Tag: rap
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The Defiant Ones
KK examines a slick HBO documentary series explaining how the music world changed forever when rap and rock got into bed together. Defiant (dɪˈfaɪ.ənt) – proudly refusing to obey authority. Watching Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre get together for a collaboration seems as weird to me as Alice Cooper and Kenny Rogers recording a duet…
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The Beastie Boys Story
Apple TV+ released The Beastie Boys Story, directed by Spike Jonze. Is it a fresh new look or a retread of last year’s amazing book? The first time I heard The Beastie Boys was around the same time everyone else did. I was in grade six, so I was a little young to really get…
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The Beastie Boys Book
One of the best books of 2018 is also one of the best music bios ever; The Beastie Boys Book is imaginative, hilarious, and informative. Many of us have a long and storied relationship with The Beastie Boys which makes it hard to know where to start when talking about our seminal experiences with them. …
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Run the Jewels 2
With Run the Jewels 2, Killer Mike and El-P have released another powerhouse rap album that defies expectations and builds on foundations they’ve laid out. I was on a Polaris Music Prize salon panel this year, and we came to a discussion about a couple of hip hop albums on the short list, Drake and…
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Danny Brown – Old
I first heard about Danny Brown last year when I came across this spectacular interview in which he outlined the merits of Love’s ‘Forever Changes’ to a confused A$AP Rocky. I’ll check out any album that comes from a rapper who name checks Love and argues that Hendrix stole his fashion sense from Arthur Lee.…
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Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP 2
Eminem isn’t nearly as popular as he was a decade ago, which puts him in a real bind when he releases an album. If he takes his music in a new direction, he risks only further irrelevance. If he repeats what he’s done before, he risks becoming a nostalgia act at the relatively young age…
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Run the Jewels
Atlanta rapper Killer Mike and Brooklyn rapper/producer El-P have each been forces of nature in their own rights, but they joined forces for Killer Mike’s 6th album, ‘R.A.P. Music,’ which paved the way for their latest collaboration, Run the Jewels. Having grown up on Public Enemy and N.W.A., I have to admit that I’m right…