Abe Beame » Passion of the Weiss

May
14

As the one-time mayor of New York City, Abe Beame would like everyone to take a moment of silence. As a kid, Paul’s Boutique was my favorite record to zone out to. Even more so than the Wu-Tang Multiverse, B.I.G. or Nas and Jay’s debuts, it’s an ALBUM in the classic sense. It remains one… Continue reading »

May
02

Fat Tape: April

Abe Beame takes on the conservative war on women. FAT TAPE: APRIL http://www.mediafire.com/?60fcsbxyw6gr2w2 Full disclosure: The majority of my month was spent listening to Pluto incessantly. Jeff would not let me post 15 Youtube links, so listen to Pluto. These are the nine songs I’ve cobbled together but have more or less skimmed in between… Continue reading »

Apr
17

Do Androids Chill at Magic City? Future’s “Pluto”

Abe Beame: hurling molotov cocktails at our white B-Boy readership since 2010. It’s 2012: when the best rap debut of the year contains almost no rap. That’s the situation Navyvadius Cash has put us in with Pluto, an album that achieves the impossible feat of simultaneously being the most and least conventional album ever released… Continue reading »

Apr
10

Straw Boi: A Defense of 2Chainz

Abe Beame is running for Mayor of New York. Vote early and often this Fall. As someone who wiled away their formative post-grad years on verbose Clipse meditations, it’s a pleasure to engage in a good old-fashioned long form debate. With your critique, Deen, you invite my client Mr. Chainz into a long proud lineage… Continue reading »

Mar
27

FAT TAPE – March 2012

Abe Beame is in a different world and you kind of look like Jasmine Guy. Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?zg79d7f82wf3bz7 Hodgy Beats – “In a Dream” As most people observed when this dropped, Hodgy’s Untitled EP is a vision of what OF could’ve been if the internet didn’t ruin everything. To me, the projects harkens back to when… Continue reading »

Mar
09

A Story to Tell: Biggie Smalls and Narrative – “I Got a Story to Tell”

Image via Up North Trips Abe Beame would like to pay his respects…. The following is a list of Knicks who could’ve served as the possible victim in the Notorious B.I.G.’s “Story to tell”: Doug Christie, Hubert Davis, Ron Grandison, Derek Harper, Doc Rivers, Anthony Mason, Allan Houston, Chris Jent and Larry Johnson. Why does… Continue reading »

Feb
29

FAT TAPE- FEB 2012

Herein lies Abe Beame’s take on the Oscars. DOWNLOAD: http://www.sendspace.com/file/qv3199 Kendrick Lamar- Cartoons and Cereal: Apparently, Section 80 was his Southernplayalistic. Flatbush Zombiez- Thug Waffles: I’m not late on this it just took a minute to track down a working link. These guys grew up a few blocks away from my crib, but one does… Continue reading »

Jan
30

Fat Tape – January 2012

Abe Beame’s quest to transform The Passion into The Source circa 94 continues……. Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?emtegaxfd85dsve This will possibly be a recurring feature, but if nothing else, here is a selection of tracks curated and commented on by myself from January in this year of our Lord, 2012. Nicki Minaj- Stupid Hoe: Great stuff, mainly because… Continue reading »

Jan
12

A Story to Tell: Biggie Smalls and Narrative – “Somebody’s Gotta Die”

Image via Up North Trips You can guess what Abe Beame’s Spotify looks like. A natural progression for great young writers often includes an apprenticeship based on autobiographical material and intense emotion. As the writer matures and spends his personal capital, the focus centers on craft: ironing out dialogue, developing character and story. It’s hard… Continue reading »

Jan
11

A Story to Tell: Biggie Smalls and Narrative – “N***** Bleed”

Abe Beame knows Captain Ron too. Consider everything you know about Arizona Ron. We know what part of Arizona he’s from, what kind of car he drives, the crew he used to run with, that he has a predilection for the Isley Brothers, he’s bilingual, the motto he has tattooed around his gun wounds, how… Continue reading »