| For Whatever Reason: Kendrick’s “All Day” Remix | April 17, 2015 |
To be quite honest, I hope Kendrick gets lit this weekend.
| Rap Up for the Week of March 20th | March 20, 2015 |
Skepta invades, Future's sad, Dej Loaf is cool in theory. And much more, it's Torii, read it.
Doc Zeus is wearing no makeup. How do you follow a masterpiece? It’s a question that humans have asked since Homer wallowed in an Athenian bathhouse and drunkenly panicked: “How do you top the fucking Illiad?” What do you do after you’ve stretched each sinewy fiber towards grabbing the brass ring and you actually catch it? For […]
| Can’t Take Style From Me: Kendrick Lamar’s “Blacker the Berry” | February 10, 2015 |
Unpacking Kendrick Lamar's latest epic.
| The King & “i”: Hip-Hop’s Savior Complex & Kendrick Lamar’s New Single | September 25, 2014 |
Is there any good in "i"
| MobbDeen: Kendrick Lamar’s Motivational Plan | September 23, 2014 |
King Kendrick's comeback single meets the last "Control" response.
| The End of Days: Ab-Soul’s New Album | July 8, 2014 |
Max Bell carried the cross so you could play Candy Crush 2012’s Control System was an inspired and unforeseen coup. Ab-Soul brought inquisition and introspection, paranoia and conspiracy theories by the oz. There were hits of DMT, witty wordplay, and pineal gland prodding. It was the Carson native’s claim to the title of ‘Best Behind […]
| Drake Suarez: If Rappers Were Footballers | June 20, 2014 |
Somehow the rap game, reminds Dweez of the beautiful game. Art by Ben Bjelajac. Drake featuring Drake. We’ve now seen all 32 teams play in this tournament. Google searches are 10x higher for the World Cup than they were for the NBA Finals this last week. The game done changed and here is a guide […]
| Sunday Morning Comic: Lookin’ Like a Fool | February 17, 2014 |
Brad Beatson knows it’s Monday. Sometimes, when I meet a woman who seems interested, I spout fiction as fact. I want to project where I think I’ll be rather than own up to where I’m at. I don’t think they want to hear about the drudgery of freelance work or the financial benefits of the dollar […]
| Passion of the Weiss Winter Mix Series #1: Brad Beatson | January 17, 2014 |
Brad Beatson on the beat. I dream a lot in the winter. When I’m confined to my apartment thanks to wind chill, the dreams tend to amplify. And so they anchor this mix, along with lines that make me reminisce, allow me to recover, or inspire me to plot my next move. These songs show […]
