If I were to say that Trill Entertainment and Stones Throw were the two best independent hip-hop labels of the last decade, it would not be an insane suggestion. The picture above depicts the heyday of the Baton Rouge imprint run by Mel and Turk, since relocated to Atlanta and for all practical purposes, a […]

At this point, any new Boosie is good Boosie. Reports out of Baton Rouge have pegged his official release at November 2014, but his attorneys estimate that he could come home sooner than that. Odds are he won’t be home for another year, at which point he will be booked for three months solid, at […]

Information is scarce on the status of Boosie. I was told two months ago that he might get out this summer — but he might not get out until next year. What’s clear is that the officials at the Angola Penitentiary are determined to make his incarceration as painful as possible. I’ve repeatedly attempted to […]

Rappers, you have 359 days to top this album cover. Technically, Webbie’s 2 dropped quietly over Xmas to a muted response. Like all things Trill related, the audience isn’t Internet-centric. And like all things pertaining to the Baton Rouge rappers, it’s too long, filled with tracks you might have heard prior, and obnoxious DJ drops. […]

During the interview that eventually became the Gibbs feature, we talked a lot about the contemporary gangsta rappers that we both liked. Apparently, no one informed him that I don’t like “street-minded hip-hop,” so the conversation went well, except for when I mentioned that I wasn’t a crazy Jeezy fan save for “3 a.m., “”Go […]