Luke Hobika, '20
When I am not studying, saying hi to you in the halls, or running, you can 100% guarantee that I am analyzing your favorite piece of music, film, or television.
The Need to Stay Relevant
PRhyme 2 by PRhyme
Opinions belonging to Luke Hobika
Best tracks: “Black History;” “1 of the Hardest;” “Flirt”
Worst tracks: “Loved Ones;” “Gotta Love It”
Sequels to movies, follow-ups to musical albums, rematches to competitions, and continuation of...
How to Best Prepare Yourself for When Winter Comes
Game of Thrones, HBO’s most favored television show since The Sopranos and The Wire, is returning to the small screen. Over the course of its seven seasons, the show has seen a spike in...
Helplessly Floating in Space
Kid A by Radiohead
Opinions belonging to Luke Hobika
Best tracks: “The National Anthem;” “How To Disappear Completely;” “In Limbo;” “Idioteque”
Worst tracks: “Treefingers”
Lately, the human population of the planet has been growing exponentially. The escalating density...
Make It E.N.D.
The E.N.D. by The Black Eyed Peas
Opinions belonging to Luke Hobika
Best tracks (if you could even qualify one as acceptable): “Meet Me Halfway;” “
Worst tracks: “I Gotta Feeling;” “Imma Be;” “Ring-A-Ling” (this is...
Simplicity Made Into Confusion
Labor Days by Aesop Rock
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Best tracks: “Labor;” “Daylight;” “Coma”
Worst tracks: “The Yes And Y’all”
What separates Aesop Rock from his abstract hip-hop contemporaries is more than his impressive ability to employ...
Shock Value: Not Even a Zap
Timbaland Presents: Shock Value
Opinions belonging to Luke Hobika
Best tracks: “Give It To Me” “Come And Get Me”
Worst tracks: “Bounce;” “Fantasy;” “2 Man Show”
Who is the mastermind behind the beats that bounce of songs like...
ASTROWORLD: Where Dreams Become Reality
Opinions belonging to Luke Hobika
Best tracks: “Stargazing;” “Sicko Mode;” “Stop Trying to Be God;” “5% Tint;”
Worst tracks: “Skeletons;” “Yosemite;” “Who? What?”
Welcome to Astroworld, a musical theme park designed by trap artist Travis Scott, who...
Deeper Meaning: Monsters, Inc.
Luke Hobika '20
Cultural Editor
Originally written March 24th, 2018
Science fiction is a genre that deal with imaginative content such as futuristic settings, futuristic science and technology, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life. Through storytelling,...
Billboard Prevents “Old Town Road” from Racing
Music is evolutionary. The groovy rock music of Elvis Presley in the 1950s completely juxtaposes the psychedelic and electronic sound of Radiohead who would be popular just five decades later. The heartfelt pop ballads...
A Kamikaze on His Own Legacy
Kamikaze by Eminem
Opinions belonging to Luke Hobika
Best tracks: “Greatest;” “Lucky You;” “Kamikaze;” “Fall”
Worst tracks: “Nice Guy;” “Venom”
The fire that Marshall Mathers, also known as Eminem, lit up under himself during the start...