Carlos Collazo

The more I hear from Deante' Hitchcock the more I like him.

His 2026 album, Junkie in The Sun is immediately one of my favorites of the year. It's an emotional and introspective album filled with a ton of emotion, great technical rapping and production that carries you through the 15-song record with ease. Producer Brandon Phillips-Taylor really did an excellent job here.

Hitchcock isn't a huge name in the rap game right now—but he should be. He actually has something interesting to say on every song on this album. The passion and performance he brings throughout the entire project is just a joy to listen to.

Overall: 70

I use the 20-80 scale to rate things.

Hatching Twitter, by Nick Bilton, is essentially the Social Network-book equivalent for Twitter. It's the story of how Twitter was founded by a group of plucky, nerdy friends and how the egos and politicking of that group ruined their friendships over the years as the company was built and became a success.

As a former Twitter addict, I was really into the aspects of the book that shed light on how the company was created. I would have liked even more of the details on the actual inner-workings of Twitter, more of the day-to-day of how the company was built and less of the boardroom drama that serves as the bulk of the narrative.

Still a good read, and one that manages to make me nostalgic for the early days of Twitter—even after learning about how chaotic the company was at the time.

Overall: 55

I use the 20-80 scale to rate things.