Friday, August 12, 2011

Rap Round Table, Week Ending 8/12/2011



Music Analysis & Reporting:



Does Watch the Throne Suffer from Ego Fatigue? by Noz



Seriously, Bro: Frat Rap Needs to Stop by Danny Gold



DJ Premier’s 10 Greatest Hits of the Naughts by J to the Aap



D.O.C.'s Top Five D.O.C. Ghostwritten Songs by Ben Westhoff



Nostalgia Fact-Check: How Does Coolio’s Gangsta’s Paradise Hold Up? by Amos Barshad



Watch the Lien: Dame Dash & Beanie Sigel Vs. The IRS by J. Tinsley



Dame Dash on His Tax Woes: "I'm F*cked Up" by Maurice Garland



Em and Them: Hip Hop's New Generation of Teen Angst by Omar Burgess



Flowmotion: 33 Rapid-Fire Rap Songs by Beware



Watch The Throne But Mind The Gap… by Dart Adams



Rubbing Fans' Noses in Rappers' Riches by Jozen Cummings



Did Kanye & Jay-Z Defeat The Watch The Throne Album Leak? by Raj



Still Watching The Throne: How Did It Manage to Stay Leak-Free? by J to the Aap



Leaked: Take a Deep Breath, Everyone — Kanye West and Jay-Z’s Watch the Throne Is Here Now by Amos Barshad



Wrestling with Watch the Throne by Ann Powers & Frannie Kelley



Leaving the Throne Behind by Oliver Wang



It's Good to Be Kings by Seth Colter Walls



Live: J. Cole Brings His Stardust to the Bowery Ballroom by Jeff Rosenthal



The Danger Zone by Jeff Weiss



In Too Deep: 50 Cent And Young Buck's Dilemma by Luke Gibson



Snap Judgment: Lil Wayne Ft. Drake – She Will by J to the Aap



Song of the Day: El Prez - UAINTUPONTHIS! (feat. U-N-I & Danja) by Mobb Deen



Song of the Day: Heatwave - Star of the Story by Mobb Deen



Violent J Breaks Down the Gathering of the Juggalos by Noz



Kritics Choice: Big K.R.I.T. Gets Prolific by Evan Nabavian



Freestyle Fellowship Signs with Decon, Releases 'We Are' by Jeff Weiss



Brief Thoughts on Watch the Throne by The Great Gats, B



Not A Blogger Redux: Hey! Remember The Cool Kids?! by Doc Zeus



Machine Gun Kelly Is Quick with the Tongue by Phillip Mlynar



Meet OverDoz: L.A.'s Freakiest, Cheekiest Collective by Rebecca Haithcoat



Sequencing and Structure Exercise is a Steady Beat Block Neutralizer by Amir "Sa'id" Said



Beat Trap: The Bad Vibes of Shlohmo by Chris Daly



Marley Marl Meets Kurtis Blow by Werner von Wallenrod



Can We Please Declare A Moratorium On Covering Famous Kids' Rap "Careers" Until They Actually Drop A Decent Record? by Maura Johnston



DJ Quik, the Gaslamp Killer, and more hit the Do-Over by Jeff Weiss



A Blogger Tryna Play Me, I'ma Blow Him Off the Map by The Great Gats, B



El-P: “Drones over BKLYN” by Jeff Weiss



Live Review: Cypress Hill at the Troubadour by Mikael Wood



More Rarities by Werner von Wallenrod



Dart’s Next 50 Favorite Cult Films of the Internet Age (1996-) by Dart Adams



Album Reviews:



Gucci Mane & Waka Flocka Flame - Ferrari Boyz by Amanda Bassa



The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – Watch the Throne by The TRU Brain Trust



The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – Watch the Throne by Henry Adaso



The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – Watch the Throne by Renato Pagnani



The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – Watch the Throne by Oliver Wang



The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – Watch the Throne by Max



The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – Watch the Throne by Abortatron



The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – Watch the Throne by Randall Roberts



The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – Watch the Throne by Edwin Ortiz



The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – Watch the Throne by Skylar B.



The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West) – Watch the Throne by Tom Breihan



Royce Da 5'9″ - Success Is Certain by Aaron M.



Royce Da 5'9″ - Success Is Certain by Amanda Bassa



Greneberg - Greneberg EP by Tom Breihan



AraabMuzik - Electronic Dream by Francisco McCurry



Game - Hoodmorning [No Typo]: Candy Coronas by Slava Kuperstein



Jay Rock - Follow Me Home by Fred Castano



Wiley - Chill Out Zone by Jess Harvell



Dom - Family of Love EP by Larry Fitzmaurice



Serge Gainsbourg - Gainsbourg Percussions by Joe Tangari



Profiles & Interviews:



Ice Cube Talks Art, Boyz n the Hood, and Why He Makes Comedies by Jeff Weiss



Royce Da 5'9 Acknowledges Personal Growth, Trend-Setting, Ignoring Canibus by Will Lavin



Ski Beatz Breaks Down Improvisational Approach, Avoiding Roc-A-Fella Breakup by Jake Paine



Author Alvin Blanco Breaks Down the Wu-Tang Clan by Gedi Dabakaeri



Author Alvin Blanco: Dissecting the Wu-Tang by Chuck "Jigsaw" Creekmur



Producer's Corner: Mr. Porter by Melanie Cornish



The Road to Success With Wiz Khalifa & Mac Miller by Nadine Graham



WTF/LOL/SMH:



“Look At Me”: An Oral History of Watch the Throne by Abe Beame



Tyler the Juggalo responds to Steve Albini by Byron Crawford



Steve Albini Hates On Odd Future While Also Sort of Defending Them by Amos Barshad



This Week in White Rapping by Blockhead



Tweet by The Game Jams L.A. Sheriff's Phone Lines, Delays Deputies by Andrew Blankstein