Mar
29

Camp Lo – 80 Blocks to Tiffany’s

Beyond Curren$y’s refusal to humor the “Doot Doola Doot Doo” outro, my favorite part of his Narduwar interview was watching him geek out at receiving a Camp Lo vinyl. Cheeba and Suede have always been niche favorites who unite ostensibly opposite groups of people. I have friends who know nothing about hip-hop, who still refer… Continue reading »

Mar
08

The Return of Camp Lo

Image via Up North Trips Sonny and Suede ought to receive royalty checks from Spitta, or at least a few spins in his new Ferrari. After all, Camp Lo invented the template for diamond heists, panama hats, and ermine Walt Frazier raps over Ski beats.  Lamentably, they exist as footnotes in rap history, but their… Continue reading »

Jan
07

Camp Lo – “Double Doors”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iKOSpjE10M The hook boasts “Bronx, bread, booze, and more bubbles,” and so goes the mantra of Chiba and Suede, still gunning, brims tilted, lives luxurious even though they sport karats larger than the amount of copies sold. If they aren’t diamond crooks I don’t know how they can afford to record. How underrated are Camp… Continue reading »