Slava Pastuk was on the Rihanna Jet. Spiritually.  Fresh Out the Runway Grating synth noises and overexcited drums make for Minaj-lite Diamonds Gaudy but catchy with sparkles of brilliance, logic excluded. Numb Drowned and low sirens with droning vocals, aided by “Slaughterhouse Em”

Slava P ordered the Kobe beef like Shaq. When Chief Keef wrote and shot the video for “Kobe,” he probably didn’t imagine the Lakers’ season going quite like this. Then again, if the rumors about Keef’s underlying Aspergers affliction are to be believed, he probably wasn’t thinking about much, save for how to stay away […]

SLAVA P CAN’T CONTROL THE VOLUME OF HIS VOICE Dreams & Nightmares ESCALATING KEYS AND A SIGNATURE CADENCE SET THE STAGE PROPER In God We Trust SINCERE STREET GAME PLEAS ABOUT CASH, OR LACK THEREOF. SURPRISED IT’S ROSS-FREE. Young & Getting It feat. Kirko Bangz VALU-PACK DRIZZY MEETS THE ANGRIEST ROBOT, SAD ATTEMPT ENSUES

Slava P is Rocksteady & Bebop’s older cousin. Sherane aka Master Splinter’s Daughter Sonic plot setup, characters established, rap parts also rapped well. Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe A subdued slow jam with lyric acrobatics and odd nasal noise Backseat Freestyle Animalistic verses held together by a brutal chorus The Art of Peer Pressure Dangers […]

Slava P prefers The Dillinger Escape Plan. By default. Out of all the white rappers trying to make a name for themselves, Machine Gun Kelly may be my least favorite. Maybe it’s because he takes himself too seriously. Maybe because Diddy signed him. Maybe it’s because he reminds me of a younger and somehow angrier […]

Slava P bought a tomb next to Howard Zinn after listening to this album. Ayesha Says (Intro) Familiar qualms offered by poetic sis: like angry Wale. Strange Fruition feat. Casey Benjamin White guilt overload over deconstructed strings and loose metaphors. ITAL (Roses) Pedantic lectures: pseudo-intellectual rap-pleas & pander

Slava P still gets Lil Jojo confused with the other Lil Jojo. If you’ve been paying attention to the Interwebs over the last few days, you’ve probably seen the infectiously ridiculous video for “Gangnam Style,” a song performed by the 34-year-old-wonder of K-Pop known as PSY. The song has exploded out of South Korea and […]

Slava P also endorses cinnamon babka. Who is Raz Fresco? He’s a 17 year old rapper, producer, and Rajon Rondo look-a-like who hails from Toronto and is a part of Bakers Club, the Northern equivalent of New York’s Pro Est movement (equivalent, in that both crews enjoy wearing old vintage Ralph Lauren clothes and rapping […]