Weekly Music News: Week of March 15th, 2015

               This week, Thirty-three and a Third will take a different turn, away from the typical track/album review that has been posted weekly for the past month or so. This week, music news will be discussed and brought to attention. While big updates may be missed or some thing may not be brought to attention, I will do my best to inform you of some stuff you may not be aware of and hopefully introduce you to artists new to you :^)

To Pimp a Butterfly Album Cover

      This week has been a good week in terms of rap/hip-hop releases. Predominately, West-Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar released a brand new full length, To Pimp a Butterfly. This is his third studio release. While I may not be incredibly familiar with Kendrick and his work, this album has kick up some attention. It is being critically acclaimed, being praised for its creativity and fresh feel. Give some of Kendrick's music a listen here if you please (WARNING: EXPLICIT). Once I listen to it in its entirety, I may review it in the future. 
     Now, I'm going to discuss some further updates in the hip-hop industry this week. The group I'm going to discuss has stirred up some controversy with some of their releases and their experimentally eccentric style of music. Before I continue, I'm going to warn you, this group is weird as hell. They don't perform traditional music. The group I'm speaking of is experimental hip-hop group known as Death Grips. Despite their controversy and crazy music style, they have a very, very loyal following. The band performs on frantic electronic beats backed by energetic drumming

MC Ride, frontman of Death Grips

and absolutely howling and aggressive vocals. To me, this band is the purest representation of aggression. 
     The band went on a hiatus without some music they promised, and now the music is finally being released. Scheduled to be released on March 31st, Jenny Death, the second part of one of their previous records, is finally coming to the fans. If you are brave (or have an open mind to music especially), click here to give Death Grips a listen (WARNING: EXPLICIT). 
     In other news, some controversy has risen from what seems to be cases in which contemporary music rips off music from the past, and when I say rip off, I mean directly copies it. What has been in the news recently is the controversy behind Robin Thicke's Blurred Lines and its similarities to Marvin Gaye's Got to Give it Up. The Gaye family has sued Robin Thicke, bringing more popularity to Marvin's music. It seems things like this are happening more and more lately. Is this meerly coincidence, or a blatant rip-off? Watch the video below, and you decide. 

        Occurences like this make me wonder: will the world ever run out of original music? Will things like this happen more and more frequently due to the fact that music in the world is only growing, and in turn new sounds are getting harder and harder to come by? Tell me what you think by leaving a comment below. Do you have any other music news or suggestions to my blog? Leave a comment below. I know most of you guys treat comments as an assignment, but I would love to hear your voice and opinion.

Thanks for reading.