uzowuru asked: that bj and kendrick song you just posted has probably made me legitimate kendrick lamar fan
You’re not the first person to say that. In fact, for all of the love dude has been getting it seems like there are still quite a few people who have been vocally resistant to jumping in with his catalog. I don’t know if this is because of his occasional cheesiness (which is wholly negated by his honesty and rapping ability) or just because he gets culturally lumped in with a lot of completely mediocre 2 Dope Boyz expensive sneaker rappers. Whatever the case he’s very good at what he does and I think that anyone who enjoys rap music should give Section 80 a serious listen.
xvaudevillainx asked: Is there any way to get that wire review of take care online?
Not officially, but it looks like someone scanned it:
I should to take this opportunity to remind you guys that I do write the hip hop review column in The Wire magazine on alternating months and that it’s not usually available anywhere on the internet to non-subscribers. I like this. It’s nice to still have a place to write about rap that doesn’t feel like a part of the instant and endless Conversation and gives both the review and the music itself some breathing room. If you don’t see me writing about a significant rap release online it’s probably because I reviewed it over there.
In general the mag is a good place to find smart writing about across-genre fringe music that is often overlooked by more visible outlets in the music crit circle jerk. Lil B is on the cover of the current issue.
I love everything about both this song and its accompanying video, particularly the things that I hate about them. It’s just a shame that Hype didn’t go all out and shoot the entire clip in three and a half solid minutes of flashing cut seizure vision. Open multiple instances of it in different windows to best simulate that effect.
This week from Public Radio International’s Bullseye with Jesse Thorn: Hip hop blogger Andrew Noz kicks off the show with a couple of rap picks — Gas Station from SL Jones and Kissin Pink from A$AP Rocky.
This has been live for like a week but nobody told me. I still can’t listen to the sound of my own voice but you should and you should also fuck with the legend @JesseThorn. Full episode is available here.
BJ The Chicago Kid f/ Kendrick Lamar - “His Pain” (Mixtape, 2011/2012)
It’s not often that one gets the chance to use the word “lovely” when describing a rap song but goddammit if this isn’t a lovely rap song. Originally an outtake from the Section.80 sessions, it’s now set to appear on BJ’s forthcoming Pineapple Now-Laters.
