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Album versus Album: Awkwafina
May 17, 2019By: Kitty Cheung, Staff Writer Yellow Ranger (2014) Tongue-in-cheek, clever, and remorselessly brash, rapper Awkwafina is a comedian at heart. In her debut album, this Asian-American rapper proudly flaunts her heritage as she spits with a “mouth from the motherfucking West” as she raps in her eighth track, “Marijuana.” With the “Intro III” skit of Yellow Ranger, Awkwafina introduces her random and vulgar style of humour in a mock radio-show recording. Tracks such as “Queef” and “My Vag,” while ridiculous and raunchy, are bold expressions about parts of the female experience that are often considered taboo. However, the album feels scattered…
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Album Reviews
January 5, 2019By: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer Last Day of Summer by Summer Walker In a musical era where R&B made a comeback, Summer Walker managed to stand out amongst the group of women at the resurging genre’s forefront. As her soulful…
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Chatting demo deals and beginnings with Keely, Max, and Isobel of the jazz-pop band the Escapes
November 26, 2018By: Natasha Tar, Peak Associate The five-piece, all-student band the Escapes lent three of their members for an interview with The Peak this past week. As we settled into sofas and chairs, I realized it was good luck to…
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Album Reviews
November 25, 2018by: Kim Regala and Kitty Cheung ALIVE! By N’RTH SFU Stephen Kloppenburg is the man behind the artist, N’RTH, and his album ALIVE! blends all of his musical influences to create a unique style fit for any fan of…
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Michael Bublé’s intent to retire is refreshing in a toxic pop culture
November 3, 2018Written by: Youeal Abera, Staff Writer Hollywood is becoming a bit of an ego-fest. Between celebrities like Khloe Kardashian advertising a “Flat Tummy Tea” on her personal Instagram and Kanye’s short-lived political career, it’s refreshing when we come across an…
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Album Reviews
September 17, 2018By: Youeal Abera and Geron Malbas K.T.S.E. by Teyana Taylor K.T.S.E., just like Teyana, is lovable for three reasons: it’s dynamic, honest, and unabashedly authentic. In 2014, Teyana Taylor released her debut album, VII. Although a great…
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Updated: SFSS announces cancellation of 2018 Fall Kickoff concert, replacement barbeque
July 18, 2018By: Amneet Mann, News Editor This story has been updated as of July 20 to reflect the comments of the vice-provost students and international Nancy Johnston on behalf of SFU, and AMS. The Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS)…
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Must-see event
April 4, 2018By: Alex Bloom Taking place on April 7, the SFU Concert Orchestra will be performing X Part II: Through Space and Time. This comes as the second and final instalment in a series of performances held by the orchestra to…
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Album Reviews
March 7, 2018By: Solomon Etuk, and Neil MacAlister Effected by Cozz Los Angeles rapper Cozz’s new album serves as further proof that just about every artist on J. Cole’s Dreamville label is putting out more interesting music than the label founder himself.…
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New Music Friday
February 9, 2018By: Edna Batengas, Lyz Boyd, Neil MacAlister, Courtney Miller, and Natasha Tar [embed]https://open.spotify.com/user/thepeaksfu/playlist/6xtTtKPhri4mbn4SKmlF7j?si=3w2V_BiFTIGhHg2lVaJn3w[/embed] “Pray for me” – Kendrick Lamar, the Weeknd Edna Batengas: I was so excited to see these two artists on the same track. Like come on, how…
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