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November 23, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: DJ Yella (November 20, Wgtn)
DJ Yella San Fran Thursday, November 20 DJ Yella (b. Antoine Carraby) was a founding member of N.W.A something that is suddenly of interest what with the movie to ride on. Cue: DJ Yella back on stage as a DJ (where previously he has made his beans – and, er, blown them – as a […]Archive
September 15, 2015 by Simon Sweetman
Vince Staples: Hell Can Wait (ep)
Vince Staples Hell Can Wait (ep) Def Jam I got into listening to rappers for the street-poetry feel, the anger-as-energy, the flow has always been important, great beats/samples/production sure, but it’s about the lyricism, and the cut of it. I love a lot of the positive/conscious stuff, the hippy-trippy paisley fun…but I want to hear […]Archive
August 11, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
It Was The Worst: # 16 [Surviving] The Game
I remembered – out of nowhere – just the other day that I attended a concert by The Game. Do you remember him? He’s a rapper born Jayceon Terrell Taylor and he took on that modest moniker, The Game. He made a couple of albums back to back, The Documentary (2005) and Doctor’s Advocate (2006) […]Archive
June 15, 2011 by Simon Sweetman