Aug
31

The Gaslamp Killer ft. Gonjasufi-”When I’m in Awe”

I imagine there is a limited market for Gonjasufi screeching his skinned cat yelps over Gaslamp Killer’s Ethiopian psych samples. Luckily, that limited market is me. Brainfeeder presumably gave the EXCLUSIVE (for 16 seconds) to Pitchfork to spread the wealth around. Thus, I will defer to their sparkling prose: “Los Angeles-based producer the Gaslamp Killer… Continue reading »

Aug
31

War of the Words

SPOEK MATHAMBO – WAR ON WORDS from spoek mathambo on Vimeo. I am now reasonably certain that the only American video imported into South Africa during the 90s was Busta Rhymes’ “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See.” I have used the phase “is a monster,” twice in the last week, but Spoek Mathambo… Continue reading »

Aug
31

Danny Brown-”Nowhere 2 Go”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jcct42SAfnM Urban blight, blunts, and braids. Interview coming sooner than later. Probably after the Labor Day break. No excuses, but punctuality is not a virtue of the perennially stoned. Brown is a hard man to track down. The hold up is there needs to be a part two of the interview. Part one was halted… Continue reading »

Aug
31

It’s an Odd Odd Odd Odd World

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o9dXLNuXic You’d be forgiven for not realizing that J Cole’s “Who Dat” is one of the year’s biggest hits. Neither New York nor Los Angeles radio plays it with any regularity. On the main Chicago rap station, it sulks near the bottom of the top 40, and judging from a cursory glance through YouTube,  NBA… Continue reading »

Aug
30

Last Call with Playboy Tre

While on the subject of Arthurian alcoholism and the avuncular, I’d be remiss not to post the new tape from Playboy Tre, everyone’s favorite hook man for hire and intoxication impresario. Dom Passantino declares it to be not “be as strong a piece of drinking rap as “Liquor Store Mascot” was, but still gets a… Continue reading »

Aug
30

Teebs-”Arthur’s Birds”

Thanks to hiring a one-legged, but highly capable Moldavian hacker to break into the Alpha Pup server, I was able to swipe the first leak from Teebs’ forthcoming Brainfeeder debut, Ardour. Those six of you who enjoy my use of mythological metaphors and beats to gems similes, should head over there.  It is a Monday.… Continue reading »

Aug
30

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Dunes and Los Angeles’ Left-Turn Into Goth-Rock

Wearing all-black would mean that Douglas Martin would have to give all of his white V-neck tees to charity. That’s a lot of time wasted on American Apparel’s website. When you learn about dunes in your middle school geography class, you are taught that most dunes are formed by wind-blown sand. Dunes– the rising L.A.-based… Continue reading »

Aug
27

Monsters Inc.

I imagine the reference point for this was “All About the Benjamins” as re-envisioned featuring a bearded white Wisconsite troubadour. There is truth to the rumor that Jay-Z’s verse was inspired by Bon Iver’s tale of his super-spooky night singing songs at the Hollywood Forever Cemetary. This is the first thing that Kanye has released… Continue reading »

Aug
27

The Weekend Song: 2 Live Crew Edition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjC-vkQlwWk No matter what you think about 2 Live Crew, there is no denying that they understood the visual medium. Now that rap has gone so mainstream that Bangs gets Honda commercials, it is only a matter of time before a savvy popcorn manufacturer re-appropriates this for an ad campaign. Listening to this song once… Continue reading »

Aug
27

Q-Unique-”Crack Era”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvafgIcFyvA The world needs another homage to the “crack era” like Soulja Boy needs another hole in his septum and cerebellum. But both video and song are pretty nice — though I wish the horns had the hook all to themselves. Q-Unique is the latest Fat Beats revanchist. I’m not sure if I could take… Continue reading »

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