I had a hiccup moment with the notepad screencap but chalked it up to immediacy. The internet…you take the good with the bad and the worse.

I had a hiccup moment with the notepad screencap but chalked it up to immediacy. The internet…you take the good with the bad and the worse.

I can't front…I cried when I read Frank Ocean's post yesterday. Such a moving, sincere and poetic display of emotion and maturity. I sincerely hope that nothing but good comes of this because this kid is crazy talented and just starting out his career. It's an incredibly risky step to take but I applaud him for going…

I can't front…I cried when I read Frank Ocean's post yesterday. Such a moving, sincere and poetic display of emotion and maturity. I sincerely hope that nothing but good comes of this because this kid is crazy talented and just starting out his career. It's an incredibly risky step to take but I applaud him for going…

This sounds a bit like a more post-punky Stereolab. Yes, that's après Soleil Moon Frye. Or something.

This sounds a bit like a more post-punky Stereolab. Yes, that's après Soleil Moon Frye. Or something.

Taken 2: The Extreme II: Pornograffitti

Taken 2: The Extreme II: Pornograffitti

"I know my hip hop tastes in the early 90's were practically defined by Source record reviews."

"I know my hip hop tastes in the early 90's were practically defined by Source record reviews."

Makes sense. I think any gang Dr. Dre might have been a part of would have taken issue with his World Class Wreckin' Cru stint. Unless he was running with the Solid Gold Dancers or something.

Makes sense. I think any gang Dr. Dre might have been a part of would have taken issue with his World Class Wreckin' Cru stint. Unless he was running with the Solid Gold Dancers or something.

You missed out, bruh.

You missed out, bruh.

To be fair, Rabin never invoked Odd Future, but I found myself thinking of them several times while reading his description of N.W.A., especially this part: "the members of N.W.A. spend Straight Outta Compton acting as if they’re such a tight-knit bunch of BFFs that they live in the same house, borrow each other’s…

To be fair, Rabin never invoked Odd Future, but I found myself thinking of them several times while reading his description of N.W.A., especially this part: "the members of N.W.A. spend Straight Outta Compton acting as if they’re such a tight-knit bunch of BFFs that they live in the same house, borrow each other’s…

Likening the tone of He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper to 1950's wholesomeness is spot-on, especially since one of my most enduring memories of that album is hearing "Parents Just Don't Understand" for the first time while riding in the car with my grandmother, both of us listening intently and cracking up at the same…

Likening the tone of He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper to 1950's wholesomeness is spot-on, especially since one of my most enduring memories of that album is hearing "Parents Just Don't Understand" for the first time while riding in the car with my grandmother, both of us listening intently and cracking up at the same…

Seriously. "Brand New Funk" is front to back flawless hip-hop. While the rest of Will Smith's rap career is not so unimpeachable, I'm of the opinion that that particular track can't be denied. Except it can, apparently. A coworker of mine was recently badmouthing Smith's music and yeah…fair enough. When I realized his…

Seriously. "Brand New Funk" is front to back flawless hip-hop. While the rest of Will Smith's rap career is not so unimpeachable, I'm of the opinion that that particular track can't be denied. Except it can, apparently. A coworker of mine was recently badmouthing Smith's music and yeah…fair enough. When I realized his…