Aug
10

The Fix: The Complete Voters Ballots

These ballots were only mailed out to people who promised they would vote for Sage Francis and MC Lars records. Requirements for suffrage included owning at least four backpacks made of the finest Jansport and three Fidel Castro caps. Those without goatees need not apply. I informed Jonathan Bradley that if he voted for Young… Continue reading »

Aug
07

Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Rap Albums of the ’00s: 10-01

10. 50 Cent — Get Rich or Die Tryin’ (2003) 50 Cent has somehow gone from beloved gangster rap underdog (Vice magazine was one of his earliest champions) to tolerated mainstream icon (complaints about Get Rich or Die Tryin’ the movie were surprisingly muted) to sneered-at, underperforming rap cliché, all in about half a decade.… Continue reading »

Aug
06

Now, We Jerk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jg_aDSGcMk Now is the time on Passion of the Weiss vhen ve dance. In addition to my daily routine of chopping o’s, smoking lye and Optimos, and conspiring to kill hip-hop via MF Doom appreciation, for the last three months, I’ve been reporting on the jerkin’ movement that’s swept Los Angeles (no vaseline). Perhaps you’ve… Continue reading »

Aug
06

Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Rap Albums of the ’00s: 20-11

20. Common — Be (2005) Ever held out hope that one day your favorite artist’s stars would align for them to create an opus? They’d find creative lyrics, content that matched their maturity level and a production quality that held it all together. That’s been my journey with Chicago’s Lonnie Lynn and me—he as an artist and me… Continue reading »

Aug
05

Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Rap Albums of the ’00s: 30-21

30. El-P  — I’ll Sleep When You’re Dead (2007) The migraine mid-point between Nine Inch Nails and the Bomb Squad. Math rap. Bombs + Nails = the sort of weapon built by suicide squads intent on creating obscene carnage. If  last time, the damage was fantastic, now it’s fatal. El-P’s masterpiece is both explicit and subtle,… Continue reading »

Aug
04

Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Rap Albums of the ’00s: 40-31

40. Nas – The Lost Tapes (2002) When Illmatic dropped, it was like the rap world stopped. It was a moment when every person that was into real hip hop paused their schedules to fully ingest, process and comprehend the dopeness that was the birth of one our greatest emcess to ever touch the mike.… Continue reading »

Aug
03

Passion of the Weiss Top 50 Rap Albums of the ’00s: 50-1

  Like capitalism, criticism, and cursive, canons are a necessary evil—the inherent by-product of the human urge to codify and contrast, and the atavistic urge to talk shit. Rest assured, 100,000 years ago in some cold cavern decorated in wine-skins and skinned saber tooth, you could find some monocle-rocking Neanderthal ranking the best Petroglyphs of… Continue reading »

Aug
02

More Champagne, Mr. 4-Tay?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aktvOo5vj0E Because I had another spasm of unadulterated West Coast 90s sentimentalism last night, and few songs elicit more memories than “Playaz Club.” The ideal soundtrack for both champagne brunch and pimping in the Fillmore District. If the Players Club Card had swapped Telly Savalas for Anthony Forte, you would still be able to get… Continue reading »

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