| Sunday Morning Comic: Lobster Bisque for Breakfast | January 12, 2014 |
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| Rick Ross Owns Mack Wilds Debut Single | November 4, 2013 |
Harold Stallworth is making informants get plastic surgery. Calling all Rick Ross loyalists: batten down the hatches and circle the Maybachs — trying times are before us. Florida’s greatest export since the winter-harvested tangelo appears to be on a downturn. In all likelihood, the quality of Mastermind, Ross’ sixth retail album tentatively due this holiday […]
| MobbDeen: Rick Rawse – No Games featuring Future Streisand | September 11, 2013 |
Deen doesn’t do bow ties. It’s fair to say that Rawse has settled into something resembling a comfortable groove. He doesn’t really seem to be all that interested in or capable of making the biggest hits he can. In lieu of proper hit-making Rawse seems to have settled for making anthemic bangers that’ll do just […]
| H-Town: The Lost Tapes of Birdman & Rick Ross | May 30, 2013 |
Harold Stallworth is a stark advocate of Rick Ross’ three-point plan. The notion of “lost tapes” isn’t exclusive to rap music. Curating previously unreleased works of recorded media is a concept long adopted by everyone from John Lennon to Animal Planet to NASA scientists. But in hip-hop, the benchmark for such an endeavor will always […]
| MobbDeep: Rihanna’s Pour it Up Remix ft. the Usual Suspects | March 21, 2013 |
All Deen sees is dollar signs. That’s the first thing they teach you in law school. Looky here. RiRi killed the OG version of this “Bandz” beat/GBE flow-aping shake junt anthem, but it was destined for a full on rap remix anyway. It’s only right, even if it’s redundant. So let’s get the most interesting […]
| MobbDeen: You Choo-Choo Choose Me: Curren$y’s Rolodex Rap Single w/ Wiz Khalifa, Ricky Rawse & Lex Luger | January 31, 2013 |
Deen’s from Houston, you know how he’s coming. I’m fairly certain that February 3rd’s, New Jet City, is yet another Currensy freebie (intended to commemorate N’awlins hosting the Super Bowl), so I’m left wondering how and why the man decided to let this one go for free. Look at the star power on this shit! […]
| MobbDeen: The Return of Rick Rawse — Bovine Man in a “Box Chevy” | January 28, 2013 |
Deen wrote this on Donnie’s roof. This is a bit uncomfortable. For me at least. Why you ask? Well, this is the first Rawse single in a looooooooong time that I’ve liked. I mean that and note that I said “single,” not song – I’m not as delusional as he is. I can honestly state […]
Max Bell is not afraid to admit the virtues of a fine linen. I like my sheets very soft. The higher the thread count the better. I like my blankets, preferably of the Brookstone variety, plush. That’s fucking soft. Why wasn’t I consulted for Juelz Santana’s “Soft?” It’s probably because I have zero rap tracks […]
| Rick Ross & Gunplay: Morbid in Maybachs | November 30, 2012 |
Between 2 Chainz (36), Juicy J (37 — dubiously), Rick Ross (36), El-P (37), Aesop Rock (36), Nas (39), Killer Mike (37), Danny Brown (31), Curren$y (31), Freddie Gibbs (30), Gunplay (33), and Roc Marciano (ageless), this might have been the best year for 30-something rappers in the history of rap. By contrast, Rakim’s prime […]
| Mount Olympus Rap: Tiptoeing on Marble Floors with French Montana, 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne & Ricardo Rozay | November 26, 2012 |
This song is a genre of its own: Marble Floor, Ivory Pillar, Mount Olympus rap. Cold, hard, and gaudy. Regal and tacky at the same damn time. This is the latest single from French Montana’s Excuse My French, which might actually do the unthinkable and excuse him from his sins of being the worst “hot” […]
