Joel Biswas speaks to the rap journeymen about their new collaborative EP, Humble Pi
| Keepin’ Us Itchin’: On Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman’s ‘Lice 3’ | August 25, 2017 |
Ryan Meaney takes a look at 'Lice 3,' the latest record from Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman.
Ben Grenrock takes a look back at Aesop Rock and Homeboy Sandman's 'Lice Two,' now available on vinyl.
| So Strange Here: Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman’s Lice EP | November 30, 2015 |
Two of New York's best step into the arena bumping step into the arena.
| Homeboy Sandman & Paul White Wade in the Water | January 16, 2014 |
Max Bell infrequently boogie boards. Homeboy Sandman is back. Homeboy Sandman never really went anywhere. In 2013, he offered devotees two EPs: Kool Herc: Fertile Crescent (with producer El Rntc) and All That I Hold Dear (with M Slago). For the final installment in this trio of EPs pairing Boy Sand with a single producer, he’s brought Paul White into the […]
| Jump Ropes, Suplexes and Homeboy Sandman | September 30, 2013 |
If rap is pro wrestling as Uncle Rush recently said on the Arsenio Hall Show, it doesn’t mean that it necessarily conforms to the modern nitroglycerin stereotype. If it is wrestling, it’s more like the early 80s pre-Wrestlemania version, with deep competition in different realms — in one arena, a flashy gimmick could outstrip technical […]
| The Sound of Stones Throw — Mixed by Anthony Valadez | September 5, 2013 |
KCRW’s Anthony Valadez doing the Lord Quasimoto’s work and mixing a hybrid blend of the best of Stones Throw from the last 16 years. This takes you from early boom-bap from Peanut Butter Wolf and Charizma to the Stark Reality (the jazz group who gave you the sample for “Figg Get Da Money”) to Madlib, […]
| Shots Fired, Episode 44: White People Gone Wild w/ Homeboy Sandman and Open Mike Eagle | August 29, 2013 |
I’m not going to waste my time writing about the ramifications of Miley’s moment as the Vanilla Ice of twerk. But you better believe that I will talk about it on a podcast. It has been an epic week of tomfoolery from the Kanye eunuch appearing on the Kris Jenner show, to the VMA’s, to […]
| Question in the Form of an Answer: Homeboy Sandman interviewed by Jonah Bromwich, Part Two | December 5, 2012 |
There can be a lot of disconnect between rappers and the critics that review their work. Frequently these (nebbishy, academic) critics, at least the ones I relate to, are content to let rappers define their own worlds—the critics understanding that they may lack perspective on the black experience with which rap is frequently concerned. To […]
| Really Doe: Homeboy Sandman Keeps it Simple | September 25, 2012 |
Most rappers are dedicated to creating a cult of mystique around themselves. Homeboy Sandman is about the opposite: removing the layers between fan and rapper, but without attempting to be the everyman. He is not the everyman. He is a NBA shooting guard-sized, Ivy League scholar and the only rapper to ever rap “dominant allele” […]
