Nov
02

The Empty Ambitions of Wale

Jonah Bromwich stays repping the DMV. Poor Wale. He has so many subjects to discuss. We knew this early on, and so did he. That’s why he made The Mixtape About Nothing, on which he briefly chewed on a variety of topics to the rousing applause of the blogosphere. And with his new album Ambition,… Continue reading »

Oct
06

What’s Luv: Is Rick Ross Trying to Make Wale the Ashanti of Maybach Music?

Evan Nabavian does not believe that Lil Twist is the Shyheim of Young Money. Boss that he is, Rick Ross knew when assembling his team of future bosses that Maybach Music Group needed a lady boss for massive crossover boss appeal. Murder Inc. had Ashanti, G-Unit had Olivia, and even Game had a hook-singing sweetheart… Continue reading »

Aug
30

Review: Wale – The Eleven One Eleven Theory

Jonah Bromwich wears his hair like John Riggins. It’s hard to root for a losing team if you’re an optimist. Coming from Washington DC and being a football fan makes for an annual struggle. The Redskins play well in the preseason or they get a new coach. Things always seem to be looking up, and… Continue reading »

May
31

Not A Blogger Redux: The Weighty Glory Of Carrying Rick Ross’ Crab Cakes

Doc Zeus’s municipal marvelousity has yet to be magnificently memorialized. Listening to Maybach Music Group’s Self-Made Vol. 1 can be described in a series of short words that may or may not have been used by Rick Ross on the actual album: astonishing, wonderment, immaculateness, impeccability, magnificentience, flawlessment, superlativery, gloriousic and amazitude. Like Xanadu and… Continue reading »

Aug
03

Wale-More About Nothing

Excluding Empire Strikes Back and Back to the Future 2, the sequel is never as good as the original. I am not sure if Wale has any hoverboards or invents new slang like “bojo” — but it couldn’t hurt. Even though I hear as many negative rumors about him as I hear about this girl,… Continue reading »

Nov
17

The Label’s Trying to Kill Me: Wale, Freddie Gibbs, Pill, Poochie, and Other Totally Outrageous Paradigms (Part II)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTWMtdFSR_0 Lost last week in the 45-post a day, ad impression shuffle was the video for Freddie Gibbs and Pill’s “Womb 2 the Tomb,” an instant-classic from Freddie Gibbs’ instant-classic mixtape, Midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzick. Directed by Skee TV go-to-director, Matt Alonzo, the almost five minute clip is a mini tour de force: a gothic, grainy, black and… Continue reading »

Nov
11

The Label’s Trying to Kill Me: Wale, Freddie Gibbs, Pill, Poochie, and Other Totally Outrageous Paradigms (Part I)

Bart: Hey, I know it wasn’t great, but what right do you have to complain? Comic Book Guy: As a loyal viewer, I feel they owe me. Bart: What? They’re giving you thousands of hours of entertainment for free. What could they possibly owe you? I mean, if anything, you owe them! Comic Book Guy:… Continue reading »

Nov
09

Question in the Form of An Answer: Wale

Parts of this interview originally appeared in my Pop and Hiss article on Wale.  More on Attention Deficit tomorrow, maybe.  So judging from the title of Attention Deficit, its wide-ranging sound, and interviews that you’ve given, it seems like it’s your commentary on the fragmented nature of the Internet world, with a million blogs, twitters,… Continue reading »