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The Amherst Student

Volume 152 • Issue 1

The Amherst Student

The Newspaper of Amherst College Since 1868

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Rap

"Slime Language 2" Leaves Emerging Rappers in the Lurch

By Noah John '21

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April 28, 2021

Throughout the late 2010s, Young Thug proved himself as one of this era’s most significant rappers, shaping the genre both sonically and stylistically. While his eccentric delivery and untamed vocal inflections have inspired countless imitators, Thug has also directly promoted several relatively unknown artists by signing them to his Young Stoner Life (YSL) Records imprint under 300 Entertainment. With YSL’s latest release “Slime Language 2,” the follow-up compilation album to 2018’s “Slime Lang

In 2021, The Grammys Remain Woefully Out of Touch with Newer Styles of Rap

By Noah John '21

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March 31, 2021

The 2014 Grammys featured perhaps the most stacked list of nominees for “Best Rap Album” imaginable. Between Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s instant classics “Take Care” and “good kid m.A.A.d City,” Kanye West’s then polarizing but now widely acclaimed “Yeezus,” and Jay-Z’s impressive “Magna Carta Holy Grail,” the voting committee certainly had a tough decision to make. While I hoped and expected that Kendrick Lamar would walk away with the award, I was excited by the prospect of any of these talente

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