this album to be released...
Music
Trippie Redd- Trip at Knight, Album Review
One of the most popular artists from the SoundCloud department, Trippie Redd, has returned with his fourth studio LP, Trip at Knight . This comes as a sequel to his 2018 debut studio album, Life's...
Culture of Hoops
Are You a Sports Fan? Here Are Three of the Best Sports Documentaries on Netflix
Image courtesy of Jason H. Smith/Flickr. Right now, documentaries are the closest humanity’s ever gotten to building a time machine. For those of us that didn’t get the privilege of witnessing the greats in their...
Culture of Pop
Pop Smoke- Faith, Album Review
While remembering the life of Bashar Barakah Jackson, better known by his stage name, Pop Smoke, after he was tragically shot in Los Angeles after revealing his current address on a Facebook live, Republic Records...
