Rap writing gets diminished in its impact like no other craft. You could be penning a song with the depths of a 70’s Chilean romantic and someone will still be like “you still writing them rappy raps?” while doing mock rap hands
“So like lyrically Capone might be better but he ISN’T! It’s Nore all the way. It’s hard to explain but you’d get it if you heard it. But the real glue is Tragedy on the War Report and like not enough people talk about this”
Just saw Roc Marci do a 90 min set completely dolo in Paris with no bars missed. Salute to a master craftsman. Shouts to Kils diggin his way to that guest list!
So Ghost basically wrote Supreme Clientele like a Dadaist surreal poet and came up with that idea on his own at the height of his popularity in a village in Africa. We spend two decades in vain deciphering the codex. I think that’s peak art right there
Armand Hammer really doin it man. Kids knowing all the words, mad dashes to the merch table, selling these shows out and the live set is a well-oiled, dynamic experience. Seeing this all up close is something. Salute to the best rap duo out
DMX was vulnerable and also the hardest dude possible. His openness always made him so much more human than the other rap stars to me and yet he seemed invincible. This is a tough one. RIP
You rly never know who's watching. Thursday's gig was underwhelming #'s wise but the crowd was super live & we find out yesterday two of the 25 ppl were festival bookers... so we are booked in the future for a much bigger stage, bag. Pretty good habit to always show out!
Congrats you’re now immortalized in their collective stoner lore. Friendship bonds strengthened through uncontrollable laughter every time you’re brought up. Others find it hard to believe but the conviction in which each recount the tale convinces. yes someone corny as u exists
Today on my run up through Central Park in Harlem I saw four teenagers smoking weed. As I passed them I shouted in a firm but friendly voice: "Smells like failure!" and kept going. I said it as an act of love, honestly. I hope that at some point one of them might think about it.
Terrible white rappers becoming Q Anon believers is the least surprising of correlations. They usually had to invent a fantasy as to why nobody fucked with their music other than... you know.. they were trash
First ever EU show for ShrapKnel 😱 like 4 ppl at doors had me pacing in the greenroom questioning
headlining/life in general but hey turns out we got some juice in Geneva!
Much love! 🇨🇭much more to come
@BlockheadNYC
That sux. I used to serve famous ppl all the time. Nicest celebrity I ever encountered was Willem Dafoe he may rank as one of the nicest people period. Him, Gerald Butler, Channing Tatum and Pusha T were some favs. The worst were always hangers on not the actual celebrity
Big shouts to my pops who just dunked all over his very unexpected triple bypass. Discharged just three days later on his bday. Happy bday indeed old man! He told me “After-all I need to harass you at least 25 more years” ❤️
Shouts to whoever yelled “Prem, when’s the next record drop?” as I got into an Uber with my lady friend last night it made me look rly cool in front of her 🫡
Legendary East Coast hip-hop outfit
@cannibaloxigc
return to the UK in 2024!
For the first time in almost a decade, Cannibal Ox will be performing their groundbreaking 2001 debut album ‘The Cold Vein’ in full alongside their greatest hits in Manchester, London and Glasgow this
Just gotta say I’m proud of this dude woods man. The attention to detail and commitment to the craft is something to behold. Aethiopes gonna flip your collective wig friends
Audio clips of DOOM talking bring comfort to me. Always sounds like he’s right in that 4th beer and/or 2.5 drink zone. Not a drunken argument in sight just vibes
Today I learned Tory Lanez calls his fans “umbrellas” that’s the worst thing I ever heard and I listened to Canibus- C True Hollywood Stories front to back once!
Everybody shout
@Curly_Castro
a very happy bday. After a most uncertain one last year we are announcing Europe dates this week and West Coast ones shortly after that. Life is good life is great Yaggga!
Prepping for the road so I’ve been thinking.. here’s some free game I picked up over the years.
