May
24

Not A Blogger Redux: Action Bronson & Riff Raff SODMG: Hot Shorts Part Deux

Doc Zeus has now written three consecutive posts of praise. The Mayans may still be right. [Ed Note: My feature on Riff Raff appears today in LA Weekly. Rice included.] Buddy cop films and Judd Apatow have taught us that the metaphysical chemistry of two opposite bros forming an unlikely friendship is the most powerful… Continue reading »

Apr
23

Action Bronson, Ginger, #1 Rap Singer

Action Bronson is doing that thing where every song he drops is memorable and filled with lines that you would quote to your friends constantly if you were were in college. And then you get older and your friends move away and stop listening to hip hop and become familiar with the accoutrements of Crate… 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
21

Action Bronson Answers Only to Narduwar

It only takes 45 seconds for Action Bronson to talk about how he wants to have sex with a lot of “Nubian Women.” After another 30 seconds, he uses the phrase “days of yore.” He is not the best rapper out, but he might be my favorite.

Mar
20

The Ugly Beauty of Action Bronson

Jonah Bromwich‘s rap name is Neon Boudeaux. I’m in a proclaiming mood so let’s just get into it right now: Action Bronson’s Blue Chips is the best rap album of 2012 thus far. It’s not as if there’s much competition—the only real adversary I see is Q’s Habits and Contradictions but that album’s too small… Continue reading »

Mar
08

Nitty Scott ft. Action Bronson & The Kid Daytona – “Auntie Maria’s House”

This leaked yesterday, which in web time means it’s as over as KONY. Stay focused on the indelible, Internet. But Bronson is on one of those rolls where he’s forcing me to post everything he drops. This verse might be the most rewind-worthy of a banner run from rap’s Bam Bam Bigelow. At one point… Continue reading »

Mar
05

Video: Action Bronson & Party Supplies – “Hookers at the Point”

This plays out like Ghostface Killah wrote the scene in Fast Times at Ridgemont High where Ron Johnson, stereo salesman, seduces Stacy Hamilton. Bronson looks like a cross between Bam Bam Bigelow and Slick Rick. Word to Roberto Clemente. In other news, Bronson, Roc Marc, Cormega, and Saigon went Mars over a beat from the… Continue reading »

Feb
09

Riff Raff & Action Bronson – “Bird on a Wire”

Not to be confused with the hijinks-filled 1990 Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn action comedy of the same name. “Bird on a Wire,” also known as the time that Action Bronson crashed at Alchemist’s place and Riff Raff and Simon “Dirt Nasty” Rex showed up and they opted to smoke joints the size of giraffes… Continue reading »

Dec
08

Let That Boy Cook: Action Bronson’s Well Done Soul

Jonah Bromwich remembers back in the day …And in the summer, in the evenings, we’d listen to this guy Action Bronson. He’d release tapes all year round, but I remember, they were most perfect in the summer evenings. Even if they came out in the cold weather, the sound just took you back to the… Continue reading »

Mar
07

Tote Steel Like Bronson, Vigilante

Over the last six months, the conservative rap coalition crowd has been touting Action Bronson as the best thing since sliced prosciutto. At a cursory glance, there’s a lot to like. Fat rappers> skinny ones — especially when they’re Queens-raised gingers in throwback Knicks jerseys, who sound like Starks and constantly rap about food. But… Continue reading »