Articles by Aaron Matthews

Gensu Dean

Lo-Fi Fingahz

PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2012

Dallas, TX producer Gensu Dean was clearly weaned on the greats of '90s rap production. He's made his name supplying SP1200-fuelled funk to...

Pill

The Epidemic

PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2012

Atlanta, GA rapper Pill has struggled to live up to his hype since being crowned one of XXL's freshmen in 2010. The rapper recently split w...

Wale Talks His Move to Maybach Music Group, Relationship with Mark Ronson

PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2012

Last year, Wale became one of the first Washington, DC rappers to achieve significant commercial success; his debut solo album for Rick Ros...

A$AP Rocky Talks Joint Mixtape with Schoolboy Q, Praises Badbadnotgood

PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2012

Harlem MC A$AP Rocky quickly cemented himself as one of 2011's breakout stars with his druggy, addictive debut mixtape LiveLoveA$AP. With a...

A$AP Rocky

PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2012

In seemingly just a few months, Harlem rapper A$AP Rocky has ascended to rap royalty. After building a deafening buzz through viral videos...

The Translator

Horrorcore

PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2012

What is it? Horrorcore is rap that traffics in gruesome, horror-themed lyrics delivered over grimy, menacing production. Common themes incl...

Wale

PUBLISHED Jan 30, 2012

Washington, D.C.'s Wale Folarin has had a tumultuous half-decade. The rapper emerged on the national scene in 2007, building an affiliation...

ZZBRA

The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2012

Canuck rap vet Moka Only and Vancity rapper Evil Ebenezer are ZZbra, an absurdist rap duo whose debut, The Original Motion Picture Soundtra...