Now a veteran at only 28, Wiki has maintained his position as an alternative rap innovator.
| Same Place, New Problems: Wiki Returns to Skate and Rap | February 17, 2016 |
Will Hagle takes a look at two new videos from Wiki of Ratking.
| “I Fancy Myself a ‘Classic Man’ but in the Most Perverse Sense” — An Interview with SPEAK! | September 9, 2015 |
In advance of his latest EP, Sex Quest 3, some questions for the human head of hair, SPEAK!
| Leaping Legacies: Ratking’s “700 Fill” & Cannibal Ox | March 18, 2015 |
Ratking are back with an understated bounce
| You Do Not Want That Old Thing Back: Moving On With New New York in 2015 | December 19, 2014 |
If Brian Josephs was the Big Apple, he'd be hard to the core. And he'd make sure Ka was king, and all was good.
| The Top 50 Albums of 2014 (All) | December 12, 2014 |
The Passion of the Weiss staff break down the top albums of 2014 and learn the dangers of teenage steroid abuse.
| Summer Mixtape: Dewey Decibel | June 30, 2014 |
Dewey Decibel is freestyling right now over coffee and brunch This summer mix is a compilation of my top played tracks in my iTunes right now, an eclectic mixture of tracks that I have been banging on the regular. There is usually a track that comes along while I am grinding on some graphic design […]
The New York rap trio Ratking (Wiki, Hak, & Sporting Life) ran up through the Cosmic Zoo shortly after their Coachella performance. We discussed their excellent new XL album, “So It Goes,” taking inspiration from grime, Big Pun, and Dipset, the Eminem comparisons, Kurt Vonnegut, and how New York factors into their aesthetic. In addition, […]
| Timz N Hood Check: Ratking Goes In | April 9, 2014 |
Will Hagle is Originoo Gunn Clappa #4 So It Goes begins with an asterisk. Just as Barry Bonds’ 756th home run ball sits in Cooperstown adorned with baseball’s equivalent of a scarlet letter, the Ratking LP needs to be prefaced. The stage is set perfectly with the spoken word intro that kicks off album opener […]
