Posts by Patrice Evans

  • Nas: I Was Amy Winehouse’s “Mr. Jones”

    What kind of fuckery is this??!!? Just when we thought the divine tragedy that was Amy Winehouse’s death could get no blacker we must now contend with the truth that it was indeed Nasir Jones who made Amy miss the Slick Rick gig.

  • At Roger Ebert’s TimesTalk

    I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from last night’s TimesTalk with Roger Ebert at the TimesCenter in New York. Of course, one notable about an Ebert talk is the fact Roger Ebert can no longer speak.

  • Frank Ocean’s “Swim Good” Video Sinks

    At the start of this year, no one knew about Frank Ocean. Then in February his mix tape Nostalgia, Ultra started getting passed around like HPV (one in two people got that joint). As winter turned to spring, we started to get a face to put to the name (née Christopher Breaux). In June, we […]

  • The Weeknd

    Seven-Day High: On The Weeknd’s New Mixtape

    Earlier this year, the music world was batting its eyes and doing embarrassing pelvic grind moves to the music of the new darlings of R&B. Frank Ocean of Odd Future fame dropped his gem Nostalgia, Ultra in February. A few weeks later, the Weeknd (born Abel Tesfaye) made everyone peel their panties off with the […]

  • EPMD

    A Field Guide to the B-Boys You’ll See at Sunday’s Rakim and EPMD Show in Central Park

    So, Rakim and EPMD are having a party in the park. Remember them? It’s a concert with Funkmaster Flex. Here’s the best part: It’s this Sunday in Central Park. Are we thinking the same call-and-response? When I say “FLEX,” y’all say, “SPONTANEOUS SLEEPOVER IN CENTRAL PARK!!!” Ha. Kidding. But real talk… Do you wanna go? […]

  • ‘Otis’ Video: Kanye and Jay-Z Get Happy

    Jay-Z is smiling. He’s not smirking. He’s not cackle-chuckling. He’s grinning like a school kid, just out for summer, who got away with having his girlfriend do his homework all year. Granted it’s a video set, but have we ever seen Shawn Carter with his guard down like this? I knew he had cars for […]

  • Assessing the Candidates for Hip-Hop President

    On July 23, Lauryn Hill had a baby, her sixth. A week later she performed at L.A. Rising Festival. All in a week’s work, y’know. Word to Zion. Now I’ve been wrong (and hurt) before, so please correct me if this comes off sounding a little Miseducated, but I can’t help wonder if either on […]

  • Cee Lo’s ‘Cry Baby’ Video: When Nostalgia Gets Tired

    From his Dungeon Family roots to the time he pimped his children on a MTV Reality Show to the Gnarls Barkley era to this current turn as the idiosyncratic neo-soul Zach Galifianakis rap-sing centaur sent to make perfect-barbecue-weather pop songs every few years, Cee Lo Green has been the most dynamic weirdo on the charts. […]

  • Watch the Diploma: On the Andover Rap Video

    Last week, the Internet weighed in on “The Andover Song” with chuckles, snark, and furrowed-brow curiosity. The prevailing sentiment seemed to be: Let’s drag every bit of this video around a manicured lawn and play ultimate Frisbee over its carcass. Die, Andover rap video! Die! But there are lessons to be learned here, ones valuable […]

  • Tyler the Creator

    From Zero to the VMAs

    Kreayshawn, Tyler the Creator, and the Internet put their stamp on MTV’s award show.

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