Aug
04

Frank & Beats: Flying High With Curren$y

Aaron Frank turned in this review three weeks ago. In a tribute to Curren$y’s weed habits, it is running absurdly late. Since leaving Lil Wayne’s Young Money label in 2007, Curren$y’s work ethic and output has roughly paralleled his ex-mentor. He has released nine mixtapes and two independent albums with Amalgam, thus obliterating any notion… Continue reading »

Aug
04

Question in the Form of An Answer: El-P

An abridged version of this interview originally appeared at Pop & Hiss. El-P performs tonight at Low End Theory; it explains everything. The only way this can be topped is if Natalie Portman decides to become a barista at my corner coffee shop. You probably could’ve made a lot more money by performing at the… Continue reading »

Aug
03

The Warped Pop of Paul A. Rosales

I was going to write about Paul A. Rosales two weeks ago, but I never got around to it. Now I am being sent press releases about how he “fits in nicely to the Altered Zones” world.  I am not sure what that means for me. Does this mean that I also fit nicely in… Continue reading »

Aug
03

Wale-More About Nothing

Excluding Empire Strikes Back and Back to the Future 2, the sequel is never as good as the original. I am not sure if Wale has any hoverboards or invents new slang like “bojo” — but it couldn’t hurt. Even though I hear as many negative rumors about him as I hear about this girl,… Continue reading »

Aug
03

Danny Brown-”Shootin’ Moves”

Danny Brown “Shootin’ Moves” Video from FWMJ on Vimeo. Someone needs to give Danny Brown money to make a real video. In the meantime, I will settle for fish eye lens shots in seedy motels, blunts, ounces of chronic, Manute Bol-era Washington Bullets jerseys, and George Costanza references. I could do without the shoe shopping,… Continue reading »

Aug
02

Voodoo Music

Tonight begins a two-week descent into deadline madness. Coupled with Sach’s National Lampoon vacation and Douglas’ ongoing move, content could grow a bit scarce in these parts. If my rambles become even more weird and disjointed, it’s because my bloodstream is 4.2 percent 5-hour energy drink, and I have cleaned out the last few remaining… Continue reading »

Aug
02

Motor City Coltranes and Midwest Malcolms

For all the derision that Pitchfork’s hip hop coverage inspires, Nate Patrin’s treatise on the ongoing influence of Dilla reads among the most compelling and comprehensive that I’ve read anywhere. It’s easy to play the connect the dots game with Dilla, but much harder to assess the specifics of his subtly shifting sound and analyze… Continue reading »

Aug
02

King Sunny Ade: The King of Juju Music

Thomas Odumade last lectured on the virtues of Lidget Green Position. This time he tackles the King–allapologies to Elvis, Michael Jackson, T.I., and Louis XIV. Both the band and the enlightened monarch. Despite a surge in interest in West African music over the last few years, little has been written about legendary Juju pioneer King… Continue reading »

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