Statute of Limitations: The Consistent Evolution of 2 Chainz | March 25, 2019 |
Back To The Classroom: On Skooly’s “Dope Fiend” | September 6, 2018 |
Young Nudy Powers Up With Slimeball 3 | August 21, 2018 |
Young Nudy Gets High on “Sherbert” | July 24, 2018 |
Baby on Board: The Rise of Atlanta’s Latest Rap Star | June 7, 2018 |
Building Steam With A Grain of Salt: Jeff Chery’s New Single | August 16, 2016 |
Dominate Break Loops: The Dirty Psych-Rap of Dr. Conspiracy | January 14, 2016 |
Filthy From the Ground On Up: EarthGang “The F Bomb” | August 14, 2014 |
Torii MacAdams gets green like Swamp Thing In Ego Trip’s Big Book of Rap Lists, rapper and legal department liability R.A. The Rugged Man lists the top ten ways to get dropped from a record label. Number one is “Glorify violence, keep your label in fear at all times and make them believe that making […]
Zuse: The Human Wrecking Machine | July 29, 2014 |
The Jafakin patois is an age-old tactic in rap. During the 90s, rappers used it to pay homage to West Indian roots (Busta Rhymes), express their love of weed (DJ Quik), or merely collaborate with Supercat, Beenie Man, Shabba or Bounty Killer. The trend never really went away even though there hasn’t been a major […]
Who is Atlanta’s Johnny Cinco? | March 28, 2014 |
Evan Nabavian is inside the above vehicle. I remember a Joe Budden screed on a DJ Clue mixtape where Budden decried “Singin’ ass niggas”. I probably nodded in affirmation from my perch in suburban New York before running back a Paul Cain verse. But times change. DJ Clue becomes DJ Esco, sour diesel becomes dirty […]