I’d like to thank everyone who’s supported this blog and anyone who has ever read any of my articles! This is the first full calendar year I’ve had SYpherSights running, so this time I have concert reviews written for every show on the list. While I couldn’t attend every single hip-hop show in the city,…
Tag: The Roots
The Countdown (In Review): My Top 20 Favourite Albums of 2014
Happy Holidays to all! For those who couldn’t keep up with the daily countdown, I have all of the entries listed below. Click on the albums to read the reviews! Also look out for my Top Concerts of the Year list dropping on New Years Eve! Honourable Mentions #20 Ab-Soul – These Days… (B-) #19 Joell…
My #18 Favourite Album of 2014: The Roots – …And Then You Shoot Your Cousin
The Roots have continued on their experimental path, making another concept album with more characters in the plot than 2011’s Undun. This time around, The Roots have a more negative theme, as it’s more of a satire with the basic idea that people looking to help themselves can’t help each other. After Undun, it’s tough…
25@25: The Top 25 Most Influential Albums On My Life
A few months ago I saw something very similar to this going around Facebook, where people would post their top twelve albums that have stuck with them through the years. I posted my own list, but I wanted to go deeper and longer (pause) just for fun for my 25th birthday. So here are 25 albums…
Concert Review: The Roots at The 2014 Luminato Festival in Toronto + DJ Questlove at Tattoo
The Legendary Roots Crew, simply known as The Roots, have returned to Toronto for the first time in I don’t know how long. Those who follow me on Twitter already know I was really excited for this show. The first rap concert I ever went to was the 2009 Rock The Bells Festival in Los Angeles,…
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