Tag: Rap
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. This week we’re being super timely, looking at Ciara’s “Body Party,” which shares musical DNA with the Diplomats’ “I Wanna Be Your Lady.” Both songs sample Ghost Town DJ’s […]
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. In this week’s installment we’re looking at Miles Davis’s “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down,” which inspired two modern legends in their own right: Radiohead and Madlib (via his group Lootpack). […]
When we last left Lil Poopy, he was being rapper who starred in music videos while being nine years old. Now, it seems that Lil Poopy’s dealing with his first run-in with the cops, but it’s not even his fault. Police are investigating the welfare of Lil Poopy, after someone in charge of child welfare […]
“And if you bring a forty bottle to battle me/ I’ll just punch you in the face/then do the Harlem Shake.” That’s artist (and curator) Jayson Musson rapping, you guys. He’s also “Hennessy Youngman,” the internet’s best art critic whose acclaimed series Art Thoughtz is one of the best things that ever happened to the internet. And art. […]
Each week in Sample Wars, we’ll pit two songs which sample the same source material head-to-head against each other, to determine which one rocked the sample better. This week, we’ll take a look at David McCallum’s “The Edge,” which spawned Dr. Dre’s “The Next Episode” and Masta Ace’s “No Regrets.” “The Edge, “David McCallum (1967): […]
Earlier this week, Lil B released a very #rare diss track, taking belated “shots” at NYC rapper Joey Bada$$ for an offhanded, innocuous line his late crew member Capital STEEZ tossed out months ago. B’s track kept things relatively light and impersonal–it almost seems like he was just looking for an excuse to call a […]
Happy Friday! Mykki Blanco dropped the video for Cosmic Angel highlight “Kingpinning” today. It’s a romp through runways, bedrooms, and darkened New York City streets, and it’s fucking awesome. What I like most about the video is that it highlights both sides of the rapper’s persona–the gothy, threatening “Join My Militia” Mykki, and the shade-throwing, take-the-club-over “Wavy” […]
Unitl yesterday, Lil B the Based God, the most positive person on the planet and godfather of the current generation of internet-bred rappers, was on his way to The Gig of a Lifetime. That is to say, he was a nominee in the Grammy-sponsored contest of the same name, which would have B performing at […]
In his latest video, for no-nonsense M.I.C. Tyson cut “Genesis of the Omega,” Sean Price dons lumberjack gear, takes to the woods, and chops shit up while an innocent-looking, hogtied girl fearfully looks on. P never actually does the deadly deed, but the grindhouse vibe lends the video a violently grimy feel. […]
This is what rap beef looks like in the social media age: formerly friendly-seeming MCs exchange not-so-friendly words on Twitter, a track is dropped, another track is dropped, and another track is dropped, all in the scope of about 24 hours. “Shut the Fuck Up” is the latest from Angel Haze, and the hasty construction […]
