Khalil Nova – Tha Black Layne Staley (Chopped & Screwed) (No Jumper, 2012)
Akumasanti chopped & screwed Khalil Nova’s Tha Black Layne Staley for our second premier of this mixtape. Definitely worth grabbing this today, as Nova’s space vortex-aesthetic sounds even more extraterrestrial when slowed to a crawl.
I reviewed Chief Keef’s Back From The Dead at No Jumper
I wrote about TKO Capone’s Louis Gucci video nearly reaching 8 million views this week over at No Jumper
L.W.H.’s No Jumper Compilation/No Jumper Catch Up
.L.W.H. just put together a compilation of some dope ass tracks to accompany your weekend over at No Jumper. Make sure to check that out! Also, the team at No Jumper has been staying busy this week, with plenty of new entries to check out.
A Million Rhymes A Million Crimes (Frank Rodriguez)
Carnal Knowledge: Examining Abel Tesfaye’s “The Weeknd” Trilogy (Maxwell Cavaseno)
Keyboard Kid [Interview] (Humble Gold)
No Jumper Catch-Up
In case you didn’t know (possible, we’re working pretty much on the DL anymore), No Jumper has been back for about two months. I’ve posted most of what I’ve written, but our other contributors have written a lot of great stuff too. There’s a lot more coming soon, and possibly even a big change that I can’t quite discourse details on just yet. As always, many thanks to our supporters, and fuck everyone else. Blogger Sweatshirt running wild.
Feminine Pressure: A Brief Summary Of Ladies Rapping in 2011 (Maxwell Cavaseno)
Das Racist As An Indie Band (Frank Irby)
Kitty Pryde Interview (Maxwell Cavaseno)
Danny Brown - XXX [Review]/Max’s Year End Perspective (Maxwell Cavaseno)
Yayo’s Top 30 Future Tracks/Top 50 Single Tracks
- Yayo
2011 was a strange year in rap, but also a great one, as far as I’m concerned. Both Lil B and Odd Future, 2010′s star pupils, mostly fell to the wayside due to a struggle to be taken serious (B), and what feels like an overall laziness (Odd Future). In their wake, many different acts emerged, the most prominent of which were internet darlings like Spaceghostpurrp and the ASAP Mob, whom combined to make one supergroup by the year’s end. Although Purrp has yet to sign the ink on a major label contract, the ASAP Mob, and specifically their star Rocky, signed an extremely lucrative contract that has been disputed to this day.
While Odd Future’s once heavy output dwindled to an album, a re-release, an EP, and a mixtape no one even remembers, the future stayed odd; and by that, I’m talking about Nayvadius Cash, also known as Future. Future is Atlanta’s latest prodigal son, an autotuned mess of a rapper whose music should be far more disasterous than it is infectious. Due to an underlying talent that hasn’t yet been fully harnessed and a knack for crafting larger than life hooks, Future has managed to come out of the year with three incredible mixtapes, as well as one decent collaboration with Atlanta’s old-guard and a string of loosies found on various mixtapes throughout the year.
Due to the fact that Future’s had better moments this year than Tony Montana (in my opinion), I decided to compile my top 30 Future tracks for the sake of prosperity, as well as include the mixtapes they can be found on. This really was Future’s year as far as I’m concerned, but that doesn’t take away anything from the other 49 songs I’ve chosen in the accompanying list.
Best of ‘11: Yayo’s Top 25 Albums/Mixtapes
- Yayo
2011 was a fantastic year for rap music. That’s really all I need to summarize this, but we’re still gonna write a whole lot of words about it because that’s what bloggers do. This is only the beginning of it, and to kick things off, I present to you my top 25 albums and mixtapes. Why 25? Because I kinda ran out of steam around 23, but totally had to have a cliche number.
Dark Sister - Swag Hag (review)
(internet, 2011)
by Yayo
Before 2011, the idea of a succesful white female in rap seemed absurd. Despite being a strong part of rap music’s listening demographic, the group never had anyone to speak for them – and it’s arguable that they still don’t. Kreayshawn’s Gucci Gucci was a hit, but having been writen by a man and speaking on little more than “haters” did little to give the snow-bunnies a voice. Dark Sister may not correct these injustices, but they’re at least giving a more three-dimensional look into the lives of young caucasian females.
Having said that, it’s only right to clarify: these girls have more in common with Gangsta Boo and La Chat than they ever will with the White Girl Mob. They’re young and beautiful, devestatingly frail looking girls from Tennessee, who just happen to cover themselves up in blood and perform on stage while seemingly writhing in pain. Their approach to rapping is is far more atmospheric, relying on the overlying dark elements and tension their production creates in order to further enhance their macabre themes. At the same time, they’re completely human, exposing their emotions in a manner that only makes themmore threatening to whatever man wrongs them.
