You Don’t Love Me, You Love Doggystyleeee | November 26, 2019 |
YG’s Bompton Blassics | June 23, 2016 |
All Eyez On Me: 20 Years On | February 18, 2016 |
Dr. Dre Makes His Final Rounds | August 11, 2015 |
BEeFF Rule the Fake World | May 25, 2012 |
Weed in wine glasses, Wonderlic references and squirt gun shootouts. Well played. The difference between BEeFF and their comic-minded peers is that the West LAians understand the difference between satire and irony. Maybe this is a college thing. Still, “Mute’ is the only banger this year that could inspire debates about fakeness and authenticity. Thankfully, […]
The LA Underground (90-94 Mix) | January 24, 2012 |
When people invoke the history of the Los Angeles underground, they usually reference the late 90s iteration, the capital letter Underground that produced Dilated Peoples, Jurassic 5, and People Under the Stairs. Less celebrated but significantly more interesting was the period that preceded it, a scene that coalesced around Project Blowed, the Unity party run […]
The 20 Greatest L.A. Hip Hop Albums of All-Time | October 21, 2011 |
Image Via Up North Trips Over at the LA Weekly, there is a list of the 20 Greatest L.A. Hip Hop AlbumsĀ of All Time. I was one fourth of the selection committee, alongside Ian Cohen, Rebecca Haithcoat, and the music editor, healthiest man in Miracle Mile, Ben Westhoff. I drew Suga Free, Snoop, Freestyle […]