Lav's Music Corner

playing w/ fire  EP - redveil Redveil is a Maryland rapper whose music I first became aware of last year when his Learn 2 Swim  album picked up some traction in online hip-hop spaces. I thought this project was decent and flashed some pretty serious potential but nothing about it begged me to cover the record in depth. So this year when Redveil ended up as the lone feature on the biggest underground rap album of the year so far, Danny Brown & Jpegmafia's Scaring The Hoes , it felt like an endorsement too big to ignore and I wanted to be sure to cover his next project. That project is this new EP which runs pretty scant at just 15 minutes across 6 tracks. It was preceded by a pair of singles which when combined with the grand sweeping opener stuck  makes for a dramatic first half of the project. Across this EP redveil is trying to show himself as a versatile talent and lead single giftbag is no exception as he sings the hook in a very Juice WRLD emo-rap flavored demean...

JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown are two of the most acclaimed and unique artists in the modern underground hip-hop scene. Danny broke out in the early 2010s before building up to one of the decade's most acclaimed rap albums Atrocity Exhibition  in 2016. Peggy on the other hand crashed into the music world with his 2018 album Veteran  which received massive acclaim for its unique compositional style and energetic performances. Now the pair are linking up for a project that has already become one of the most anticipated in all of rap this year despite just being announced a few weeks ago.  Review by Lav: So here we are. After years of rumors and speculation, the long-awaited Danny and Peggy collab has finally arrived and it's themed specifically around the pair leaning into what so many of their biggest fans love about them. Given how talented both artists are I was expecting nothing less than fireworks and ultimately, that's what we got. Before I get to the elements of the re...