Chase Dean is a political science senior and Mustang News columnist. The views expressed in this column do not reflect the viewpoints and editorial coverage of Mustang News. Music has always been intertwined with politics. This is seen in songs such as Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land,” which is filled with populist lyrics, […]
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Is Coachella worth the price?
Many festival-goers find it easy to rationalize such an expensive purchase.
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Why your music sucks: Rap edition
Rap music is meant to be lyrically driven, a steady beat behind the powerful voice of a poet who speaks to an audience entranced by each melodic syllable escaping the speaker’s mind. Unfortunately, we’ve reached a point where this is no longer the case.
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A few gems can’t quite save a muddled, incohesive album
By the genre’s standards, Pusha T is practically ancient at 36, but the coke-rap veteran’s long-awaited official solo debut, My Name Is My Name, leaves his identity frustratingly undecided.