Such is the strength of this record that Zilla Rocca had to break his hiatus to write this column. Marcberg, the debut album from Roc Marciano, feels like Tical. You’re transplanted into the room that spawned the album. Tical sounded like a hazy basement in Staten Island, blood-shot eyes, half empty 40 bottles filled with […]
| The Next Spot: cLOUDDEAD–“Ten” | August 18, 2009 |
The beautiful thing about hip hop is that you can say some of the weirdest, most inane, ridiculoid phrases, but say them with conviction or jest, and suddenly you’re creating New Speak. From “rap at high speed strawberry kiwi” to “gimme them girls with the pumps and a bump”, it’s not really what you […]
| The Beat Generation-Uneventful | June 10, 2008 |
Zilla Rocca brings you Day 2 of Lil Wayne week. Stay tuned for tomorrow where we’ll discuss his dental records, what television programs he Tivo’s and his favorite breakfast foods (omelettes, one egg short.) Anytime I go to a hip hop show or a DJ night or a cookout held by people […]
| The Beat Generation: Kiss of a Black Widow | October 29, 2007 |
Zilla Rocca is known in some circles as the Philly underground’s version of LL Cool J. This makes Freeway very jealous. And yes, if you were wondering, I will use any and every opportunity I have to post the Bobby Digital album cover. I don’t know about other bloggers, but a large chunk of what […]
| The Beat Generation-The 5 Most Returned CDs in Retail History (or Between 2002-2004) | September 30, 2007 |
Zilla Rocca is the rap Jack Bauer. Which makes Jack Bauer, the CIA Zilla Rocca. Either way, the terrorists lose. Before I began my career as a highly paid guest blogger here at The Passion, I worked at a national retailer specializing in music in movies from October 2001 until November 2004. For a music nerd […]
