This is an older article I wrote about Kanye some time ago in a blog of mine that didn't quite work out, but since I'm already working on a long-form piece on Kanye's recent antics and his transformation from aspirational rapper and producer to billionaire mogul, I figured it was worth reposting this as a … Continue reading Tweakin’ off that 2C-B, huh
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Something grimy this way comes
It feels like ages since the golden era of the Wu-Tang and the East Coast, of gangster rap, gruff voices rapping over booming, sample-heavy beats, talking about cooking crack on a stove pot and slinging it on the corner block. Today's rap isn't that different, thematically speaking, but it shifted sonically, moving away from the … Continue reading Something grimy this way comes