Former Mayor of New York City.
Currently Listening:
D'Angelo - Black Messiah
---------------------------
Currently Watching:
Inherent Vice
Top Five
Her
The Master
There Will Be Blood
Foxcatcher
Moneyball
Whiplash
---------------------------
Currently Reading:
Dataclysm by Christian Rudder The Accidental Empire by Gershom Gorenberg Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon| Going to Church with Coens: The Lady Killers Soundtrack | July 23, 2014 |
Abe Beame can scarcely contain his glee The Ladykillers, an in name alone remake of an Ealing studio comedy from the 50s, is often derided as the low point in the Coen Brother’s early-aught lull for good reason. It’s a Southern slapstick, leaning on a Tom Hanks huckster caricature and poo jokes to tackle the […]
Art by Shelly Prevost Abe Beame is never over the line, dude. “But now I was haunted by a vision of… He was horrible. The lone biker of apocalypse. A man with all the powers of Hell at his command. He could turn the day into night and lay to waste everything in his path. […]
| The Derivatives Market: Timbaland Fucks Up Some Potentially Dope Michael Jackson Acapellas on Xscape | May 27, 2014 |
Abe Beame is so high, he’ll Never Land like Mike Jackson’s crib If you squint in a certain light, you can see the potential for Xscape, this month’s latest in what is sure to be a depressing parade of Michael Jackson mash-ups and “collaborations” as his estate continues to cash in on cutting room floor […]
| Teach You How to Teach: A Guide to Great Rap Tutorials | April 1, 2014 |
Abe Beame heard that you look like MC Hammer on crack. Everyone’s talking about YG and DJ Mustard’s Compton throwback, My Krazy Life and its standout track, “Meet the Flockers”. In the song, YG gives us a brief overview on the fine points of home invasion. The song is glorious, but it’s hardly the first […]
| Mailbag: Macklemore Over Kendrick & The Ceiling That Holds Us? | February 7, 2014 |
To have your letter considered, send your questions, comments, and Ryan Lewis sitings to [email protected] Dog…… I can’t believe they gave Chozun a fuckin Grammy over K Dot, you serious? Even Opie himself knew. Worst snub since Pulp Fiction lost to Forrest Gump. -Ryback, Hoboken Thank you for that well thought out, articulate question……Ryback. I’d […]
| Mail Bag: The Honorable Abe Beame Answers Questions About Action Bronson & Big Baby Gandhi | January 8, 2014 |
To have your letter considered, send your questions, comments, and recent 2Pac sitings to [email protected] So, I found Blue Chips 2 kind of boring, or less effective than the first installment. Is this an indication that Bronson needs to switch things up? Where do you see him in five years? J.R. –Arlington I’m guessing, or […]
| Mailbag: Future & The Infinite Sadness | December 9, 2013 |
To have your letter considered, send your questions, comments, and favorite Charles Hamilton lyrics to [email protected] Hey can you guys make an official Future mixtape? I can’t follow that fool. He releases crappy album but insanely sick songs on his & other’s mixtapes and I just need a list of his cuts! THX -Chris T. […]
| The Mail Box: Volume 1 | November 25, 2013 |
To contribute to the Mail Box, send your questions, comments and critiques of the Soulquarians to [email protected] Question: My nomination for laziest album cover ever: Balance by Akrobatik. It seriously looks like he just showed up on set in a Patriots jersey and they said fuck it and took a picture. Second worst: Relax, Relate, […]
| A Supposedly Great Thing Kendrick Lamar Should Never Do Again: Yeezus Comes to Medina | November 20, 2013 |
Abe Beame is waiting for your 4 page letter at [email protected] In the Summer of 2011, I immediately started pushing Kendrick Lamar and Section 80 for album of the year, following a headlining showcase at S.O.B.’s. The venue is a tiny sweatbox in SoHo, one of the few small and affordable places left to catch […]
| Absolutely Fabolous: The Best of Fabolous | November 18, 2013 |
Abe Beame would like to remind you to send your mailbag questions to [email protected] A very happy 36th birthday to Bed Stuy’s own, John David Jackson, better known to the world as Fabolous. You could be forgiven for not knowing Fab’s birthday prior to reading this post. For years, he’s existed as a primarily regional […]
