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Music Album Review: “Results Take Time” by Symba [Blazin'! - 5 Boomboxes]

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Music Album Review: “Results Take Time" by Symba 5 Boomboxes “Symba keeps his listeners on their toes: physically, the listen will move, and mentally, they will be sure to think.” REVIEW PRESENTED BY BTC'S RAP PROMPT BOOK 10 Prompts to Start Your Next Album Album  “Results Take Time”   Released:  September 15, 2022 Length:  52:33 Genre:  Hip Hop Rap RnB Soul Written by: Symba & DJ Drama Produced by: Symba & DJ Drama Sym, is that a Rolex?  ⌚ "Results take time." Fax.  📠 "This shit didn't happen overnight."      "Results Take Time" by Bay rapper, Symba is swag and consciousness. It's akin to one of the best times in Hip Hop, when beats were hard-hitting and lyrics scintillating, the early 90s. And in this millennium, where unfortunate deaths and the Soundcloud rapper's experimentations take out some prime lyricists — Cough.Ka.Takeoff.cough — "Results Take Time" is an album the Hip Hop community needed.      In other

Music Album Review: “Ether Dome" by Underdog [Banger! - 4.5 boomboxes]

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Music Album Review: “Ether Dome” by Underdog 4.5 Boomboxes “ …Ether Dome is meant to be played on Mackie speakers without a care for one’s neighbors… ” EPISODE PRESENTED BY YIN & YANG PRODUCTIONS WHERE ORDER & CHAOS MAKES ART Album “Ether Dome”   Released: September 18, 2020 # of Tracks: 12 Length: 35:45   Genre: Rock, Supersonic Rock, Indie Written by: Scott Ferguson & Bryn Carlson Produced by: Scott Ferguson & Bryn Carlson First Effect   - Season 1, Episode 4   - "There Goes The Neighborhood" by Underdog   (2022)      After listening to Boston-based rock band Underdog's album, Ether Dome, three thoughts manifest in mind: one, Ether Dome is meant to be played on Mackie speakers without a care for one's neighbors ; two, Ether Dome simply rocks, like Led Zeppelin or The Who simply rocks; and three, Ether Dome is an album one never knew one needed to hear.       Underdog band members and co-founders Scott Ferguson and Bryn Carlson conduct an album w

Music Single Review: “Cracker Island” by Gorillaz Ft. Thundercat [Blazin'! - 5 Boomboxes!]

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Music Single Review: "Cracker Island" by Gorillaz Ft. Thundercat 5 Boomboxes "Cracker Island is art and poetry. " Single from album “Cracker Island”   Released: June 22, 2022 Video Released: July 28, 2022 Length: 3:35 Genre: Alternative Indie Pop Funk Written by: Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett, and Stephen Lee Bruner   Produced by: Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett, Stephen Lee Bruner, Remi Kabaka Jr. and Greg Kurstin.        When listeners see "Cracker Island" by Gorillaz featuring Thundercat , they are sure to open their window and scream, "FINALLY!" Yes, finally. Both prolific artists are renowned for their musical prowess (Gorillaz with the blending of genres and Thundercat with the funky bass licks). Still, they are also known for their large number of collaborations.       The Gorillaz do not discriminate ; they work with everyone, from Schoolboy Q to Little Dragon, Billie Ellish, Bad Bunny, Dan The Automator, and the list continues. For a compl