Top 10 Songs of 2015

After a great 12 months of music, 2015 has come to a close. To celebrate, here's the top ten best songs of the year in no particular order. Enjoy more after the jump...

1. All My Friends - Snakehips feat. Tinashe, Chance the Rapper

British production duo Snakehips brought us this gem late into the year. With a mellow ambiance and silky vocals from Tinashe, this banger demanded to be sung-along-to with its anthemic chorus. Raise a glass to Snakehips for making loneliness sound like a good time. This song hasn't broken the Hot 100 quite yet, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't at the top of your playlist.

These trippy visuals are appropriately mesmerizing...but where's Chance?!

Grammys 2015 Recap: Ballads & Ballgowns

     Well, Grammys 2015 has officially wrapped. The Sunday night (02/08) ceremony honoring achievements in music featured a surprising amount of ballads. From Madonna to Ed Sheeran, almost everybody who's anybody in music was there. Missed the show? Don't worry, I've got ya covered. Check out my recap of some highlights below:

Top 10 Songs About College

With winter winding down, college students everywhere are about to enter the dreaded “spring slump” - that uneventful season when summer seems out of reach. Below is a compilation of the top ten songs (in no particular order) that’ll help you power through school by singing about it.

1. School Spirit - Kanye West       

How can you go wrong with Yeezus? With The College Dropout, Late Registration, and Graduation, it’s clear Mr. West has an affinity for college themes. The “Runaway” rapper relates personal stories of growth by relating himself to students like us. We can always count on Yeezy when we’re feeling misunderstood.

Kanye Gets "Drunk in Love" on Valentine's Day

After a whirlwind week in music with Nicki showing dudes up on "Lookin' Ass N*ggas", Drake and his Rolling Stone quote debacle, and new music from Common and Mariah Carey, Yeezy swooped in to end it with a bang.

 On Valentine's Day afternoon (2/14), Angie Martinez premiered an exclusive on her new website: angiereview.com. The exclusive was a remix to Beyonce's "Drunk in Love" with some news bars from Kanye (Jay's verse stayed on the track as well). Yeezy takes time to reference "Bound 2" and "Flashing Lights" on the remix. Thankfully, the aggressive and abbrasive West from "Yeezus" is a bit subdued here. Just a bit. Check out the remix below.

Fashion Knight: A Textual Portrait of Nick Knight

                                      

In modern day fashion photography there are few artists trailing as much influence and innovation as Nick Knight. While the photography industry faced drastic changes in the midst of Nick’s phenomenal career, the creative force often found a way to evolve naturally in tandem with technology developments in the field. Although his career started out over 30 years ago, Knight consistently associates himself with relevant, contemporary culture. This has propelled the photographer into a steady prominence in industries ranging from fashion to music, and everything in between.

A master of multiple mediums, Nick started photography at a young age for its social appeal. This knack for rather obscure attention seemingly manifested itself into a flair for the controversial, which is reflected in his work. Everything from Knight’s self perception to his work methodology is notably eccentric, gaining him notoriety in the fashion industry.

Yeezy Debuts New CGI Music Video

     Finally, an online version of a music video for a song from "Yeezus". Two weeks after Kanye expressed his frustrations over an early leak of the video, Yeezus posted the video on his website himself. The visuals are dark, and show an animated Kanye rapping with wolves surrounding him. Don't take my word for it, check it out by clicking here!