In his quest to perfect the art of contrarianism, Doc Zeus writes a “I Can’t Go To Sleep” entry on one of 2010’s least slept-on albums. Every society creates their own monster myths that serve to reflect the fears and prejudices harbored within its collective psyche. The Dark Ages feared the witch as a reflection […]

Three months ago, no one had ever heard of Odd Future. Two months ago, the Internet proposed. One month ago, they played a show at the Low End Theory: the earth’s orbit stopped, unicorns skateboarded out of the inside of the clouds, and the hills were alive with the sound of swag and the taste […]

Sach O’s living in the Odd Present. Odd Future has potential but isn’t quite there yet. That’s OK, they’re young and they’ve got plenty of time to develop their sound and grow into something special. What’s not OK is the way the Faderfork crowd is breathlessly hyping the sensationalistic aspects of what they’re doing over, […]

You’d be forgiven for not realizing that J Cole’s “Who Dat” is one of the year’s biggest hits. Neither New York nor Los Angeles radio plays it with any regularity. On the main Chicago rap station, it sulks near the bottom of the top 40, and judging from a cursory glance through YouTube,  NBA players […]