| Getting to the Source: On the Development of Metro Boomin’s Sampling | January 23, 2017 |
A breakdown of Metro Boomin's development as a sample-based producer.
Art By Brad Beatson. Left and Right Swiping By Paul Thompson, Torii MacAdams, and Jeff Weiss
| 2013’s Most Overlooked Albums | January 7, 2014 |
Max Bellwas once traded for Pau Gasol. Some pale and anemic soul slumped behind a computer will soon devise an algorithm compiling a list of all the lists on the Internet. Said meta-list will be outdated the minute it goes up; that is unless there’s some automatic refresh built-in. Until that ominous day the Mayans […]
| MobbDeen’s Top 10 Rappers in the Game | March 14, 2013 |
Deen’s #11, 12, 13, 14 & 15 is Dylan. I imagine that if you read this site or anything even remotely connected to the rap internets on a regular basis you’re aware of the fact that MTV dropped their 8th annual “Hottest” “MCs” in the game list. Obviously, folks have had an issue with this […]
| The Bloggerati’s Top 10 Rappers in the Game | March 13, 2013 |
In response to the Big Sean-strangled deliberations of the MTV cabal, a separate Illuminati formed to create their own “Top 10 Rappers in the Game.” Note the semantic difference. The idea was to pick the Top 10 rappers, not the ten hottest, not the most pop-savvy, not the most commercially relevant. I interpreted it as […]
| The 50 Best Hip-Hop Songs of 2012 (#50-26) | December 17, 2012 |
Like we always do about this time. Passion of the Weiss Top Hip Hop Songs — 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006 Novelty Bonus – “Hot Cheetos & Takis” Yes, “Hot Cheetos & Takis” is a real song by children about two different spicy snacks that aren’t available in all markets. And yes, it is […]
| The 25 Greatest Outdated Rap Slang Words | September 11, 2012 |
Rap and slang are as inextricable as Rush Limbaugh and dittoheads; cholula and antacids. Slang is regional and national, different lexicons in almost every county. As “Blue Mamba,” Trey Kirby suggested, you could listen to Cash Money 1998-2002 and come up with a hundred of these. We gathered a crack team of rap mimes to […]
| The World Star Weekly | July 30, 2012 |
Goths dancing to Lil B. The apocalypse is upon us. It’s painfully hilarious. http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh3iWi1W2Y2vfF4995 Shawnna and Chella H are very late. But fuck it…Chi City Bitch. http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshh16V8kJq3t0HjAztB Tone Loc could never have predicted this. http://www.worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhSRoGa1jTL0BlI8t5 D-Will is thinking about opting out of his shoe contract.
| What Goes Around: July 23-27 | July 27, 2012 |
Max Bell composed this list while in the Bay. People Like Lists (So Meta) http://www.complex.com/music/2012/07/the-100-best-kanye-west-songs/ Complex gives us 100 of Kanye’s best. #ILikedHisFirstAlbum http://www.complex.com/art-design/2012/07/25-iconic-photos-of-mick-jagger Mick Jagger photos. #HowDoesItFeel http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2012/07/10-bad-rapper-nicknames 10 Bad Rapper Nicknames. #BoosieBoo http://smokingsection.uproxx.com/TSS/2012/07/jay-z-10-best-guest-appearances The Smoking Section offers up Jay’s 10 best guest appearances. #Fiesta
| The Top 20 Albums of the First Half of 2012 | July 23, 2012 |
20. Future – Pluto [Epic] Pluto is the rare 21st Century Atlanta Rap album that is an album in the classic sense of the word. It’s an experience, an etched aesthetic that demands end to end listens, and you may find yourself scrolling back to Big Rube immediately upon completion. While Drake, Frank Ocean and […]
