The Chuckness

Every fraternity’s favorite rapper recently re-released his debut album Boston’s Boy with a few bonus tracks…”Still I Rise” being one of them.  The dude is everybody’s guilty pleasure; and “Still I Rise” undoubtedly has the potential to make it in the radio circuits.  Not that anybody cares about the radio circuits anymore, it’s just that this track has a pop-rap, catchy vibe that could easily be seen/heard on MTV.  It’s still mindboggling how this kid took off…he just completely blindsided the music world with his social media approach, and it worked perfectly.  The dude knew his market (white suburban frat-stars) … Continue reading →

I’ve been holding off blogging about this kid since I posted “I Hate College”; I just couldn’t get a read on him.  Some of his tracks I can’t take seriously… with others, there’s no denying his talent.  I can’t lie about it, it’s a fact that the the kid from Trinity College is exploding right now.  His 8 track EP has locked up the top spot on iTunes for the hip hop genre.  Check this remix to the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s “Heads Will Roll” (not on the album) for a taste of his style.  He’s playing the marketing game perfectly … Continue reading →