Brian Josephs is a sometimes good guy who hasn't slept for like five days. He prefers "Purple Rain" to the rosary. The kid is also a writer who's contributed to XXL, Complex, Consequence of Sound, and others.
Currently Listening:
Freddie Gibbs' Pinata
Joy Division
FKA Twigs' LP1
Flying Lotus' and Kendrick Lamar's Never Catch Me
Ghostface Killah's Supreme Clientele
D'Angelo's Black Messiah
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Currently Watching:
30 Rock season 1
The Sopranos Season 1
Z Gundam
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Currently Reading:
Sandman The New Jim Crow| David Bowie Tribute: “Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide” as Coping Mechanism | January 13, 2016 |
Passion of the Weiss takes the week to celebrate the life and mourn the death of David Bowie.
| The Black Gatsby and His Muse: Kanye West’s ‘Runaway’ | September 15, 2015 |
Revisiting Kanye's 'Runaway' film, five years later.
| Over The River and Through the Woods with Thundercat | June 25, 2015 |
Thundercat's New EP 'The Beyond: Where The Giants Roam' is out now Brainfeeder. #ListenToMoreJazzFusion
| The Streak Continues: Young Thug’s “That’s All” | May 27, 2015 |
You can't stop the reign.
A look at the first two singles from Tyler's new album.
Even the sun goes down, heroes eventually die, horoscopes often lie.
| Can’t Take Style From Me: Kendrick Lamar’s “Blacker the Berry” | February 10, 2015 |
Unpacking Kendrick Lamar's latest epic.
Brian Josephs is on the hunt for Meek Mill’s blazer. What makes Meek Mill recognizable (and meme-able) is his caps lock way of performing. But at least it comes with a purpose. Within that high volume, he has the ability to make that well-worn narrative of beating the odds feel momentous, even if the audience […]
| WHATZUPWITU: A Look at Eddie Murphy — The Man, The Music | February 3, 2015 |
From Rick James to Michael Jackson, Eddie Murphy had managed to exploit famous musician friends for unintentionally comedic results.
| Illmatic Communication: Beastie Boys & Nas “Too Many Rappers” Video | January 29, 2015 |
Snowmageddon 2015 didn’t blow up as expected. Brian Josephs is sad French Montana won’t be on the remix. The uncovered treasure that’s the Roman Coppola-directed “Too Many Rappers” video naturally comes with a sting. It’s clearly incomplete and coincidentally serves as a hard reminder of the unfortunate way the Beastie Boys went out: Accomplished, but […]
