Feb
21

Black President Day

Sure, sure, G-Dub and Lincoln receive the lion’s share of limelight today — a holiday in name only as people shake off hangovers and hit up department store sales. But in my chimerical version of reality, there is a yearly day off dedicated to Fela Kuti, the Black President and only man capable of balancing… Continue reading »

Feb
18

Son Raw: J’aime le Dubstep #98

Sach O is the sickest DJ out there! He’s gonna be ill in more ways than one! – Hissy Fit Sometime in between my 2 DJ sets, 3 midterm assignments, Birthday celebration, immune system crapping out and tonight’s trip to Ottawa, Montreal bass don Construct uploaded my new mix to his venerable (and Dubstepforum awards… Continue reading »

Feb
18

Gospel of Matthews: The Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jams of Ghostpoet

Aaron Matthews appreciates Ghostface, Ghostpoet, and is available for ghost writing (for the right price). For those unacquainted with the man known as Ghostpoet, he’s like a more reflective, melancholy Streets, or like Roots Manuva off a few downers. Coming only a few months removed from his The Sound of Strangers EP, Peanut Butter Blues… Continue reading »

Feb
17

Up from the Shadows: Bad Weather and Boxing

It wasn’t Odd Future ransacking Fallon, but this week quietly marked another milestone first for another gifted rap crew, when Zilla Rocca and Curly Castro made their debut on Philly’s NPR outlet, XPN.  Re-working songs from 2009′s “Slow Twilight” for the Key Studio Sessions,  the pair brought live guitar, deft flourishes, and a pinpoint refinement… Continue reading »

Feb
17

Douglas Martin’s Dirty Shoes: Toro y Moi Goes Underneath the Pine, Over Chillwave’s Head

Douglas Martin is pretty chill, bro. Regardless of how you felt about Causers of This, nobody can convincingly deny that it was a zeitgeist-grabber. Through Chaz Bundick’s outstanding musical ear, the debut full-length of his solo project Toro y Moi added a glitzy layer of synthetic sheen to the hissy four-tracks that contemporaries Washed Out… Continue reading »

Feb
17

Zombies Are Very In This Season

The Zombies, the gnome, the taunting crucifixes, the ski masks, the terrifying whoever the fuck Felicia Day is. For Mos Def’s rap nerdery, for Jimmy Fallon not crumbling (or smirking) under the weight, for red soccer socks, tubas, for the Shorts. For The Roots (?), for not being willing to say “Girl, We Couldn’t Get… Continue reading »

Feb
16

Smoke DZA – “Ralph Lipshitz”

The more DZA bites Slick Rick, the more I enjoy his music. After all, the ruler almost single-handedly invented swag. Harlem’s own should’ve been in

Feb
16

Video: Yelawolf ft. Bun B – “Good to Go”

Always a wise decision to wait until the major label foots the bill for your video. Though Catfish Billy and the formerly stone-pocketed Bun B opt to keep things reasonably minimal, save for the flashy epilepsy-inducing graphics. I saw Yelawolf two weeks ago, my third time in the last year, and easily the most impressive… Continue reading »

Feb
16

Danny Brown: Cartier Thief

Since making the decision to rap over Final Fantasy beats, Danny Brown has made the decision to get a Final Fantasy haircut. Or else the decision to chop off his trademark braids was some Fool’s Gold initiation rite that I’m not privy to. (FLOSSTRADAMUS MADE ME DO IT). Thankfully, he’s retained his ability to make… Continue reading »

Feb
16

Mophono ft. Flying Lotus – Cut Form Crunch

A few weeks back, Flying Lotus openly wondered why rappers weren’t rapping over Hudson Mohawke or Nosaj Thing. The short answer is that they’d prefer to jack Ace Hood for beats because it will get posted on Nah Right. The long answer is that most are afraid to risk seeming weird at a time when… Continue reading »

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