| The Born Identity: The Soul of Sean Born | June 28, 2012 |
Max Bell never slung crack rock, but he has a wicked jump shot. Behind the Scale is an album about the come-up. Since the come-up is generally a slow burn, it’s fitting that this review is four months late. So it goes: The sound of a needle on a record. It’s simple. It feels good. […]
| Death of a Salesman: Executive Burning with Snoop Dogg | June 19, 2012 |
Max Bell bought a lot of St. Ides when he was 4. In 1971, Jean Knight asked Mr. Big Stuff, ‘Who do you think you are?’ In response, a newborn boy by the name of Calvin Broadus spoke his first words: ‘I’m muthafuckin Snoop Dogg, baby.’ It’s rumored that the boy didn’t speak for years […]
| Power Tripping: Maybach Music Meets Kendrick Lamar | June 15, 2012 |
Max Bell is sparking one for Mike Myers’ career. I doubt that if ‘Michael Jackson came alive right now’ he would want you to spark one for him. And I call GZA and those eight other guys he rapped with some of my greatest math teachers so you might have to check my math, but […]
