“Girls Want Girls” is only the latest example of queer women being sexualized and fetishized in popular music.

On Oct. 4, Walker released her debut studio album “Over It”. The album comes off of her successful commercial mixtape, released in 2018.

On April 29, Drake will release the most important album of his career. Titled “Views From the 6,” it will arrive with more anticipation and pressure than any of his eight preceding, full-length releases (three studio albums and five mixtapes).

In the South (and presumably everywhere), fifth grade scientific study is characterized by two major themes: 1) sexual education and 2) how to drop an egg from a relative height and have it not break. Curiously enough, both areas of study have been integral in my understanding of Drake’s 2015 mixtape, “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late.”

Senior Cadenza Editor Mark Matousek shares his picks for the best albums of 2015.

On Dec. 6, 2005, T-Pain released his debut album, “Rappa Ternt Sanga.” Bolstered by two top-10 singles—“I’m Sprung” and “I’m N Luv (Wit A Stripper)”—the album helped T-Pain become an iconic figure in American music due to his innovative use of Auto-Tune, a vocal manipulation software that can change the pitch of a singer’s voice.

Pump up the jams this Friday with Cadenza’s WILD pre-game playlist.

“What a Time to Be Alive,” the new mixtape from Drake and Future, is the musical equivalent of a heat check.

This is an existential isolation, one that comes with the harrowing recognition that you’ve become a commodity, a cultural industry unto yourself. The kind that overloads your central nervous system and forces you into a paranoid stupor.

Looking to make the perfect playlist for this Saturday and get the groove going musically? Try out some of these favorite baby-making jams—they’re guaranteed to set the mood for some special time with your Valentine.