It’s clear that someone will have to compile a Nuggets for the ratchet era. Too many gems falling through the cracks. Had “Boss Ass Bitch” not gotten the Nicki Minaj remix, no one would’ve been blogging about it.   Outside of LA, the attention goes to Mustard tracks like “Show Me” and “My Nigga,” but there […]

Doc Zeus is from Bleveland. If your only contact with rap music was through the lunatic rantings of Bill O’Reilly (who reflexively equates “rapper” with “criminal”), you might not know that the influence of gangster rap has declined during the last decade. The transformative success of eclectic, “middle-class” artists such as Kanye West and Drake […]

Max Bell wants to drink sake. Ty Dolla $ign (Ty$) buys his women the same red bottoms and the same perfume. It’s the smart move: if anyone asks, you only have to remember one set of gifts. He also only considers taking a woman to the movies if the head is right. That’s just being […]