Grity Boi: 2 Chainz Gets (Sort of) Serious on FREEBASE
Does 2 Chainz take 2 Chainz seriously? My critical faculties have been wrestling with this question since 2012, when I first heard his solo debut album Based on a T.R.U....
Dystopian Dance Mix Vol. 1: It’s a Mother(‘s Day Mix)
Editor's Note: Way back in the distant past of my early twenties, I co-ran a pop culture blog similar to this one called the Modern Pea Pod. It was a...
Dear Elitists: Shakespeare Was More Hip-Hop Culture Than High Culture
This week, an infographic by designer and data scientist Matt Daniels has been making the rounds, ranking the number of unique words used by various hip-hop artists compared to the...
Somethin ‘Bout the Things U Do: We on 1 by DJ Rashad, 1979-2014
It's a sad but unavoidable fact that any discussion of We on 1, the new EP by Chicago DJ Rashad Harden, will inevitably be overshadowed by his tragic death last...
From the Vault: The Pixies Reunion on Film
Editor's Note: This week has been a busy one on the academic front, so I've been lax in updating the ol' blog. But this week also saw the release of...
From the Vault: Prince’s “Black Sweat”
Editor's Note: I have been writing about music off and on (mostly off) for almost ten years now. A lot of the stuff I've written has been lost because I...