Max Bell is not afraid to admit the virtues of a fine linen. I like my sheets very soft. The higher the thread count the better. I like my blankets, preferably of the Brookstone variety, plush. That’s fucking soft. Why wasn’t I consulted for Juelz Santana’s “Soft?” It’s probably because I have zero rap tracks […]
| Isaiah Rashad x Brian Cameron – Gusto | January 3, 2013 |
Max Bell back. The reason CB4 (really, I’m partial to Fear of a Black Hat) worked well was because everyone involved knew what they were doing and what they were trying to say. They were exposing the facade perpetrated by every rapper that was fronting in the ’90s by claiming to be a gangster, thug, […]
| Passion of the Weiss Best Of: Dam-Funk’s Soundcloud | December 14, 2012 |
Download: ZIP: P.O.W Best Of: Dam-Funk’s Soundcloud (Left Click) There isn’t a man on planet earth more deserving of the Funk Philanthropist of the Year award than Dam-Funk. That award, as I’m sure you know, doesn’t exist. But if said award did exist, Dam-Funk would’ve won for the last three or four years running, though […]
| EMINƎM: A Stan Retrospective | December 6, 2012 |
Max Bell consulted Devon Sawa before composing this piece. On the 25th of January 2013, it will be fourteen years since the release of “My Name Is,” fourteen years since Marshall Mathers, the best selling-artist (period) of the 2000s, broke into the rap game, the TRL countdown, and the homes of every impressionable white child […]
| DopeGems at the Journey to the Shore | November 21, 2012 |
Max Bell is spending Thanksgiving at the Shore. With the torrent of highly credible hip-hop that rained down last week (if you don’t have Reloaded and Rare Chandeliers, you have one more week before I put you at the top of my list for the annual “Airing of Grievances” during Festivus) and Thanksgiving one […]
| Devin the Dude and How to Write a Proper Weed Song | November 14, 2012 |
Max Bell roundly rejected prior restraint. You never have to ask Devin the Dude if he’s trying to smoke. The only reason you ask is so you can hear him croon “Ooo yeah” like he suddenly abandoned rap and started singing the stoner blues. You never have to question whether the man can drop a […]
| The Money Dance: Can 50 Cent Come Back? | November 8, 2012 |
Max Bell ghostwrites for Lil Mouse. 50 Cent’s voice is golden. No, it’s nickel-plated. Strike that too. 50 Cent’s voice is hot lead from a nine-millimeter — probably because some of said nine-millimeter lead remains lodged in his oral cavity. Whatever the case, every once in a while, his voice hits me straight in the […]
| Kruisin w/ Dam-Funk | November 6, 2012 |
The man responsible for Funk’s future is also the funk game’s biggest audible philanthropist. While his I Don’t Wanna Be a Star maxi-single should still in heavy rotation (you can hear about it here), Dam-Funk graciously delivered a new track, “Kruisin’ 2gether,” Sunday via his Soundcloud. It serves both as bonus cut to the maxi-single and […]
| Rating the Sunday Services with The Game | November 5, 2012 |
Max Bell went to Catholic School. Game has probably never been to a seminary or rocked Franciscan Monk brown. I doubt he says the Rosary before hopping into his Phantom. But his Soundcloud name is “jesuspiece,” both after the popular medallion and in accordance with his upcoming December 11 album, called, (surprise), Jesus Piece. And […]
| Curren$y is Priest Andretti | November 2, 2012 |
Max Bell is Bishop Fittipaldi. Muscle Car Chronicles, The Stoned Immaculate, Cigarette Boats. Spitta Andretti has been on his Max Julien in 2012. And now, as Priest Andretti, Curren$y, a.k.a. The Stoned Cinephile (residuals), has cast himself as himself in his second best offering this year. While Cigarette Boats is Curren$y’s best tape this year […]
