North Texas n.— «He’s already got the next one well under way. It’s going to be a concept dance album, called Urban Sprawl in North Texas. “North Texas is what I call Alberta sometimes.”» —“Stakes are high for...
brick v.— «While “Ghetto Fabulous” did exactly what it was supposed to do for the producer/rapper, Ras Kass and his very fine RasKassination were in the toilet with his core audience. Brick two.» —“What Becomes an Underground Legend...
nig-Latin n.— «Mistah FAB, a rapper from the Bay area, calls the way he and his friends speak “nig-latin” (from pig-latin, a phrase which raised ire in both the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People and...
drop v.— «Ben Folds’ new album, Songs for Silverman, came out (or “dropped,” in the rapper parlance) last Tuesday.» —“I should also mention…“ by J-Dam E to the pi * i plus one (Alexandria, Va...
Chilltown n.— «Although not everyone has heard of it, the two-decades-old nickname “Chilltown” brings immediate recognition for a number of longtime Jersey City residents.…”In 1980. Remember the record “Rap...
merk v.— «The sad thing is, if Big-L wasn’t a rapper then niggas wouldn’t even care that he got merked. Theres hundreds of kids everyday that get slain just like that in ghettos across the country.» —“This Big-L thing” by...