| “I’m Considering the Outcome of What I Do Before I Do it”: An Interview with ICECOLDBISHOP | March 29, 2023 |
Steven Louis talks with the Los Angeles rapper about escaping a “bubble” mentality in the city, recording his debut album while experiencing homelessness, a monkish CD slinger and more.
Free the Ruler
| “I Feel Like a Young Veteran Low Key:” An Interview With Buddy | October 30, 2018 |
TE P. speaks with the Compton artist about his upbringing, his creative process, and what he did when he found out he was going to Yves Saint Laurent's house.
| Balance & Options: The LA Rap Column, March 2018 | March 22, 2018 |
Balance & Options, the LA Rap column, returns with words on Greedo, Yung Pinch, and more.
| Balance & Options: The LA Rap Column, February 2018 | February 14, 2018 |
Introducing POW's new LA rap column, a monthly dive into the city's best new artists.
| Best New Rapper: LA’s Drakeo The Ruler | January 10, 2017 |
The next best new rapper from LA
| Because the Internet: The Unoriginal Shangozeropoint | October 1, 2014 |
Max Bell’s hall closet is cluttered with heat Rap is one of the few genres where listeners expect an artist to write his or her own lyrics. Biting is grounds for eviscerating rebuke, and, in some circles, banishment. Those with ghostwriters are exposed like [insert ‘fappening’ celebrity]. So it goes that rap songs and rap […]
| The Growing Pains of L.A.’s Versis | August 15, 2014 |
Max Bell guesses like the jeans Prolificacy is usually equated with prominence. Raise your digital flag daily or sink amidst the coded stream. Rappers usually feel compelled to bear this burden more than most, fearful of being relegated to blog freezers. Thankfully, there are rappers like L.A.’s Versis, those who’ve long risen above the fear, […]
