Mar
21

Question in the form of An Answer: Black Milk

Detroit native Black Milk has been an active producer/rapper since 2002 as a member of hip-hop collective Slum Village. Production-wise, Black’s modus operandi can be described as Dilla-esque, but he doesn’t really imitate the late legend as much as utilize Dilla’s crate-digging approach to composition as a vantage point, which then gives Black an opportunity… Continue reading »

Oct
27

Detroit Has a Posse

Tosten Burks is exempt from taking Detroit 101 because he passed the AP Detroit exam in high school. This is hip-hop that makes people shout out “this is hip-hop.” A posse cut whose participants actually sound like they’re all members of the same posse. Internal rhyme after internal rhyme of cocksure, gun-cock rhythm turns of… Continue reading »

Oct
11

The Rap Frank Zappa

Danny Brown does too many drugs to really be the rap Frank Zappa, nor does he sport so lustrous a mustache. Then again, they both have contrarian natures, a love of groupies, and berserk intensity. I guess the tiebreaker is where the Hybrid stands on hippies. Due to the nimble-fingered flock of thieves and charlatans… Continue reading »

Oct
14

Question in the Form of An Answer: Black Milk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RJPTzq2cuc Jonah Bromwich prefers Black Milk to Strawberry Quik. But he prefers Bosco above all else. It takes a lot of balls to name your album, Album of the Year. Do you think you succeeded in what you wanted to do? Yeah, I think I accomplished what I wanted to do. Saying that my album… Continue reading »

Aug
23

Black Milk ft. Royce Da 5’9 & Elzhi-”Deadly Medley”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOMldtCNyZ0 This is good but slightly underwhelming. Maybe I’ve been listening to too much Danny Brown, but I expect more from these three.  Things I learned from this song: Royce the 5’9 is a Jeremy Piven fan, he hangs out at independent coffee shops, and he is in the best shape of his life–lyrically. I… Continue reading »

Jul
14

Doughnuts & Black Milk

Between Jay Electronica, Freddie Gibbs, and now Black Milk, Decon is stealthily snapping up the premier blog-rap prospects who lack mass appeal (read: not Southern or sensitive singers).* Beyond superficial differences, there’s little different in the approach between Black Milk and say, Big K.R.I.T. Both rapper/producers bump up against the boundaries of well-established regional styles,… Continue reading »