| The Top 20 Albums of the First Half of 2012 | July 23, 2012 |
20. Future – Pluto [Epic] Pluto is the rare 21st Century Atlanta Rap album that is an album in the classic sense of the word. It’s an experience, an etched aesthetic that demands end to end listens, and you may find yourself scrolling back to Big Rube immediately upon completion. While Drake, Frank Ocean and […]
Deen wishes Usher would sing about his Cavaliers stake more often. “3 Kings” is underwhelming as all the fucks in the world. I’m sorry. It’s beginning to feel as if I’m intentionally being douchey in regards to all things Rick Rawse, but I swear that isn’t the case. He’s just not bringing it. I ain’t […]
| When Life Is Finally Good: The Rebirth of Nasty Nas | July 20, 2012 |
Doc Zeus rocks Roberto Cavalli/no shirt on/convertible Mazy I can’t get past that cover. Here is an accomplished man, impeccably tailored with the watch and liquor to match, sequestered in the back room of a lavish night club. He sits lonesome. A green wedding dress has been carefully laid across his lap while he stares […]
| MobbDeen: The Scarce Fridge of Rick Ross | July 3, 2012 |
Rick Ross asked for it, so Deen shall decree. Well. My first thought on Rozay’s “Hold Me Back” is that the hook sounds almost exactly like the hook from Wale & Meek Mill’s “Actin’ Up” off the new MMG compilation (for the record, that shit sucks – all of it, save 3 Meek verses and […]
| MobbDeen: Accidental Murder with Nas & Rawse | June 25, 2012 |
Deen had been wanting to fanute this for a while. I’ll start this with the conclusion: one of my English teachers once told me that that was a powerful way to open an essay and that it would help inspire better writing. Bear with me, writing about the process of writing is all I have […]
| Power Tripping: Maybach Music Meets Kendrick Lamar | June 15, 2012 |
Max Bell is sparking one for Mike Myers’ career. I doubt that if ‘Michael Jackson came alive right now’ he would want you to spark one for him. And I call GZA and those eight other guys he rapped with some of my greatest math teachers so you might have to check my math, but […]
Deen’s rap name is Fanute Bol. Hello there. Every so often, even we get a little jaded with all the brilliant musical analysis and criticism we provide here at Passion of the Weiss. Yes, it’s true. Sometimes, music critics and bloggists just want to chill, put away a few sliders and read a copy of […]
