Culture Hash

9th March 2017

Revenant in the Trap – Migos T-Shirt Video Breakdown

Today we’re going to look at the music video for Migos’ “T-Shirt” the second single from their breakout album Culture. The rap trio recently came into the mainstream with their hit, “Bad and Boujee”; we could have analysed this video but it’s standard rap fodder. The scenes goes like this: Rapping in the hood – Rapping in a chicken shop...

Hip-Hop/Music Comments: 2

5th March 2017

David Haye Should Retire | Haye v Bellew Recap

David Haye [28-3, 26 KO] has lost his much-anticipated heavyweight boxing contest with underdog Tony Bellew [29-2-1, 19 KO]. It was embarrassing for Haye. Going into the fight people still regarded him as a top heavyweight, but the fight showed that the Hayemaker is long past his prime. It’s time for him to go back into retirement. Then Haye can...

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27th February 2017

Recapping The 89th Academy Awards

The 89th Academy Awards gave us one of the most shocking award shows in recent memory. I initially thought the biggest controversy of the night was going to be La La Land winning Oscars at the expense of Moonlight, until it happened. La La Land accidentally read out as winner of the Best Picture at the #Oscars2017 but winner was...

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22nd February 2017

Rap Names Part II: For a Few Rappers More

Like we talked about last time, rapper’s stage names usually fall into two categories: Boasts = Mos Def Or Name-based puns = Nelly [first name Cornell] We’re going back to the well to look at more of these ridiculous names, and shatter the illusion that rappers are cool. I mean, there’s a dude on Dr. Dre’s label who goes by...

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9th February 2017

One Album Wonders Part 1 – the Debut Smash

We’ve all been there when the latest band comes out and their debut album is fucking lit. I mean, seriously these guys are going to be next big thing. I can’t wait to tell my friends about this new artist I discovered. Now whenever they are on TV I can smugly tell people that I heard of these guys before...

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25th January 2017

Rappers’ Names – What Do They Even Mean?

Obie Trice, real name, no gimmicks – Obie Trice I love rap music: a genre with many colourful characters, where every song is basically an excuse to boast about how dope you are. The whole genre is basically a dick measuring contest, and that’s what we love about it. Of course the best way to impress the world and [more...

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