Singer Rihanna’s eighth studio album, “Anti,” exposes a mature and vulnerable RiRi.Fans were in for quite the treat as RiRi teased fans with countless Instagram photos and videos leading up to the album’s release Thursday on Tidal. The album is...
Rihanna and Drake have teamed up on "Work," the first single from Rihanna’s newly-released album, ANTi.ANTi, which can only be streamed or downloaded through Tidal, contains 16 new songs with only two features- SZA on the opening track, "Consideration,"...
Drake and Future dropped a highly-anticipated collaborative mixtape Sunday called “What A Time to Be Alive,” and, like everything else Drake puts out, I was immediately in love with it.The introductory song, “Digital Dash”, gets you hyped to realize...
Here is what music students had on their playlists this week:Kristin Patel, sophomore visual communications major, said she listens to a playlist called "Stuff I Like," which includes Coldplay, Rise Against and Awolnation. Patel said new music doesn't...
Ex-”Degrassi” star and rapper Drake released a surprise 17-track mixtape via Twitter called “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.”The mixtape features collaborations with Lil Wayne, Travi$ Scott and PartyNextDoor.“Legend,” the first track...
Men’s tennis bounced back from a season-opening loss with a winning record in its second weekend of competition.The Huskies beat the Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawks, 7-0, and the Illinois-Chicago Flames, 5-2, Friday in Rockford. Sunday, the Huskies beat...
“Home” by Jack JohnsonJunior pre-physical therapy major Mike Termena“Too Much” by DrakeSenior biology major Alex Larson“Royals” by LordeSophomore marketing major Carly Christenson“All Over the Road” by Easton CorbinJunior marketing major...
Some of NIU’s most talented musical personalities determined the hottest rap artists in the game.Each year, MTV reporter Sway gathers a panel of rap influences to select the top five hottest MC’s. This year, I gathered a collection of artists and...
“Nothing Was The Same” by rap artist Drake has been met with extraordinary reviews since its leak last week, but it isn’t his best project.Drake, also known as “the King of Melancholy” as Associated Press writer Chris Talbott aptly describes...
DeKalb | Drake’s not making a stop at the Convocation Center come Homecoming.The rumor that NIU would host the rapper started on Twitter, where user @horette tweeted “#NIU #NIU17 is coming to NIU” with a picture that said Drake would perform in...
To YOLO or not to YOLO, that’s the beginning of this semester’s question. The acronym, which means you only live once and which was made popular by hip hop artist Drake, has taken quite the beating from those who follow Jack Black on Twitter. A tweet...
Just as a suburban white girl says her iPhone case is “ghetto,” as your dad calls your friends “dawgz,” so did I start using the acronym YOLO, ironically, with the intention of being cute. But things got a little out of hand. YOLO, I guess. As...
