The Passion of the Weiss staff break down the top albums of 2014 and learn the dangers of teenage steroid abuse.

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, […]

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 […]