Category: Slander

I first heard G Perico come up in a conversation about Action Bronson. Years later, I still say they’re both innocent: Bam Bam didn’t bite Ghostface any more than G Perico is doing an Eazy-E impression. Both comparisons are inevitable, I get it, but I’m not signing any petitions to kick them out of the…

Whenever Copywrite pops back up, it’s always interesting. Pete Nelson has been having one wild-ass ride through adulthood over the past…well, it’s been a long time. As we lurch into the flames & bloodshed of Summer 2024, he’s out running a promo camapign for The Last Supper, his new album on Man Bites Dog Records.…

Los Angeles is a weird fucking country. When Roman Polanski was making Chinatown, he spent his weekends filming orgies at his house, entertaining a steady stream of seekers, dreamers, dealers, fixers, hustlers & pimps. Worst of all, of course, were the actors, directors & producers he called friends. Decades later, things have only gotten worse:…

Pretty Toney is a wizard of pure chaos. He’s given the game some of the finest LPs we will ever study, but even them classics were full of curveballs. It’s hard to make a case that his catalog is all classics at this point, and that’s coming from a big fan of Ghostdini‘s weirdo excesses.…

When Lou Mackey sent me this video, I assumed that was a recommendation. As it turns out, he was actually asking me to stop for a moment so that he could use my boots & pantslegs to scrape some dogshit off his shoes.  Prior to pressing play, I thought that NF might have evolved into…

I’m old enough to remember when Nickelus F lost that battle to Shellz. He was a teenage wunderkind Unsigned Hype, way back when my people (Rural-Cracker Americans) were still taking The Source seriously enough to steal copies off the magazine racks. Hell, I even had friends who would tear out pages and hang them on…

Cookin Soul is a dependable brand born from a long, weird story. Originally a Blog Era duo devoted to cornball novelty mashup mixtapes, these days it’s a one man band delivering nothing but soulfood-ass beats. In a business where consistency matters, Big Size keeps his product staggeringly on-brand. Raz Fresco has made himself a legend…

I was told by a cool dozen of my Online Rap Friends™ that I should check out the new Lil Uzi Vert LP. An admirably bold stance to take, considering how fucking stupid you sound simply saying his name. I was told this wasn’t exactly a great album, but it was very “interesting.” That word,…