Joey Bada$$ releases solid debut on 20th birthday

By: Sam Fatula | A&E Editor In a very short amount of time, Brooklyn’s own Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, better known by his stage name Joey Bada$$, has become the most highly recruited hip-hop artist by major labels since the dawning of the digital age. Not everyone gets asked to sign with Jay-Z at age 17. He released one of the most circulated mixtapes of 2012 … Continue reading Joey Bada$$ releases solid debut on 20th birthday

The Duquesne DukeJanuary 21, 2015Leave a comment

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Off the Record: Resolutions, reflections and music retribution

By: Sam Fatula | A&E Editor In many ways, the state of 2014’s music scene can be observed as a build-up to something better; the mixtape before the full length release if you will. The only thing fans received from Kanye was another series of brash rants and a Kardashian wedding. Kendrick Lamar debuted a solid single, but an album never surfaced in December. As … Continue reading Off the Record: Resolutions, reflections and music retribution

The Duquesne DukeJanuary 7, 2015Leave a comment