Aug 232013
 

Känner det här. Första Chicago-grejen i denna stil som jag känner på riktigt sedan Chief Keef släppte Back From The Dead. Första Danny Brown-grejen som jag känner på riktigt sedan The Hybrid. Och kan bara håll med youtube-kommentaren: “detroit and chicago look the same so its only right if we collab”.

Apr 012013
 

Ampan och Jack tar täten igen när det gäller moderna och eleganta maffia-soundtracks. Denna hade passat fint på Devilz Rejectz 2 AKA lätt ett av de senaste tio årens fem tungaste tapes.

Medan The Jacka ibland kan framstå som lite sömnig så har Ampichino bara lagt det benhårt på sistone. Dags att kolla in några tapes med honom nu…

Nov 172012
 

Visst, mycket av Freddie Gibbs musik är bara ett mer eller mindre kamouflerat återanvändande av de som har influerat honom – men ibland görs det så bra att man svårligen kan sluta lyssna.

Man måste älska när någon hyllar sin hemstad, även om detta är den bästa videon som Gangsta Gibbs har spelat in i Gary, Indiana, och detta utan tvekan är den bästa låten från Baby Face Killa.

Sep 212012
 

Släpps nästa vecka, en version med DJ Drama, och en betalversion med bonusspår för iTunes, ett diskret att sätt säga det uppenbara: utanför en live-situation vill ingen vettig människa ha nån radiopersonlighet hojtandes över sina rap-sånger.

1. BFK
2. Still Livin’
3. Money, Clothes, Hoes (MCH)
4. The Hard (feat. Dana Williams)
5. Kush Cloud (feat. Krayzie Bone, SpaceGhostPurrp)
6. Walk In Wit the M.O. (feat. Dom Kennedy)
7. Bout It Bout It (feat. Kirko Bangz)
8. Krazy (feat. Jadakiss, Jay Rock)
9. Stay Down
10. Boxframe Cadillac (’83 DeVille Mix) (feat. Z-Ro)
11. Middle of The Night (feat. Wayne Blazed)
12. Go For It (feat. Young Jeezy)
13. On Me (feat. Problem)
14. Tell a Friend (feat. Curren$y)
15. My N*gga (feat. G-Wiz, D-Edge, Hit)
16. Seventeen (feat. Young Jeezy, Slick Pulla)
17. Breaking Bad (feat. Ea$y Money)

Aug 162012
 

… do some research, you even know why you’re hurting?

BK Beats have done some of the dopest beats for Greenova, and Boldy James and Deniro Farrar are two rappers that are all about bringing that pain.

Jul 312012
 

Riff Raff owes giant pieces of his swagger to Gucci Mane and Lil B. That’s normal. It’s nothing for me to say that. That’s common ledge-knowing. But wait.

The homies over at Pure Baking Soda don’t just bless the nets with incredible rapper-related illustrations, they have also blessed us with two clues to the genesis of Riff Raff’s style some time ago… Dallas rapper Big Tuck… and fellow Houstonian and Swishahouse signee Lil Ron.

Listen to the songs linked, and then slap some Riff Raff. The similarity is undeniable, shocking, revelatory.

Now take a look at this interview with Bizzy Bone from some 14 years ago (I think I first found it on imnotatoy.com, but when I looked for it there again, I did not find it).

Bizzy’s pronunciation of words and the rhythm which with they roll out his mouthpiece, the obtuse angle that he’s eyeballing the host at, his finely (yeah, somewhat femininely) executed humour and wordplay, his all over dramatic demeanour, his dramatic fashion sense, with the braids, glasses, facial hair, animal prints, and so on; is he Riff Raff’s biological father or do they merely share a spiritual kinship?

Jan 152012
 

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Freddie Gibbs with Madlib sounds like it could be a real snooze fest.

Their first song, Thuggin, was.

But second track, less Dilla- and more DITC-influenced Deep, comes off better.

Remember that as long as the production is tight, Gibbs always makes sure it’s another Gary, Indiana banger. When these dudes are at their best, both are pretty incredible… and them linking up to make quality music is a pretty great moment in rap history.

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