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In Music Feb 7, 2024

Reflecting on memories of the D-DAY Tour

As I stared at my reflection in the airport bathroom, trying to apply moisturizer to help soothe my sunburnt skin, my adrenaline was still high. I had just experienced the most eventful day of my life. My phone had pinged for the fifth time in the last hour — it was my mother checking up on me again. The screen lit up and taunted me, it was only 3:05 a.m. and I had two more hours until my flight arrived. My phone had finally cooled down after overheating repeatedly from the warmth of my palms over the last 24-hours.

In Music Feb 21, 2023

SZA’s sophomore album SOS is a long-awaited treasure

Traveling through riptides of both peril and serenity, SOS tells the emotional story of SZA’s career through a blend of music genres — from classic R&B to pop-punk to hip-hop.

In Music Apr 7, 2022

Tyler, the Creator returns to Madison Square Garden

Everything from his beginnings — Goblin and Wolf — to CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST had a moment in the sun that night. Every iteration of being a Tyler, The Creator fan was on full display.

In Culture Mar 26, 2022

On jeen – yuhs

Today, Kanye’s creative ventures have seemed to finally interlock with his deepest emotional ventures. Donda is the title of West’s tenth studio album for that reason. She was the point of intersection for Kanye’s creative and emotional planes of existence. She always will be.

In Music Mar 17, 2022

Dilla Day

The music speaks for itself, but it wasn’t just about the beats. He made those beats until he physically couldn’t anymore; until the fingers that so elegantly graced each button on his MPC 3000 stood still. Dilla loved what he did more than anything else, and he rode off into the sunset while all of us were left bobbing our heads, with tears in our eyes.

In Music Jan 22, 2021

An interview with Kim Jong Skillz: He’s got the 808s bumpin’

Just this past summer on Aug. 19, Queens native Kim Jong Skillz released an album called Unsupervised, the culmination of a two-year songwriting and recording effort. It’s a hip-hop album with a roller coaster of emotions. He took some time out of his day to speak to The Press about the album, his life and the music industry today.

In Music Sep 15, 2020

Growing Pains and Divine Guidance: The Story of Ja’King

Christopher Goodwin was in his senior year of high school when he began falling out of love with the sport that had come to define him. At 6 feet 2 inches, the Uniondale native was a senior shooting guard for…

In Music Oct 8, 2019

Press picks: Songs of the summer 2019

Each year, all of us at the Press look back on the long summer break and try out best to pick out the music that defined the season for us. Here are our songs for the summer.

In Music Apr 29, 2019

A$AP Ferg, Aminé and Lil Skies shine at Brookfest 2019

On Thursday, April 11, Stony Brook University hosted its annual Brookfest concert, which included performances from rappers Lil Skies, Aminè and A$AP Ferg. This year’s Brookfest was able to make up for the canceled Ashanti show because the Undergraduate Student Government brought big-name performers that drew crowds.