Lucas Foster speaks with Lil Sko about the Memphis rap scene, making music on 4-tracks, and his influence overseas. We also have the exclusive stream of 'U Kno Tha Sko' below.
| “Memphis Music Always Travels Around”: An Interview with DJ Squeeky | September 19, 2017 |
Lucas Foster speaks with Memphis legend DJ Squeeky to discuss Tommy Wright III, Three Six Mafia, and his imprint on modern rap music.
| AJ Suede & The Ghost of Spaceghostpurrp | September 11, 2017 |
In which the great recluse Spaceghostpurrp emerges from seclusion to slide a banger to AJ Suede.
| The Bluff City Mystery: On Memphis’ Lil Gin | February 14, 2017 |
Evan Nabavian tracks down Lil Gin, a lost treasure in Memphis' rich rap scene.
In light of his reissue on LA Club Resource, a look at forgotten Memphis rap pioneer, Shawty Pimp
| Place of Birth: Jon Waltz “Home” | August 12, 2014 |
Will Hagle might scream and yell like Samuel L. The place Jon Waltz calls Home is also the city from which DJay and Skinny Black hail. Meaning it’s Memphis, but also sort of a fiction. When you leave a place and come back it’s never the same as it was in your mind. Absence may […]
| Dreams & Cigarettes: Memphis’ Jon Waltz | July 15, 2014 |
The rap and R&B collision course that’s been enduring since well before Chris Rock’s prophecies on “Champagne” has become complete. Drake stepped into the cipher with a yarmulkah, a bag of lemongrass candles, and a mission to be the light-skinned Keith Sweat and executed with ruthless Canadian efficiency. Regardless of your feelings on the Sultan […]
| You Say No to Narduwar, Juicy J Can’t | August 7, 2012 |
In which, the pair talk DJ Spanish Fly, Memphis hamburger joints, Interstate BBQ, Willie Hutch, Audio Two, Johnnie Taylor, Tela, how to get two snowbunnies into a bathtub, and trippy sticks. If Narduwar was on Adventures in Hollywood, it never would’ve been canceled. Deen’s late-period Juicy J comp remains groovy. You should download it if […]
