I’m usually not a fan of indie artists remixing established artists’ songs, even though I myself did it years ago (probably why I’m against it, but that’s neither here nor there). I love indie artists to shine on their own, even if they can eat an “industry beat” alive. However, Kuntry Kali’s laid-back but still […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @kendricklamar – HUMBLE.
What do you get when you combine “Dumb It Down” with Catholic imagery? Well, you get the visuals to Kendrick Lamar’s “HUMBLE.” The Mike Will Made It-produced track delivers Kendrick on a turned-up platter while still allowing the MC to speak truths. If the “Memphis” and hard-hitter-influenced new album sounds like this and last week’s “The […]
Read moreDear Internet Rappers, 2014 Edition
Dear Internet Rappers, It seems that a new year is upon us, but I still see some of you doing the same exact foolishness that I thought I told y’all not to do last year. At least last year it was funny, but now? It’s just sad and infuriating. Therefore, as I tend to have to […]
Read more@ChanelWestCoast – "Now You Know"
So, in a “white girl rapper”* double play of kind of unexpected rappers, Ridiculousness co-host Chanel West Coast drops her debut mixtape Now You Know. It reminds me of what would happen if Gwen Stefani would’ve come out on Mike Will Made It-like beats on her solo album–with a bit of Drake for good measure (it […]
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