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Shelley FKA DRAM - Shelley FKA DRAM: Review

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Shelley is a Virginia based R&B singer who first made a name for himself creating dancy and lovable fusions of R&B and hip hop. He scored hits with tracks like Cha Cha , Broccoli  and Cash Machine  before cashing in with a debut album in 2016. The most substantial thing we've heard from Shelley since then was the 2018 That's A Girls Name EP whose title feels even more fitting after his commercial name change.  Review By Lav: I enjoyed Shelley's debut album Big Baby DRAM  quite a bit and I was excited back in 2016 to see what he was going to do next. I was surprised at how little I heard his name over the next few years even with that solid EP which now feels like a distant memory. I don't really have any complaints about his name change, in fact I'm happy for him for being comfortable enough to go by his birth name, what I was more hesitant about was the change in sonic approach. Shelley's humor was a major part of what initially made DRAM so appealing a...

Injury Reserve - Injury Reserve: Review

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Injury Reserve are an Arizona based hip hop trio of MCs Ritchie With A T and Stepa J Groggs as well as producer Parker Corey. The trio turned heads with their debut mixtape Live From The Dentist Office  and continued to receive critical acclaim for their futuristic and hard hitting rap style on their 2016 mixtape Floss  and their 2017 EP Drive It Like It's Stolen . Now the trio has taken a year off and lined up to release their debut studio album After attracting features from Amine and Rico Nasty to serve as singles Injury Reserve  has the potential to be the groups most popular release yet.  Review By Lavender: Injury Reserve have been heroes of underground rap for years now and while many fell head over heels for them my admiration for the group has always been a touch more tempered. They consistently release very solid material with exotic and experimental highs that have landed them on my singles of the year lists twice but I had my questions about th...