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Tag Archives: rap
Kanye via Isaac
I’m writing on Kanye and the videogame aesthetic right now. Sample:
Interview With Killer Mike and El-P at The Passion of the Weiss
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
Posted in General Features
Tagged el-p, rap
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Trinidad James on Riff Raff
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
I Had A Post At W.A.R.N.
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
Posted in Critical Riff Raff Studies, General Features
Tagged chauncey devega, music, rap, riff raff
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Riff Raff on Interpretation
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
Posted in Critical Riff Raff Studies, Theory
Tagged pure aesthetics, rap, riff raff, video
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Riff Raff and Haters
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
Posted in Critical Riff Raff Studies, Quote Time
Tagged planetaries, quote, rap, riff raff, swag studies
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On Riff Raff or Swag Rap or Pure Aesthetics
“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
Posted in Critical Riff Raff Studies, Theory
Tagged aesthetics, pure aesthetics, rap, riff raff, swag
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