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John Gourley (Portugal. The Man) Talks Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2

By John Gourley | November 12, 2013

John Gourley (Portugal. The Man) Talks Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP 2

In 1999 in Wasilla, Alaska, there wasn't a lot going on. I was dropping out of my senior year in high school, working shitty jobs and partying with...

Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) Talks Pusha T’s My Name is My Name

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By Randy Blythe | October 29, 2013

Randy Blythe (Lamb of God) Talks Pusha T’s My Name is My Name

The beats on Pusha T's My Name Is My Name make you want to install and then blow a set of very expensive speakers as you drive your hooptie...

Nico Muhly Talks 2 Chainz’s B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME

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By Nico Muhly | September 24, 2013

Nico Muhly Talks 2 Chainz’s B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME

There is something enormously satisfying about 2 Chainz, and his most recent offering, B.O.A.T.S. II #METIME is concomitantly released with...

Ashok Kondabolu (Das Racist) Talks Quasimoto’s Yessir Whatever

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By Ashok Kondabolu | June 26, 2013

Ashok Kondabolu (Das Racist) Talks Quasimoto’s Yessir Whatever

I once saw a briefly-posted video on the Stones Throw label's website of a lecture Otis Jackson, Jr., aka hyper-prolific producer/rapper/musician...

Stew (Passing Strange, the Negro Problem) Talks Talib Kweli’s Prisoner of Conscious

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By Stew | May 23, 2013

Stew (Passing Strange, the Negro Problem) Talks Talib Kweli’s Prisoner of Conscious

I’m on the B41 bus cruising north on Flatbush Avenue through Brooklyn towards my homestead. (Or am I really headed to Peppa’s Jerk Chicken?)

Aleksey Weintraub (Lakutis) Talks LL Cool J’s Authentic

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By Aleksey Weintraub | May 21, 2013

Aleksey Weintraub (Lakutis) Talks LL Cool J’s Authentic

"Ladies Love Cool James" was ill as hell when he popped out the couch in full couch camo in Toys, the movie that predicted drones like 20...

Angel Del Villar II (Homeboy Sandman) Talks Obey the Altar Native’s Musical Advancement: The Museum

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By Angel Del Villar II | May 9, 2013

Angel Del Villar II (Homeboy Sandman) Talks Obey the Altar Native’s Musical Advancement: The Museum

Obey the Altar Native, which is a three-man crew out of Arizona consisting of emcees named Obey, Denone, and Ro Ruckus, just put out...

Victor Vasquez (Das Racist) Talks Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city

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By Victor Vazquez | April 10, 2013

Victor Vasquez (Das Racist) Talks Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city

The new Kendrick Lamar album is hella good. Like, fuck Batman, feel me? Fuck Looper, this shit was better than Looper.

Amy Klein (Leda, Hilly Eye, Titus Andronicus) Talks Spring Breakers

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By Amy Klein | March 30, 2013

Amy Klein (Leda, Hilly Eye, Titus Andronicus) Talks Spring Breakers

Spring Breakers is the best music video I’ve ever seen. It’s nearly two hours long and has 20 songs in it. You want Skrillex? You’ve got him.

Ashok Kondabolu (Das Racist) Talks Wiz Khalifa’s o.n.i.f.c.

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By Ashok Kondabolu | March 20, 2013

Ashok Kondabolu (Das Racist) Talks Wiz Khalifa’s o.n.i.f.c.

When "Black and Yellow" dropped in 2010 I was vaguely aware of Wiz Khalifa for his weird name and weed-heavy subject matter. After listening to...