| “That’s All I Am Is Music” — The Unpublished Lil Wayne Interview | September 6, 2016 |
In late 2014, I interviewed Lil Wayne at his home in Miami. Published here in full for the first time, he talks about everything from The Hot Boys to his creative process, to wanting to quit rap.
| The Rap Up: Week of June 24 | June 24, 2016 |
The Rap Up returns with new ones from Maxo Kream, Riff Raff, and some bad rap rock combos.
| A History of Instagram Rap Beefs | April 12, 2016 |
Porter Partin examined the history of Rap Instagram beefs so you didn't have to.
| Rap Up for the Week of 10/30/15 | October 30, 2015 |
'Ders and Dennis and DJ Rafal, Gibbs, Rawse, Thugger, Fall Out Boy ft. Migos, wait what? And much more, it's the freakin' Rap Up ya ghouls!
| Origin of Species: Lil Wayne & Migos “Amazing Amy” | January 27, 2015 |
Torii MacAdams is the Rap Game Nick Dunne Who’s the King of The South? Very few rappers can lay serious claim to the title, but if between 2004 and 2009 you’d have said “Lil Wayne,” few would have batted an eyelash. The dreadlocked goblin capitalized on incredibly fallow years in rap music with a non-stop […]
| Bring it Back: Is Lil Wayne’s “SFTW2” Worth the Wait? | January 21, 2015 |
After the frequent delays and label drama surrounding "Carter V," Lil Wayne attempts to regain his old magic.
| The Pinkprint & The Push Back: Nicki Minaj’s “Only” | November 5, 2014 |
Kyle Ellison hasn’t worn pink since Cam left the Roc. We’re now ten months into 2014 and the only Cash Money record you can buy in stores is the ironically titled Young Money compilation, Rise of an Empire. Tha Carter V is missing in action, The Pinkprint has been pushed back again and Tyga is being kept […]
| He Deserves To Do These Numbers: DJ Mustard “10 Summers” | August 18, 2014 |
Torii MacAdams is like all races combined in one man like the ’98 summer jam A decade is a long time to plan for. Even Joseph Stalin, a dictator, only had the temerity to plan in five year increments. The initial plan led to the starvation of millions. The baby-faced DJ Mustard’s ostensible plot for […]
Jimmy Ness is The Future Since Datpiff was founded in 2005, mixtapes have evolved from compilations traded on street corners to a career necessity for any rapper without Jay-Z’s Rolodex. Datpiff were among the first to pioneer digital mixtapes and took some of the distribution power from labels. This helped artists to freely share music […]
Kyle Ellison ain’t got no Weezy in his Serato Between Nicki getting back to her fire breathing best, Lil Wayne’s preparation for what he says is his final album and Drake’s intolerance of lint – Young Money is back in the conversation. This past weekend saw all three of the label’s cash money cows […]
