Jun 282011
 
Review :: Weekend At Burnie's Burns Nicely

We all know the story of the rapper who has a strong underground following and then gets signed to a major deal and puts out an LP highly diluted by crossover appeal material, at times even forfeiting the appreciation of long-time fans hoping to reach a broader audience.  This is the recipe for failure that [...]

Jun 222011
 
The Listening Vol. 6

It’s officially summertime and I care.  As much as I have grown to hate this slave-ass DC summer heat, the winter lasted way too long.  That being said, I’m still stumbling across dope-ass music for you to ride, walk, be unemployed and commit felonies to.  Drake’s dropping another tender-ass LP this summer, so for those [...]

Jun 102011
 
The Listening, Vol. 5

Seems like June’s been a tense month so far.  We had Rick Ross with one song and some obnoxious ad libs steal the juice from Jeezy’s Real Is Back mixtape.  Like he just woke up out his slumber to kill any hope of Jeezy making it fully into the paint and now he’s on his [...]