Feb
13

Readers of the Books and Leaders of the Crooks: El-P & Killer Mike Make RAP

Alternately known as the moment when Dirty Glove Bastard readers are informed of the existence of El-P. Though the worlds seem an odd match, Phillip K Dick is the best name that an Atlanta rapper never chose. Can you imagine how big he would play in the strip clubs? Five years ago, El-P and Killer… Continue reading »

Sep
21

Video: Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire ft. El-P, Danny Brown, Das Racist, Despot – “The Last Huzzah”

1. Bonus points for the homage to the “Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)” 2. Lucky Charms are delicious and are a severely underutilized rap video resource. 3. Despot doesn’t look like a Despot. Maybe Fielding Melish. 4. Das Racist will probably never be my thing but the guy in the group with the Rozay beard… Continue reading »

Aug
10

El-P: “Drones over BKLYN”

El-P stays on his one hot rap album every half decade average, but stops recording Cancer 4 Cure to collect an Adult Swim check. Or maybe this is on Cancer 4 Cure. No one knows right now, and I suspect that includes El-P. But rather than offer an odds and sods throwaway like too many… Continue reading »

Jan
20

Time Out of Mind: El-P, Nocando, and The Cult of Weird

There’s been a rash of recent articles heralding the rise of “weird rappers.” From my perspective, it’s a bizarre generalization  considering that other than maybe the last half-decade, hip-hop has always been weird.  The only reason why it stopped being strange was that corporate pressure forced rappers to conform to bland thug-trap stereotypes, resulting in… Continue reading »

Dec
03

El-P — Lab Rat Bravely Escapes On Hovercraft Only To Crash Directly Outside Gates

You can interpret the song’s title in a variety of ways. The lab rat could be America, aspiring to Hovercraft away from its problems before crash landing into double-digit unemployment and Kim Kardashian debit cards. The lab rat can be a metaphor for the spastic torment of the creative process. The lab rat can be… Continue reading »

Sep
23

El P Goes Chin Chopping With Chin Chin

If the demise of Def Jux yields any dividends, it’ll likely stem from El-P’s new found ability to shed the  burden of trying to sell records to people who don’t buy records. The new music biz model is predicated upon licensing and TV, commercial, and film placement and with Mel Gibson on a semi-permanent sabbatical… Continue reading »

Aug
17

El-P — “Time Won’t Tell”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MOqL5kwWUs In his interview, El-P claimed that he doesn’t want to be a “white guy rapping” at 45. The video for “Time Won’t Tell”  illustrates why if he decides to abandon microphones for the movies, he’ll have no problem getting art-house work. El Producto already did the score for Bomb the System,  but it’s inevitable… Continue reading »

Aug
04

Question in the Form of An Answer: El-P

An abridged version of this interview originally appeared at Pop & Hiss. El-P performs tonight at Low End Theory; it explains everything. The only way this can be topped is if Natalie Portman decides to become a barista at my corner coffee shop. You probably could’ve made a lot more money by performing at the… Continue reading »

Jul
05

El-P Kills Justin Bieber

Image via XLR8R El-P utilizing McCartney’s “Live and Let Die” to remix Justin Bieber’s “Baby,” to create the most expensive song to legally clear of all-time. Earlier drafts surely included samples of “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” and “Vogue.” This song’s existence is owed to a Twitter in-joke between El-P and XLR8R magazine, involving the Beebs and… Continue reading »