Thanks to an intense campaign filled with blackmail, bribery, intimidation, coaxing and more than a little wheedling, my LA Weekly essay, “Soulja Boy: Cranking the Chain,” was chosen for this year’s Da Capo Best Music Writing Anthology. Needless to say, I’m very excited and have already begun to compose a thank-you speech big-upping the academy, God, Soulja Boy and most importantly, his boy Arab. (Who were he to ever change his name to Ahab would maintain a serious shot at having my favorite rapper name ever.)
If you’d like to buy the book, you can pre-order it at Amazon. Not like you’d buy it for my piece per se (obviously….that whole milk for free from cow thing) but the anthology also features articles from some very fine music writers including Carl Wilson, Ann Powers of the LA Times, Brandon Perkins of Urb and Oliver Wang. This year’s guest editor is Nelson George, a renowned journalist/author/filmmaker, who co-created CB4 with Chris Rock, which had already automatically made him him ripe for canonization in my book. And now without further adieu, I give you what you really want, Jim Jones,”Straight Outta’ Locash,” and of course,”Sweat of My Balls.”
Download:
MP3: Jim Jones-“We Fly High”
MP3: CB4-“Straight Outta’ Locash”
MP3: CB4-“Sweat of My Balls”
