| MobbDeen: Prodigy & The Alchemist’s “Albert Einstein” | June 17, 2013 |
Ask Deen about this theories of Relativity Records. I’m too lazy to go back and find exactly what I wrote about my expectations for Prodigy and The Alchemist’s ‘Albert Einstein’, but I’m fairly certain that I said I’d probably be satisfied with the project if The Alchemist refrained from handing Prodigy those psychedelic beats he’s […]
| Showtime with Alchemist & Durag Dynasty | January 21, 2013 |
Max Bell is firmly pro-DuRag, always and forever. If it’s going to come out, it may as well come out now — I owned a durag. Fuck it, I owned a few. One may or may not have been littered with Allen Iverson logos (I definitely had those finger sleeves). Thankfully, I had the good […]
| The Top 50 Albums of 2012 | December 24, 2012 |
On a Previous Episode of the Passion of the Weiss: The Top 50 Albums of: 2011; 2010; 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 50. House Shoes – Let it Go [Tres] No best album list is complete without something from Detroit. Nowhere else is as no frills and unvarnished. It operates as a palate cleanser to remind […]
| Action Bronson & Alchemist Design Rare Chandeliers | November 15, 2012 |
Mandatory for anyone who likes Saved by the Bell, Blaxploitation films, Dolph Lundgren, Sylvester Stallone, whip gymnastics, lamb with fennel, fresh suede shoes, Abalone, Cannelloni, professionalism, holidays in Arizona, foreign trucks, Polo robes, Ivan Llendl, the Knicks, saucy automobiles, scholasticism, the Maury show, cargo shorts, free range piranhas, rap music. Review coming later. Download and […]
| Alchemist is on a boat. Or yacht. Also on a roll. | October 31, 2012 |
Son Raw has sea-legs. At this point, I’ve run out of ways to express surprise at just how much Alchemist is killing it in 2012. Of course, he’s always been sick, but Boom-Bap producers aren’t supposed to deliver their best work 15 years into their careers, if only because they run out of samples. I […]
| Action Bronson is The Symbol | October 22, 2012 |
Son Raw is all about exploitation If Action Broski doesn’t make it as a rapper (which incidentally would be a crime against music), he can always star in Robert Rodriguez flicks from now until infinity. From acrobatic assaults on tables worthy of the original Bam Bam, to corrective measures delivered to pimps, hoes, gangsters and […]
| Elegant Gymnastics with Action Bronson & Alchemist | October 15, 2012 |
“Who is your favorite Chinese Rapper?” “Red Cafe.” These are two refined and elegant gentleman with a batting average worthy of Wade Boggs. Ask Action Bronson, he was with Margo Adams first. Someone needs to start a kickstarter to fund and film an Alchemist and Action Bronson trip to Las Vegas, complete with ether, acid, […]
| Domo Genesis X Alchemist have No Idols | August 6, 2012 |
Son Raw quit smoking. No for real. Domo Genesis carries weed but he’s no weed carrier. That’s the mission statement behind No Idols, the first Odd Future release created entirely with an outside producer and Domo’s calling card to a wider rap world still unsure of where OF fit in. It’s a smart move, Rolling […]
| The Top 20 Albums of the First Half of 2012 | July 23, 2012 |
20. Future – Pluto [Epic] Pluto is the rare 21st Century Atlanta Rap album that is an album in the classic sense of the word. It’s an experience, an etched aesthetic that demands end to end listens, and you may find yourself scrolling back to Big Rube immediately upon completion. While Drake, Frank Ocean and […]
There’s a variety of ways to evaluate rap music. You can break it down based on beat, flows, lyrics,or quality of engineering. You can measure it strictly on whether bangs in your car or not. Or you can get abstract and try to postulate about how much it contributes to the evolution of the genre. […]
