Jonah Bromwich is blaming everything on Jimmy Iovine. Danny Brown obviously deserves to be popular. He’s talented and has a performative personality that demands attention  — which would be worthless if not backed by said talent.  While everyone’s pleased that Brown is succeeding off merit, one of the nicest things about his rise has been […]

Jonah Bromwich is wild like rock stars who smash guitars. Sequencing and song titles. Admittedly, these are two silly things to start to illustrate why the new San Francisco compilation In A Cloud II is so great, but sometimes it’s worthwhile to start with the peripheral issues. The album begins Ty Segall’s “Swag.” Aside from […]

Jonah Bromwich has been dogged by long-time comparisons to James Franco. Thanks to the good folks over at Blind I for the Kids, I’ve just started listening to yet another perfect summery slab of music. Made by the unfortunately/hilariously named Modlee and Vlooper (Modlee is the singer, Vlooper the producer), the EP is called Sunwalk […]

Jonah Bromwich’s favorite Pharaoh was Monch. Frank Ocean seems to have taken advantage of his Kanye/Jay affiliation to hype his upcoming album with the single “Pyramids,” which I’m sure has resulted in the spontaneous combustion of several Illuminati conspiracy theorist brains. “Pyramids” is more Shakespearean than it is Bavarian, a kind of mash-up of Othello […]

Jonah Bromwich can’t, he won’t, and he don’t stop. The combination of MCA’s death and my first summer in New York City has had me listening to the Beastie Boys a lot. Though I already was a bona fide Beastie stan through my teenage love of License to Ill, my college love for Paul’s Boutique, […]

Jonah Bromwich used to ghostwrite for Mad Skillz. Let’s talk about swag and lyricism for a second. No! No! Don’t leave! For those of you still here, allow me to frame this conversation in a way that makes sense. The PotW staff is generally in support of technically skilled rappers. That’s a tricky way of […]

Jonah Bromwich isn’t paranoid. They really are out to get you. Ab-Soul isn’t a paranoid. Paranoids are unsure, constantly waiting for the chance to react to their suspicions. By contrast, Ab-Soul stays recruiting, sure that if he can unite all the gangs in the world, they may stand a chance against the military. That’s the […]

Jonah Bromwich is zen. Sometimes I think it’s amazing that I’m still paying so much attention to Blu. He’s the most singularly frustrating artist I’ve ever been a fan of. He released two albums this year that were drowned in fuzz, and when I say drowned, I don’t mean the kind of fuzz that Douglas […]

Jonah Bromwich dreams of electric Meek. Between the Killer Mike and Ab-Soul albums, I’ve been on black radical sabbatical, but I’m returning to the mainstream for a moment — a shift from fiery personalities/righteous anger/interesting albums to the distinctly un-radical new mixtape of Messr. Meekus Mill. Dreamchasers 2 isn’t half bad. Whenever Mill is spotted […]

Jonah Bromwich also appreciates De Quincey. As someone who doesn’t instantly spot all eight samples that today’s wunderkind producers are cramming into their songs, I’m thankful that Miami newcomer Madeaux’s new track “Opium” sounds as good as it does. There’s no personal gratification with easter eggs heaped throughout the track’s four minutes—I mean, I recognize […]