Dylan's Deep Dives

Killers of the Flower Moon Review: America’s Unsettling Truth By Dylan Barbee Courtesy of IMDb Release Date: October 20, 2023  Spoiler Free Review  Martin Scorsese’s latest film Killers of The Flower Moon is a movie that I think everyone needs to see. From the array of genres Scorsese emulates to craft his story, to the representation of the Osage Nation, Killers of The Flower Moon is a movie that will leave you reflecting on America’s dark history.   Killers of The Flower Moon is based on the journalistic novel by David Grann, a staff writer for the New Yorker. The latest Apple TV+ film depicts how a family of the Osage Nation gained wealth from oil being beneath their community and how they became victims of a series of murders in Fairfax, Oklahoma because of it. It is crucial to recognize that this film is based on a true story and that these murders inflicted on the Osage Nation actually occurred nearly a hundred years ago.  Scorsese recruited a masterclass ...

And Then You Pray For Me Review: The Fly God’s Final F ull-Length Flight  By Dylan Barbee Image provided by @westsidegunn on Instagram  Release Date: 10/13/2023 Westside Gunn treats his music like a luxury in the illest way. The Griselda kingpin is well known to use his keen sharp voice to talk about selling drugs and being in shootouts while also boasting about his expansive wardrobe. This is all done over a production style that he has carefully curated to sound prosperous. The juxtaposed musical style is responsible for the success of the Griselda empire as many of the label’s artists like Rome Streetz, Boldly James, and Stove God Cooks have applied it to their own discography. As a result, Westside Gunn has become well respected in the music industry for his original sound and for what he has made out of himself and others coming out of Buffalo, New York.  Gunn’s recent album release And Then You Pray For Me is a sequel to his critically acclaimed 2020 album Pray fo...

Griselda Grunge  Ahead of Westside Gunn’s last full-length album , a look at how the Buffalo, NY street-rap record label’s style made it an empire deserving of your respect  By Dylan Barbee Image Provided by Griselda on Tidal In a time where the rap industry tends to fall into the trap of overdone trends, Griselda counters conformity with authenticity as their archaic style of boom-bap rap mixed with grimy context ultimately put Buffalo, New York on the map for hip-hop. The independent record label named after the Colombian drug lord, Griselda Blanco was founded by Westside Gunn in 2012. The group consisted of Gunn, his brother Conway the Machine and their cousin, Benny The Butcher. The group would expand as the years went by, as recognition for Griselda rose in the underground hip-hop scene. Griselda would acquire names like Mach-hommy, Boldly James, Stove God Cooks, and Armani White.  Ever since I discovered Griselda almost two years ago now, I find myself revisiting an...

For All The Dogs Review: The Dog Days Are Over As Quickly As They Began By Dylan Barbee Image provided by @champagnepapi on Instagram  Release Date: October 6, 2023 Through the 2010s, Drake was known as “The Boy.” The Canadian rapper was Lil Wayne’s successor in his 20s whose music put Toronto, Canada on the map through his early albums that were filled with clever lyricism, melancholic messages and his genius infusion of rap and R&B sounds.  However, the times have changed and Drake is not a boy anymore but a 36-year-old father who is at the top of the music industry. He has dropped four projects in the past three years compared to his veteran peers, J Cole and Kendrick Lamar, who only drop once every 5 years or so. Now I’m not saying that is a bad thing. Drake’s past couple of albums like Certified Lover Boy , Honestly Nevermind , and Her Loss have aged well despite many fans not favoring them at first. Personally, I liked them all on the first listen. But For All the D...