Hola. It’s been a minute since I wrote anything about anything – that’s Freddie Gibbs’ fault. I’ve been bumping Baby Face Killa on a loop for a while now and I’ve had zero interest in listening to or writing about anything else. It’s that serious. I realize that it isn’t a perfect mixtape, but I’d […]
| Mobbdeen Goes To A Music Conference… | September 17, 2012 |
Deen came back with lavish habits/speaking Spanish. Funny how shit works. A week ago, a friend invited me to a rap music conference in Houston. Ordinarily, this shit wouldn’t pique my interest, but she used the expression “struggle raps” and the comedic imagery that flashed across my mind had me reconsidering. Besides, Bun B was […]
| Mobb Deen: Scoe – Thank You feat. Kendrick Lamar (produced by Jake One)… | September 14, 2012 |
Deen gives a first consultation free, but after that, it’ll cost you. You probably don’t care about my writing process, but allow my to bloviate a bit in the interest of providing context. More often than not, there’s ONE very specific fact or point of interest that inspires me to write about a song or […]
| MobbDeen: Rap Game 2012 Draft Scouting Report — GrandeMarshall’s “800” | September 12, 2012 |
Deen somehow managed to write this review without making an All Flamerz joke. If you can’t find any rap to fuck with in 2012, then you’re a fucking moron. Period. There’s so much to choose from that it borders on ridiculous. Who would have thunk that you’d hear a non-Roots affiliated rapper outta Philly without […]
| MobbDeen: Medium Sean – How It Feel… | August 29, 2012 |
Deen believes music is like herpes: you never know when it will strike. I’ll be damned. If it isn’t Medium Sean switchin his steez up on us. Hate to admit it, but this shit kinda works. Now I completely understand that we (who are “we”?) aren’t supposed to admit to messing with Sean the Rapper’s […]
| MobbDeen: Styles P – The Diamond Life Project… | August 28, 2012 |
Deen don’t shop at Zales. Quiet as kept, Styles P dropped a gem of a mixtape last week. Given that Jadakiss is my favorite member of the LOX and there are only so many hours in a day, I’ve often neglected Styles AND Sheek. In any case, none of them have managed to put a […]
| MobbDeen: Trae The Truth, Z-Ro, Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Kirko Bangz & Bun B Are From Texas | August 27, 2012 |
Deen is eighth cousins with Fat Pat. I live in Houston. Don’t try to find me – we don’t play that LL Cool J shit outchea. I’m not a native and I’ve only lived here for a little while, but there’s something special about the music scene here. Special in the sense that it inspires […]
Mobb Deen told you not to go to the Cheesecake Factory and let them girls order cappuccinos and Pumpkin Oreo cheesecake. I ain’t gonna lie; I only downloaded this shit because I’m really digging shorty’s pose on the cover. Sex sells and I’m buying. That cover definitely worked on this consumer and that’s no mean […]
In which Deen plays God. Its been approximately six weeks since I heard and later bought Nas’, Life Is Good. In that time, I’ve probably given the album around 110 listens – top to bottom (makes me wonder how I managed to listen to anything else). It’s safe to say that like most observers, I […]
Deen prefers his Kool-Aid unsweetened. Allow me to be slightly presumptuous and assume that you, the reader, have been reading my posts here. Maybe you may have detected some level of ambivalence in regards to everyone’s new darlings – the Top Dawg Entertainment guys. I’ve read a bunch of complimentary shit about these guys in […]
