The Strange Science of Breakcore
While Pythagoras sought mathematical perfection in music, breakcore artists like hkmori and sewerslvt embrace chaos. Their work reveals how this genre embodies both scientific rebellion and psychological expression.
Kendrick Lamar Wrestles With the Devil's Samsara
From Tupac's fear of reincarnation to Buddhist concepts of suffering, Kendrick Lamar weaves together hip-hop history and religious philosophy to examine what it means to return to life eternally — and whether such return might be the Devil's own prison.
Kendrick Lamar and the Weight of a Hip-Hop Prophet
In "Watch The Party Die," Kendrick grapples with his calling as a musical prophet, torn between peaceful Christian ideals and the violent justice he feels compelled to deliver.
The Pleasure of Pettiness — What Kendrick Lamar Knows About Hate
Kendrick Lamar's "euphoria" asks us to reconsider everything we think we know about hate. By embracing the role of hip-hop's "biggest hater," he exposes the paradoxical joy we find in our pettiest grievances, transforming a diss track into a meditation on human nature.
All Earthly Doings Are Wrongdoings — Kendrick Lamar and Error Theory
One of hip-hop's most cerebral artists grapples with the nature of morality itself. Parsing Lamar's lyrics reveals a complex philosophical system where earthly existence traps us in perpetual error, while salvation waits in the beyond.