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“Lucky for you, I don’t beat my kids” – Roc Marciano on “Bebe’s Kids” A lot of rappers have been students in the field of “Marciology”, since the influential rapper reinvented himself in 2010 with the album “Marcberg”, a stark yet modern depiction of New York rap, which had lost… Read more »

“I got the swagger of Mick Jagger in my drip” I’m not sure a rapper under the age of 30 needs to compare himself to a singer over the age of 75. One might try to argue that there are only so many words that rhyme with “swagger,” but then… Read more »

I love when rappers push the boundaries. That doesn’t always mean I enjoy everything they do musically. Take Death Grips for example — sometimes I passionately thrashed my head to their mix of punk rock, metal, hip-hop and industrial music. Other times it was such a sonic wall of noise… Read more »

I’ve struggled mightily to find Beastie Boys albums that haven’t already been covered on the site or that I didn’t personally write about before. In that search I’ve gone deeper down the well into promotional albums that were sent out to tastemakers but not considered for general retail release. You… Read more »

Discovering new artists used to mean going to a music store and thumbing through racks of compact discs, walls of tapes and crates full of records. I know, “Shut up boomer.” Well you can say what you want but I miss that visceral experience of browsing to find something good,… Read more »

And here they are! 1.) Moka Only & Ayatollah – “Come Along” 2.) Moka Only – “Sleeping Dogs” 3.) Sweatshop Union f/ Moka Only – “Better Days” 4.) Moka Only – “Grab Grab Grab” 5.) Moka Only – “Rock On” Read more »