Now, I’ll probably get crucified for this. I can see it now. “Speed, you like when Lupe dumbs it down and spits on average n-word foolishness, but don’t like ‘real Lupe.’ No wonder you and him had words on Twitter. You’re underneath him, and you’re a dummy.” And to that, I only can say this. […]
Read more@DKakaWayneWatts – "Soon As We Get Up"
You know that when I get a track from one of my musical brothers from another, I always contemplate just dropping it and spamming the world with tweets about it. I’ve done it with True and a slew of other artists that I rock with on a personal level. This time was no different, although […]
Read moreTravisTravy B – Shock the World
http://www.datpiff.com/embed/mixtape/m6e90d55/Download Mixtape | Free Mixtapes Powered by DatPiff.com Now, a couple months ago, I featured a kid named Travis on this blog. Oddly, he’s deleted the video I featured. Anyway, his recently released mixtape Shock the World features a new name and a new aggression on the beat (a callback to him getting into “serious mode,” […]
Read moreKanye West – "Yeezus" in (Technically) Three Hundred Words
My response to those boundto be pissed off at me. Yeezus is grating and jarring, utilizing lo-fi production and turning most levels up to 12 (when normally, they’d be at about 5). It’s “abstract”-friendly, meaning that it’s not a great album–in fact, in some moments, it’s barely passable. But those that call themselves “experts” on […]
Read more@Sleezy202 – "Fxck Da Money" Mini Review
Track reminds me of what’d happen if you mixed Scarface and Too Short with 2 Chainz. That sums up how I feel about it. It’s absurd and pretty misogynistic, but it’s smooth and has a few twists along the way that make it enjoyable and standout still.
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