How to make money/maximize yourself on the road as an Indy artist… 🧵
The DIY road is not for the weak but it's also littered with the kindest people you'll ever meet who want nothing more than to make your trip more comfortable. That really doesn't exist any other place in the music bizz. Shouts to you all
People who don't tip adequately bc someone made a mistake but consider themselves some liberal friend of the worker are the worst...yea the waiter is an idiot & is prob on coke but the runner has 3 kids, the busser has 2 so put down 20% or learn to cook
I used to sublet my place & cash the check to press up CD's & hit the road. No guarantees. Lots of door deals. Trying to hustle enough to get rent back was excruciating, nerves! Now ppl want me in their city & I can parse through offers. $ still modest but this is success to me
Got to participate in sold out
@BackwoodzHipHop
&
@KennySegal
shows in Brooklyn and DC. Energy off the charts and seemingly a whole new generation mouthing the words of woods & WYLIN to those Segal beats. Very inspiring to put it mild & I spose that caps off tour officially 🫡
The dust has settled on the Aethiopes tour. Couldn’t view it as anything other than a great success.
@Curly_Castro
put up 27/10/9 every night.
Our guy woods has entered rarified air. We understood & appreciated the assignment.
And cheers to the steady hand(s) of
@moniklz
!
People who care about sequencing are the people more likely to buy your music so it will always matter this is essentially the same convo repackaged every 3 months. Imagine not thinking about sequence on vinyl?
One time for the AH ascension and
@BackwoodzHipHop
as a label. From dive bar door deals to Summerstage.
I seen it! Honored to share the bill with such a titanic roster. If you’re in the area don’t miss this one..come say what up & let’s split a nutcracker
Shane isn’t on Twitter but he shared this on his IG. The whole page is a glimpse into his incredible talent and some of the process. He’s shane_ingersoll ova there, so do yourself a favor
Trimmed down the new ShrapKnel yesterday with Dove for vinyl reasons and just wanna say this is a completely diff album than the first and I’m really proud. Castro is w.out a doubt the driving force on this one but good lord I’m barring out if I do say so!
Didn’t take much video bc lost in moment but Easy Mo Bee playing the original Ready to Die beats off his OG floppy discs & SP was an all time moment last night
22’ trophy case
Thank you to all who made this possible and all the peoples supporting who are like me and still love to hold something in their hands.
Tried to make this year interesting.
Okay enough reflection… we onward to 23’!
8/19 we release our best work to date.
ShrapKnel- "Metal Lung" courtesy of the fine folks at
@BackwoodzHipHop
. Vid by the incomparable
@steeltippeddove
There’s another Premrock in India. He sings ballads and loves his Futbol. He’s beaten me to a few social handles over the years but it remains nothing but love!
Wow... doesn’t feel terribly long ago I booked
@Mike_Eagle
to play like a 70 cap spot in Brooklyn now he’s on billboards in Times Square. Congrats Mike! success couldn’t go to a more deserving dude
The 12’-20’ billy woods run is incredibly elite. Separate unique solo albums and compelling AH stuff all while Twitter was telling me to check a rotating cast of Roc & Kendrick acolytes. Go cop Terror Management and give my man his flowers, decaying as they may be!
Just spent about 4 1/2 hours listening to ICECOLDBISHOP, Scaring the Hoes, Spectacular Diagnostics, Navy Blue & Teller Bank$. There is truly nothing better than rap music
Happy Pride to all the LGBTQ homeys near and far. You always have love and support in the spaces I help coordinate, attend, work, frequent etc.
Realized you can’t always assume folks know where you stand and so you know we’re right here!
One time in college I had a lady visitor and put on Music By Cavelight for some reason and she made me stop and change it. And now I’m on the new
@BlockheadNYC
!
My whole career I’ve been up against the gatekeepers. Bloggers, booking agents, whatever the fuck. Just means I went harder. Idc if my little micro-niche carving is small in the grand scheme. I have support & real relationships all over the globe. I feel great plus im still here