| Shrapknel’s “Metal Lung” Is a Psychedelic Rebirth | August 24, 2022 |
Shrapknel has fully clicked as a duo, with the group’s chemistry gelling into a brand-new animal, Son Raw writes.
Will Schube speaks to PremRock and Curly Castro about unspoken competition, the difference between New York and Philly's rap scenes, and their fantastic self-titled as ShrapKnel.
| POW Premiere: Curly Castro – “Ital-You-Can-Eat (featuring Billy Woods)” | November 29, 2018 |
Joel Biswas sits at the table with the brand new single from the Philly spitter.
POW premieres the video for Zilla Rocca and Curly Castro's "Billy Batts."
| Imperial Bristles: Zilla Rocca & The Shadowboxers Connect with Open Mike Eagle for “Human Dominos” (Video) | June 23, 2015 |
Witness the conquered land of the Bourbon General's.
Matt Shea wants a caravan fer his ma, in perrywinkle blue We’ve ridden for Philadelphia’s Wrecking Crew for a long time now (and, full disclosure, both Zilla Rocca and Has-Lo occasionally write for this site), which is odd because for a long time they seemed to almost be reluctant to describe themselves as a crew. […]
| Curly Castro & Zilla Rocca go to London | March 7, 2014 |
You hear that Doug? SON RAW IS COMING TO LONDON. Despite what Drake says, I’m perfectly willing to make new friends, they just have to meet certain guidelines. One of the rituals I expect from my homies is the ability, nay the compulsion, to endlessly quote classic rap tunes and movie quotes. If you get […]
| Episode 57: It’s Always Sunny On Shots Fired Ft. Zilla Rocca, Curly Castro & Prem Rock | January 6, 2014 |
Photo taken from the cover of my debut album: Pizza, Blunts & Podcasting. All production by Diamond D and the A-Teens. In the meantime, there is the latest episode of Shots Fired, where Zilla Rocca, Curly Castro, Prem Rock, and DJ Halo of Fake Four wander into the Cosmic Zoo to discuss Philadelphia hip-hop, noir-rap, […]
| The Wrecking Crew: Thieves with Good Taste | October 24, 2013 |
The pixel killers and slanted squad of gumshoes that comprise the Wrecking Crew are heading out on a tour of the West. The goal is to wind up in Los Angeles, mumbling off the most high octane moss, surrounded by scantily clad aspiring astrologists. So basically the plot of Altman’s version of The Long Goodbye. […]
Curly Castro was due. Anyone following the Flatbush-born, Philly-living rapper over the last couple of years would have noticed the extra crank and personality that was coming through his rhymes, features and collaborations. It was time he applied it to a coherent album. His formal debut, Fidel is focused, tight and varied while delivering a […]
