Rappers of the Decade: Rick Ross — Print the Legend | April 30, 2019 |
Lucchese Dreams: Rawse’s “Phone Tap” Visuals | April 13, 2015 |
Reconcile Yourself to the Retro Charms of “Movin Bass” | November 17, 2014 |
Abe Beame can follow or lead like Commander Picard I’d imagine somewhere out there a young purist spends his evenings screaming into the void, waiting for his (yes, definitely a dude) generation to come its senses, turn down, and recognize the greatness of Joey Badass, or Big K.R.I.T. or whoever. And it’s understandable. You can’t […]
Evan Nabavian will be battling Stalley live on UHF In a coup for investigative journalism, I’ve obtained a copy of Meek Mill’s “2011 Maybach Music Group Weed Carriage Employment Agreement”. I know it’s authentic because it’s on MMG letterhead and because I got it from Gunplay in exchange for a mason jar of cocaine — […]
Kyle Ellison owns 17 Koo Koo Roo’s. When Rozay released Rich Forever two years ago it felt like almost anything that he laid his mollusk-moisturized hands on could be a certified hit. Maybe those anti-austerity anthems struck a cathartic chord in the heart of the economic crash, or maybe we all just enjoy something we […]
Master Denim: The Grotesque Self-Parody Of Rick Ross | March 4, 2014 |
You already knew that Doc Zeus was rooting against all things Miami. The reality of Rick Ross, “rap superstar” seemed absurd even before his fabricated criminal lifestyle came to light. When Rick Ross emerged in Summer 2006, he seemed little more than the fatter, uglier, marginally less authentic version of Young Jeezy – a corporatized […]
MobbDeen: 10 Reasons Why Rick Ross’ “Mastermind” Sucks | February 27, 2014 |
MobbDeen: War Games — The Bland Reunion of Rawse & Jeezy | February 11, 2014 |
Deen didn’t want to write this, but he had to. Ain’t this some anticlimactic shit? This might be the first reconciliation track between two previously “beefing” rappers that was simultaneously anticipated and unanticipated, if that makes any sense. I knew I was going to write this shit when Rawse tweeted the picture of him and […]
Rick Ross, Perpetual Oyster Eater | February 4, 2014 |