Huey Manolo
@hueymanolo.bsky.social
Bedroom Producer • Hip-Hop & Psychedelia • he/him
Quick review of the new Big L album, 'Harlem's Finest: Return of the King': hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Review: ‘Harlem’s Finest: Return of the King’ by Big L
I can see how people would be disappointed by Harlem’s Finest: Return of the King. It reminds me of the posthumous Pac albums a bit with some of the choices they made. The Mac Miller feature is one…
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October 31, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Quick review of the new Big L album, 'Harlem's Finest: Return of the King': hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Quick review of the new Big L single, "u ain't gotta chance": hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Review: “u ain’t gotta chance” by Big L
My biggest fear when I saw the title for “u ain’t gotta chance” is that it would just be a “Platinum Plus” remix (like a lot of “new” Big L tracks are) but I was very pleasantly surprised: the new …
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October 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Quick review of the new Big L single, "u ain't gotta chance": hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Damn, RIP D'Angelo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxVN...
D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel) (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by DAngeloVEVO
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October 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Damn, RIP D'Angelo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxVN...
Reviewing an early version of 'The Slim Shady LP' called 'Unmastered Sequence': hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Review: ‘Unmastered Sequence’ by Eminem
Big L-Eminem comparisons are made mostly out of ignorance, but Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous and The Slim Shady LP are similar in one way: they were recorded over the span of a few years, a…
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October 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Reviewing an early version of 'The Slim Shady LP' called 'Unmastered Sequence': hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Short review of the "I'm Not a Player" single from 1997: hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Review: “I’m Not a Player” by Big Pun
“I’m Not a Player” is great (much better than the also-classic “Still Not a Player”) but I think the real star of this single is the B-side, “Wishful Thinking.” Grouping Big Pun and Fat Joe with Ko…
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October 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Short review of the "I'm Not a Player" single from 1997: hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/10/10/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Brian Wilson and N.W.A released their debut albums the same year.
you ever think about those real weird overlaps. like tennessee williams might have listened to the ramones
October 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Brian Wilson and N.W.A released their debut albums the same year.
Reviewing a classic mafioso single, Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's "On the Run": hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Review: “On the Run” by Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
It feels like Kool G Rap gets mentioned less online now than he did a decade ago. It’s a shame (no pun intended) since G Rap is easily one of rap’s best storytellers and most intimidating mafiosos,…
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October 6, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Reviewing a classic mafioso single, Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's "On the Run": hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Reviewing a classic compilation, 2Pac's 'Greatest Hits': hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Review: ‘Greatest Hits’ by 2Pac
Before 2018, piracy was my main way of listening to music. It typically went like this: I’d find an artist I was interested in, download their entire discography, flip through the greatest hits alb…
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October 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Reviewing a classic compilation, 2Pac's 'Greatest Hits': hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Reposting my review of 'Hellterskkkelter' since I fixed the embed issue: hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Review: ‘Hellterskkkelter’ by Esham
A shit sandwich on golden toast. The middle two tracks on Hellterskkkelter are entirely skippable, being nothing but simple drum patterns and basslines. “Be-4” is mercifully short, but Esham’s sex …
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October 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Reposting my review of 'Hellterskkkelter' since I fixed the embed issue: hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Reposting my review of 'The Score' since I fixed the embed issue: hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Review: ‘The Score’ by the Fugees
It’s easy to see that The Score differs from its contemporaries, but it’s harder to pinpoint why. The cover gives us the first clue: the Godfather motif, while fitting for 1996, is deceptive. The a…
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October 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Reposting my review of 'The Score' since I fixed the embed issue: hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/10/01/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
RIP Assata Shakur: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaqX...
A Song For Assata
YouTube video by Common - Topic
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September 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM
RIP Assata Shakur: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaqX...
Worst three days in music in a very long time. RIP Sly Stone and Brian Wilson.
June 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Worst three days in music in a very long time. RIP Sly Stone and Brian Wilson.
