May
03

A$AP Rocky – Goldie (Video)

Son Raw has extraordinary swag. Because rapping in front of the Eifel Tower is the new rapping in the hood. Also, because rap videos are so much better when they’re not safe for work. I last wrote about Rocky’s lead single in the pressure cooker constraints of the we-got-it-first blogosphere pressure cooker but repeated listens… Continue reading »

Apr
16

Son Raw: A$AP Rocky – Goldie

Son Raw would prefer the aces, wouldn’t he? Swagger for days. LiveLoveA$AP continues to demonstrate substantial replay value, proving that a well crafted, original project will always trump a barrage of buzz-building stopgaps. Though it would be all too easy to fuck it up with poorly chosen production or sell-out moves at this point, all… Continue reading »

Apr
13

A$AP Ant and Bodega Bamz Are Fairly Certain that they Told Ya

Jimmy Ness is telling you that trill ain’t dead. Bring the menacing shit. Razor blades in larynx, Bodega Bamz snarls all over “Told Ya” and treats apocalyptic Baltimore like a crack Disneyland. What Bamz lacks in technical street slang, he makes up for with threatening conviction. His diamonds are black and blue cause he bruised… 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
24

Swizz Beats, Araabmuzik and A$AP Rocky take it forward

Son Raw is now listening to Klezmermuzik. It makes sense that Swizz and Rocky would work together. For one thing, it’s almost certain that an impressionable Rakim Meyers would have had his mind blown by Ruff Ryders anthem back in the day but furthermore, both are native New Yorkers who’ve rejected tradition for innovation. I… Continue reading »

Mar
23

Everything is Purrple and Pink

4AD signs SpaceGhostPurrp and just think of the potential for corporate synergy. Deerhunter and the Raider Klan collaborating for “Suck a Dick for 2013.” The God of Black and Ariel Pink coming together for God of Pink, with all your favorite jams like “Leanin’ Round and Round.”  If we can get a Zomby and Spaceghost… Continue reading »

Jan
20

Video: Schoolboy Q ft. A$AP Rocky – “Hands on the Wheel”

Before someone makes the Ice Cube comparisons, understand that Schoolboy Q has never listened to an O’ Shea album straight through. His favorite rapper is Nas, which makes no sense until you actually think about it. If A$AP Rocky is remembered for nothing else: let him be known for being the one to bring Stussy… Continue reading »

Jan
03

The Spaceghost of the Atlantic Coast

If rappers are going to mine Atliens for inspiration, it seems only right that someone else strike the main mid-90s vein that is Mystic Stylez. A$AP Crew could use their own Gangsta Boo, but couldn’t we all. There was no other way to ride out the year than bumping “Suck a Dick for 2011.” I… Continue reading »

Nov
28

What A$AP Rocky Really Did To Direct Danny Brown’s “Blunt After Blunt” video

Rappers, hire Jeff Weiss to direct your next video. For the right price, he’ll make your shit lighter. 10.Purchased scented candles at a Labor Day sale at the Soho Bed, Bath & Beyond. 9. Handled all wardrobe for Danny Brown, including but not limited to, the procurement of a special-designed Raf Simons Tigger costume. Taken… Continue reading »

Nov
16

Bass to Bass: A$AP Remixed

Admittedly, it’s only been out for only two weeks, but the A$AP Rocky tape has had surprising Ipod repeat power. It’s doesn’t need to be rocket science — some things just make for fun blunt cruise soundtracks. Jonah Bromwich’s points stay salient and I’ve chimed in my own praise. There is no need to hype… Continue reading »

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