On the thrill of the unknown, Tasmania’s unlikely bid for coolness, and loving what you know but can't have.
| The Never Heard 1997 Wu-Tang London Freestyle | August 11, 2016 |
Just listen.
| “Ol’ Dirty is Loved By People Because He’s a True Artist.” An Interview with Buddha Monk of Brooklyn Zu | February 5, 2015 |
Buddha Monk was the right hand man of the most unpredictable and charismatic rappers of all time. His new book "The Dirty Version" is his official account of a life spent alongside Ol' Dirty Bastard.
Elmattic judges wisely between two pillars of ivory. The list of Wu-Tang side projects and affiliates is as long as the list of the Gospels and apocrypha. They weren’t known as Wu-disciples for nothing. Every Wu believer rides for the canonical solo LPs (The Gospel According to Liquid Swords, The Gospel According to Cuban Linx, […]
| Pilot Talk: The Ethereal Beats of Charlie Button | October 23, 2013 |
Jonah Bromwich, something something…Jets…fool. Let’s say you love music. All kinds of music. The Beatles, Radiohead, Dilla, Wu-Tang, Stereolab, Floyd, Flying Lotus. Real nerd shit, but it spans wide. Let’s say that you then start making music, in the mold of your influences. You have good taste, sure. But if you’re trying to follow the […]
| Black Supaman: RZA & Christian Rich Connect | October 21, 2013 |
Evan Nabavian invented grape Kool-Aid. The other day my boss said something like, “Let’s review your report tomorrow?” “Bong bong,” I said. A pause. “Indeed.” Read any RZA interview in the past ten years and you’ll get the “Wu-Tang Forever” spiel about the influence of the Wu in the world today. Drake echoed those sentiments […]
