'C'est La Vie': Jerard Rice Pushes Hip-Hop Boundaries with Raw Introspection Jerard Rice, who goes by the name Rice, keeps changing hip-hop with his unique style and great music. Rice is a well-known name in hip-hop circles all over the world for his ability to combine catchy lyrics with catchy beats. His newest hit, "C'est La Vie," shows how good he is at writing songs that people...

Violet Love has offered up an EP titled "Destined to Fail," and it arrives less like a prediction and more like a pre-existing condition, a medical chart for a soul that’s been diagnosed with itself. The DIY recording quality doesn’t feel lo-fi for aesthetics; it feels necessary, like these songs could only have been born in a sealed-off room where the air was getting...