Articles by Aaron Matthews

A$AP Ferg

Strong Character

PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2013

A$AP Ferg grabbed most listeners' ears in 2011 with his jubilant, unhinged crooning on A$AP Rocky's "Kissin' Pink." Son of Darold Ferguson,...

A$AP Ferg Outlines Plans for Collaborative Album with A$AP Rocky, Explains 'Trap Lord' Concept

PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2013

A$AP Mob rapper A$AP Ferg has been gaining serious momentum for tomorrow's (August 20) release of his RCA debut Trap Lord. He and Mob broth...

A$AP Ferg

Trap Lord

PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2013

Harlem, NY rapper A$AP Ferg has established himself as the warped right-hand man of A$AP Mob cohort A$AP Rocky. After stellar cameos on Mob...

Earl Sweatshirt

Doris

PUBLISHED Aug 19, 2013

Let's get the backstory out of the way: Odd Future rapper Earl Sweatshirt dropped EARL in 2010 at age 16, featuring 26 minutes of eloquentl...

Run the Jewels Reveal Their Origins, Talk Future Plans

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2013

Atlanta rapper Killer Mike (born Michael Render) and New York rapper/producer El-P (born Jaime Meline) just released their self-titled debu...

Run The Jewels (Killer Mike & El-P) / Kool A.D. / Despot

The Hoxton, Toronto ON, July 11

PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2013

The Hoxton was bursting with rap heads by the time the show kicked off Thursday night. Former Das Racist space-case Kool A.D quickly won th...

Run the Jewels

Run the Jewels

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2013

Atlanta rapper Killer Mike and NYC backpack idol El-P last partnered up on Mike's R.A.P. Music and El's Cancer 4 Cure. Their self-titled al...

Quasimoto

Yessir Whatever

PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2013

Oxnard, CA beat sensei Madlib is hip-hop's most prolific enigma; amongst his experimental projects, the oddest persona has to be Quasimoto....