Articles by Jabbari Weekes

Rick Ross

Mastermind

PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2014

Over Rick Ross' new album, Mastermind, Jay spits, "Is it truth or fiction?" In truth, it's a question that has followed Ross' drug traffick...

Tree

THE @MCTREEEG EP

PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2014

Following last year's critically acclaimed and much touted release, Sunday Service II, Tree returns with his signature raspy vocals and int...

Childish Gambino

Virtual Reality

PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2013

Because the internet, Childish Gambino is here — the moniker of actor/comedian/rapper Donald Glover was birthed by a Wu-Tang name gen...

A$AP Ferg Talks Keeping Quality over Quantity for A$AP Mob's 'L.O.R.D.' EP

PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2013

After dropping their first collaborative mixtape, Lord$ Never Worry, Harlem-based collective A$AP Mob have been on a tear, with each member...

Juaneco y su Combo

The Birth of Jungle Cumbia

PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2013

By and large, the earlier works of legendary Peruvian band and jungle cumbia pioneers Juaneco Y Su Combo have remained in the hands of dieh...

Childish Gambino

Because the Internet

PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2013

Fluff. Childish Gambino's sophomore album, Because the Internet, is filled with fluff. The album doesn't need several interludes, nor the 1...

Childish Gambino Discusses 'Because the Internet' and the Complexity of Web-era Issues

PUBLISHED Nov 11, 2013

From TV to music, Childish Gambino (a.k.a. Donald Glover) owes much of both his success and failure to the internet, a topic he's seemingly...

Jhene Aiko

Soul Stories

PUBLISHED Oct 31, 2013

One couldn't help but notice a tinge of irony as R&B/soul singer, Jhene Aiko opened with the (noticeably absent) Drake-featured "July" agai...