My excessive ramble about Daniel Lopatin's 'Eccojams Vol. 1': hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/r... #musicsky
Review: ‘Eccojams Vol. 1’ by Chuck Person
Vaporwave’s link to hauntology (as described by Mark Fisher in Ghosts of My Life) is often discussed, but rarely concretely demonstrated. “A4” from Eccojams Vol. 1 may be the clearest example. The …
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June 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
My excessive ramble about Daniel Lopatin's 'Eccojams Vol. 1': hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/06/02/r... #musicsky
Talking about the video for MC Breed & DFC's "Ain't No Future in Yo Frontin'": hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Review: “Ain’t No Future in Yo Frontin’” by MC Breed & DFC
This is a case where the video helps make the song. While it’s easily the best track on the uneven MC Breed & DFC, “Ain’t No Future in Yo Frontin’” is fairly pedestrian, especially for 1991. Th…
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May 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Talking about the video for MC Breed & DFC's "Ain't No Future in Yo Frontin'": hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Reviewing a severely overlooked classic, 1993's 'KKKill the Fetus': hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/05/14/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Review: ‘KKKill the Fetus’ by Esham
G-Funk rarely seemed to dip into the same dark depths that its P-Funk ancestors did. The L.A. riots hover over The Chronic, but not to the same extent that nuclear war hovers over Maggot Brain. Bar…
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May 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Reviewing a severely overlooked classic, 1993's 'KKKill the Fetus': hueymanolo.wordpress.com/2025/05/14/r... #musicsky #rap #hiphop
"I think the president is smoking weed, bumping this beat
Making a living out of my misery"
youtu.be/1GzYkzAla80 #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Making a living out of my misery"
youtu.be/1GzYkzAla80 #musicsky #rap #hiphop
2Pac - Never Had A Friend Like Me (Original)
YouTube video by 8uLleTpRooF
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March 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"I think the president is smoking weed, bumping this beat
Making a living out of my misery"
youtu.be/1GzYkzAla80 #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Making a living out of my misery"
youtu.be/1GzYkzAla80 #musicsky #rap #hiphop
The Hit-Boy version of this is good, but it's not touching the original: youtu.be/CB3tJ_5Uc1A #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Nas - Life Is Like A Dice Game [Vinyl Quality] [Track 2]
YouTube video by PHM
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March 7, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The Hit-Boy version of this is good, but it's not touching the original: youtu.be/CB3tJ_5Uc1A #musicsky #rap #hiphop
"Would you rather have a Lexus or justice?
A dream or some substance?
A Beemer, a necklace, or freedom?"
youtu.be/oiusDE0KND8 #musicsky #rap #hiphop
A dream or some substance?
A Beemer, a necklace, or freedom?"
youtu.be/oiusDE0KND8 #musicsky #rap #hiphop
dead prez - Hip Hop (Digital Video)
YouTube video by deadprezVEVO
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February 28, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"Would you rather have a Lexus or justice?
A dream or some substance?
A Beemer, a necklace, or freedom?"
youtu.be/oiusDE0KND8 #musicsky #rap #hiphop
A dream or some substance?
A Beemer, a necklace, or freedom?"
youtu.be/oiusDE0KND8 #musicsky #rap #hiphop
Arsenio Hall Show - Hip Hop All-Stars [ HQ ] ''Best Quality''
YouTube video by DigginInTheCratesHQ
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February 26, 2025 at 9:09 PM
'Sonic Heroes' turns 22 years old this year. How fast time flies: youtu.be/WMiELYCfyJA #musicsky #videogamemusic
Sonic Heroes - Sonic Heroes [OST]
YouTube video by DeoxysPrime
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February 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
'Sonic Heroes' turns 22 years old this year. How fast time flies: youtu.be/WMiELYCfyJA #musicsky #videogamemusic
Found this album a while ago in a random playlist, and it continues to grow on me. P standard G-funk all things considered, but the synths have a nice sheen to them, and G-Mo has a really nice flow. Slept-on project. youtu.be/wXcbuEm30ts #musicsky #rap #hiphop
G-Mo - Let Me Rip 1995
YouTube video by SlaytanicWarrior420
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February 25, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Found this album a while ago in a random playlist, and it continues to grow on me. P standard G-funk all things considered, but the synths have a nice sheen to them, and G-Mo has a really nice flow. Slept-on project. youtu.be/wXcbuEm30ts #musicsky #rap #hiphop
