02 | November | 2023 | Plaid Line + PRIZM + Scottie News

By: Manuel Avalos Mateos

A small device in your pocket that can do almost anything and everything you want it to. A smartphone.

A quick Google search will let you know that the first smartphone was released in 1992 by a company that goes by the name of IBM. It was called the Simon Personal Communicator and was the first to feature a touch screen.

The modern smartphone as we know it today can come in many different sizes and phones are one of the most powerful portable devices today. There are nearly 7 billion smartphone users in the world, a major change from just over 1 billion (estimated) in 2010.

According to FourWeekMBA, Apple and Samsung are amongst the top smartphone brands and are the most popular picks in the United States. In 2021 Samsung generated $244 billion in revenue and Apple at $365 billion.

Over the years, smartphones have become cheaper and therefore more available to those of lower income. Around 95% of adults 18-49 own a smartphone and 61% for those over 65.

Smartphones have become an essential part of our daily lives. Smartphones have changed the way we live and the way we connect with the world around us. Phones have evolved quickly and have made big advancements over the years.

The 2 main mobile operating systems are iOS and Android. As prices for phones became much more accessible, phones became more obtainable and reached more new users. The ability to reach into your pocket and easily send an email, a text, play games, watch movies, read books, listen to music, interact with other via social media, and make online purchases on websites like Amazon is simply a masterpiece.

Looking into the future of phones seems assured for continued innovation. New technologies like augmented reality, and AI are expected to change the next phase of development of the smartphone.

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By: Judah Gregory

The ‘D.O.A Tape’ was released November 5, 2021 and was created by rapper Kay Flock. This is his first full album released but he has had other singles, freestyles, and eps across the internet. This album gained attention from the song “Is Ya Ready” from his high energy aggressive rapping and the famous TikTok dances that he created. He was one of the best Bronx drill rappers that was coming up in my opinion. This is the track list of songs on the album, what they’re about, and my review of them.

Track 1: Is Ya Ready
Now the reason this track would gain so much attention is because of the lyrics being said in the song, because of the disses in it to his blood cousin who is another New York rapper named Dthang GZ. Now this song is overall aggressive and a loud song with the music video that has all of the kids jumping around screaming and dancing making it a high energy track that has an infectious flow to it.

Track 2: Being Honest
This track is a tone down from the first track with still a nice sounding beat and still great rapping by Kay. In this track, he raps mainly about women and also moving about New York City the right way and not getting lined up by women basically getting set up.

Track 3: Brotherly Love
This track is my favorite of the album and features one of Kay Flocks cousins Dougie B and their close friend B Love. This song is an aggressive track switching in and out of them rapping. Then, at the end of the song, when they go a switch back to back is one of my favorite parts of the song. The person who stole this song for me though is B Love with him rapping about a chain he snatched from another clique.

Track 4: PSA

Now this song would literally be a PSA as this song would get played over New York news in the Bronx for the drill epidemic that they were having. This song would literally spread across the Bronx fast as retaliation from the people dissed in the song would come quickly. But as for the musical side he would rap great and this song would be a hit on the charts.

Track 5: Opp Spotter

“Opp Spotter” is a song about spotting opps. Now, this song features B Love again and has 2 beat changes halfway through the song which kinda through it off for me. But with B Love, I think being the best rapper out of the trio, they have I think carried this song for me with his flow and the verses he delivered.

Track 6: Speed Racing

The 6th track, the song “Speed Racing” talks about Kay spinning on opps in fast cars. This is a fast track with Kay Flock rapping the fastest I’ve heard from him. It also talks about how he would speed race through other rival territories and cause trouble.

Track 7: Tcardi

The final track of the album is “Tcardi.” This would be completely produced by Kay and would feature Dougie B, Justo B, and Lil Skrap who is eight in real life. Now this song would just be everything with him pairing up with his cousin so they have a natural flow. Lil Skrap, who is an eight year old drill rapper, which is crazy to me, actually did great switching on and off with Kay. Hearing him talk about pulling up on opps on playgrounds was funny in the song for me.

Overall, I’d give this album a 9/10. I like it a lot and I hope to see more music from him as he’s locked up for a little bit right now but will get out in 2024.