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2 Chainz shows off past through emotional fifth album

Photo courtesy of  Matt Sisneros, Flickr 2 Chainz released his fifth studio album, “Rap or Go to the League,” on March 1 through Def Jam Records. It features a track list chosen by world-class athlete and NBA star LeBron James and collaborations with several titans in popular music, including Ariana […]

Trump feuds with Spike Lee over Oscars speech

Photo courtesy of David Shankbone, Wikipedia Last Sunday, almost 30 million people throughout the nation tuned in to watch this year’s celebration of cinema with the 91st Academy Awards. Unfortunately, even on an elegant night like the Oscars, there was no stopping the apparent “political wrath” of President Donald Trump.  […]

Hozier’s sophomore album is well worth the wait

Photo courtesy of swimfinfan, Wikipedia Hozier released his long anticipated second album “Wasteland, Baby!” on March 1 after a five year long wait. “Wasteland, Baby!” is a triumphant follow-up for the Irish singer-songwriter that features songs from his 2018 EP “Nina Cried Power” – with songs “Nina Cried Power (feat. […]

Greta is an enjoyable take on classic horror genres

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia Going into Neil Jordan’s “Greta,” it’s important to know that, despite the film’s marketing campaign intended to convince audiences that it’s meant to be taken seriously, it’s actually a campy take on the “creepy stalker” sub-genre of thriller/suspense filmmaking. The film’s overall concept has been practically […]

Travis Scott producer gives advice to Ramapo students

Photo courtesy of Brandon Korn, Instagram Ramapo alum Brandon Korn is one of the music producers who had a hand in crafting Travis Scott’s Grammy-nominated hip-hop album, “Astroworld.” Korn, who graduated in 2014 and resides in Woodcliff Park, New Jersey, worked on the album’s leading song “Stargazing” and has also […]

Ramapo hosts interactive Afro-Brazilian music festival

Photo by Alyssa Rabinowitz The husband-and-wife team of Amarildo Costa and Paula Straile-Costa took students on an interactive journey through traditional Afro-Brazilian music last Monday, during a live music and food festival held in Friends Hall. The event was hosted by Ramapo’s Culture Club, African Ancestry Month Committee, Africana Studies […]

Viewers are divided over the 2019 Oscars

Photo courtesy of Wikipedia After months and months of nothing but controversy surrounding the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences’ decisions regarding the Best Popular Film category, the celebrity that they originally chose to host the ceremony (Kevin Hart), and the four categories (Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Makeup […]

Lil Pump’s sophomore album is a huge disappointment

Photo courtesy of Miami-Dade County, Florida Lil Pump’s sophomore album “Harverd Dropout” was released on Friday, and the content of the album resembles what the title embodies: a flunk. With poor production and cringe-worthy lyrics, a new listener would believe this was a high school music project that Pump created […]

Ping Chong educates students on global social justice

Photo courtesy of Carolyn Herring Ramapo opened its doors to contemporary theatre artist Ping Chong on Monday, Feb. 25. He and a member of his company, Ryan Conarro, spoke about their documentary theatre work that focuses primarily on social justice around the world. Chong began his presentation with a 15-minute […]