El Estoque

Metro Boomin proves producer albums shouldn’t be disregarded in “Heroes and Villains”

Samika Bhatkar • December 9, 2022

“Heroes and Villains” rich and dark ambiance perfectly pairs masterful production with feature artists

‘Sorry 4 What’ is an unapologetic failure

Chiran Arumugam and Sameer Maheshwari • October 13, 2022

“I'm not tryna be here for a long time / Just, just a good, good time / I got a lot of s— weighin' on my mind” “Sorry 4 What” encompasses aspects of Lanez’s personal and musical growth in...

‘Traumazine’ is a reclaim of artistic identity

Aashi Venkat • August 15, 2022

Megan Thee Stallion’s seventh album has the perfect balance of authenticity, fury and confidence

The Golden Era and modern rap

Anushka De • December 8, 2021

How 90s hip-hop artists have shaped the current rap scene

Artists Around Us: The stories of singers at MVHS

Hannah Lee, Collin Qian, Helen Chao, Flora Peng, Emily Xia , and Herman Saini • March 10, 2019

A feature on rapper Kid Kuza, pop singer Shravanti Shankar and traditional Carnatic singer Madhav Danturthi

The death of Lil Peep

Robert Borrego • November 30, 2017

How students believe the sudden death of a young rapper will affect the perception of drugs in modern hip-hop culture

Seven up-and-coming women in hip-hop to watch out for

Himani Yalamaddi • October 5, 2017

A compilation of emerging female hip-hop artists making a name for themselves

Urban Soul Movement performs at Winter Showcase

Sharon Tung • December 7, 2015

The Winter Showcase solidifies hip-hop club’s bond

Music: Miley Cyrus’s ‘Bangerz’ not as bad as expected

Shuyi Qi • October 14, 2013

...but still kind of bad.

FUHSD frenzy

Karishma Mehrotra • April 11, 2010

Four Fremont Union High School District schools come together to present a handful of talented acts The talent that surrounds us at MVHS is incredible...but redundant. It is only...