By Zilla Rocca and Martin Douglas
The Hangar 18 DJ-turned-filmmaker talks his new doc and tour life opening for Murs, with Zilla Rocca
| Rework the Angles – Mos Def “The New Danger” | March 19, 2015 |
In his latest volume of Re-Work the Angles, Zilla Rocca fixes up ""The New Danger" and makes it look sharp.
| Dewey Decibel, A Different Drum EP | March 9, 2015 |
All of the Cappucino's for the Philly duo of Zilla Rocca and Dewey Decibel -- with love from Drake
| Rework the Angles: Nas’ “Hip Hop is Dead” | March 5, 2015 |
The Bourbomber re-envisions Mr. Jones' lackluster album by adding some loosies and rare cuts from the era
| Rework the Angles: Nas’ “Street’s Disciple” | February 20, 2015 |
Zilla Rocca re-arranges albums the way God'(s son) intended. Here's his take on Nas's "Street's Disciple."
| Cool Blast Mega: Shabazz Palaces “Ham Sandwich” | January 7, 2015 |
Zilla Rocca is catchy, yes. Trendy, no. The criticism I read about Shabazz Palaces’ latest LP Lese Majesty were dumbfounding to me. I’m a completely biased Shabazz devotee, and even I will acknowledge that Lese Majesty wasn’t as great as Black Up. But what I noticed about critics knocking Lese was that they couldn’t grasp the […]
| Life of Crime: Guilty Simpson & Small Professor “Go” feat Elucid & Castle (Zilla Rocca Remix) | December 23, 2014 |
Chris Daly got a heater with a mute button To say there was anything “missing” from the original “Go” from Guilty Simpson and Small Professor’s Highway Robbery would be to imply the track wasn’t smoking in the first place. This would be untrue. Spitting over horns, wavering keys and taut snares taken to chiptuned extremes […]
Zilla Rocca was there, you’re a square, y’all do not compare The greatness of Black Milk’s No Poison No Paradise LP was his approach as an emcee. The Dirty District MPC slapper has paid the bills close to a decade thanks to his J Dilla and Slum Village cosigned beats, but Black Milk The Rapper […]
| My Man Shafe’s Philadelphia Summer | July 30, 2014 |
Brad Beatson follows the DENNIS System I’ve been to Philadelphia once, on a high school field trip, where I only recall window shopping at Mitchell & Ness. Although plenty of Passion of the Weiss writers and friends call the city home, I haven’t made the 99 mile trip south since. This video makes me feel like a fool for not […]
