Tag Archives: rap

Kanye via Isaac

Posted on 11/19/2013 by kunzelman

I’m writing on Kanye and the videogame aesthetic right now. Sample:

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Interview With Killer Mike and El-P at The Passion of the Weiss

Posted on 07/25/2013 by kunzelman

You guys are hitting a point in your careers — especially now that you’re doing Run the Jewels together — where you could be filling that superhero role for kids growing up. What do you hope kids listening to the … Continue reading →

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Trinidad James on Riff Raff

Posted on 07/02/2013 by kunzelman

The below text is a transcription of an interview of Trinidad James by the excellent VladTV. Interviewer: Have you ever met Riff Raff? Trinidad James: Yeah! Riff Raff the truth. [. . .] TJ: Riff Raff’s been doing this way … Continue reading →

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I Had A Post At W.A.R.N.

Posted on 06/11/2013 by kunzelman

I just realized that I never said anything about this on the blog: I had a post go up about Riff Raff over at We Are Respectable Negroes a couple weeks back. I talk about the recent Hot 97 interview with … Continue reading →

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Riff Raff on Interpretation

Posted on 02/05/2013 by kunzelman

So that is an interview where Riff Raff talks about his work ethic and about how he coming up in the world of rap. But he also talks about audience reception of his songs. I’ve transcribed Riff Raff on haters … Continue reading →

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Riff Raff and Haters

Posted on 01/11/2013 by kunzelman

In an interview with VLADTV, Riff Raff was asked about haters. It starts at about 1:53 into the video. How do you deal with haters? I don’t. That’s the whole deal. I don’t deal with them. Because no matter what … Continue reading →

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On Riff Raff or Swag Rap or Pure Aesthetics

Posted on 01/04/2013 by kunzelman

“When the world was born, everybody was naked.” – Riff Raff Look–I know my hip hop well enough to talk through some broad structures. I am not an expert. Inevitably, whenever someone stakes an opinion on rap or hip hop, … Continue reading →

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