Bonus points afforded to “New Atlanta” for the forcible conscription of Jermaine “Funkdafied” Dupri from whatever gold-plated bunker he’s been hiding in. Points subtracted for avoiding updating the “Welcome to Atlanta” list of popping clubs on any given night. There are people still going to Stroker’s on Lean on Wednesday nights and walking away wildly […]
Jimmy Ness is like the Clevaland Cavaliers – even when he loses, he wins. Septum piercing and distinctive squawk intact, Young Thug assists T.I on a track that may end up on the latter’s ninth album Paperwork. While “About The Money” is technically T.I’s song, he allows the 21 year old’s lean-addled antics to dominate. […]
| Bloody Jay: I Dare You to Come Against Me | April 10, 2014 |
Kyle Ellison and Joe Hooker have never been seen in the same room together Rap bloggers may not be able to write blog posts as fast as Young Thug is currently writing rap songs, but fellow Black Portlandian Bloody Jay hasn’t yet got the credit he deserves. Thugga’s position in the limelight is justified, as […]
| They’re Not Against Rappers, They’re Against Young Thug | April 8, 2014 |
Paul Thompson has no time for games cause he’s all grown up It has been suggested of late that Young Thug is mired in the pits of major-label hell. That very well may be true, but if it is, Thugga seems intent on lying, cheating, and stealing to earn his ticket out. The past month […]
| How To Dress Well: Young Thug is Booming | March 26, 2014 |
You know you’ve made it when there are news articles refuting the fake Instagram evidence of you in a mini-skirt. This is where we’re at in 2014. There is a rapper named Young Thug, who is 21 years old and not wearing Forever 21, but is still mistaken for a cross-dresser by malignant bloggers. Maybe […]
| Young Thug: Very Bossy | March 13, 2014 |
Photo Via Fader Young Thug has become the latest this week’s sign of the apocalypse from those who insist on substance over style. I understand where they’re coming from, but don’t agree. No one needed Biz Markie and Big Daddy Kane to do the same thing and most of Big Daddy Kane’s raps were about […]
| How the Sad Robot Became The Dominant Sound in Rap | February 20, 2014 |
Essay by Dan Adu-Gyamfi, art by Brad Beatson and captions by Son Raw. T-Pain’s use of Auto-Tune influenced many to follow their singing dreams even if their vocal chords refused to go along. A new rap subgenre was born: “Sad Robot Music.” The phrase was coined by site founder, Jeff Weiss, and rapper, Nocando, on […]
In an alternate universe, some wry television producer will come to his senses and develop a sitcom with Young Thug and Future playing psychiatrists in need of their own psychiatrists. The basic premise is that in every episode, one or both have some sort of manic freakout which will play out musically via bell-ringing trap […]
| Harold Stallworth Awakens From Holiday Hibernation: New Tracks from Migos, Agallah & Alchemist & Knxwledge | January 7, 2014 |
Harold Stallworth would rather be rich than famous. As much as I enjoyed contributing to several 2013 year-end lists, blurb-season admittedly took a massive toll on my desire to write about music. But after a two-week hiatus, I’m ready to make up for lost time. Here’s a few notable rap songs I neglected to share […]
| What is the Weird: Young Thug’s “1017 Thug” | March 27, 2013 |
Colin Small is ballin’ like an asterisk. A man hasn’t been on the moon since 1972, but recently a few notable rappers have been spending a lot of well documented time somewhere far from earth’s gravitational pull: Lil Wayne is a martian, Lil B is also a martian, Future is on Pluto and so on. […]
