Tape of the week: Polo Perks <3 <3 <3 – Punk Goes Drill +** While Babyxsosa’s celestial vocals have soundtracked the majority of my quarantine, it has been another Surf Gang affil…
‘Nightmare Vacation’ review: Rico Nasty shows off all she knows on her LP debut
After a six-year musical career with zero full-length LP’s, Rico Nasty encapsulates the breadth of her experiences on her debut, Nightmare Vacation (2020), while reminding everyone of the patent…
Some Rap Songs: Packy Marciano, Mo Money, Young Slo-Be, and more
Project of the week: Packy Marciano – Catalina Wine Mixer The Catalina Wine Mixer became stuff of legend after Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly gave the performance of a lifetime at the end of St…
Interview: Master Kato on his bright solo future
Master Kato’s music is genetically different from Shoreline Mafia’s. The former member of the legendary west coast group is paving the way for his own solo career. Born and partially raise…
Album Review: Run the Jewels – “RTJ4”
“You watch the cops choke out a man like me… ‘til my voice goes from a shriek to a whisper, ‘I can’t breathe’” goes Killer Mike on “Walking in the Snow”, a song recorded months ago, and which now soun…
Album Review: Body Count disappoint on “Carnivore”
Ice-T’s rap-metal outfit is most famous for 1992’s “Cop Killer”, from their debut album, which caused outrage at the time and had to be removed following heated criticism from many prominent figures i…
Album Review: Big K.R.I.T. – “K.R.I.T. IZ HERE”
Big K.R.I.T. is getting some traction, and this fourth album from the Mississippi rapper has attained some measure of commercial success. Promoted by four singles of varying quality, it’s been markete…