Tagged: Memphis
Don Trip, “Allen Iverson” MP3
When rappers talk sports stars, they’re usually making grandiose claims about prowess or, especially if you’re Young Jeezy, using jersey numbers as a metaphor for your re-up discount. But on “Allen Iverson,” Memphis’ Don Trip … read more »
Memphis Rap: Parting the Dark Clouds
Can Memphis rappers reclaim the sound of their city and still find success? Memphis can feel pretty barren to the uninitiated. Locals tend to herd visitors instinctively, if not to Graceland then to its eerily … read more »
Don Trip’s Human Torch III and iHEARTStrippers Mixtapes
On the heels of the Step Brothers collaboration with Starlito, Memphis spitter Don Trip returns with two new full length tapes. Human Torch III features sixteen solid tracks of Don hard gooning in a skeleton … read more »
Yo Gotti’s CM6: Gangsta Of The Year Mixtape
Tennessee rap is winning today. First Starlito and Don Trip let Step Brothers loose and now Memphis known-unknown Yo Gotti’s back with the sixth installment of what Dat Piff calls “The longest and best running … read more »
Don Trip and Starlito, “Karate In The Garage” MP3
As great a name as Step Brothers may be, how the hell did Don Trip and Starlito pass up the opportunity to do a Madvillain-style name fuse for their cross-Memphis collab? It could’ve been a … read more »
Project Pat f. Juicy J, “Kelly Green” MP3
When not making perfect murder death kill fight riot music, Three 6 Mafia are noted in their ability to pull back and knock out a very particular brand of joyously energetic 808 knocking, soul sampling … read more »
Criminal Manne’s Blow 2 Mixtape
While the rest of the rap world chases trends, Memphis tends to stand perfectly still. But this is a welcome motionlessness, one that values utilitarian riot music like the second installment of Criminal Manne’s Blow … read more »
Video: DBX, “Bullet Strapped Memphis Mix”
While some internet darlings are content to merely rehash the glory days of Memphis rap production, M-Town’s own DBX is pushing the sound into the present. His “Bullet Strapped Memphis Mix” is a pure psychedelic … read more »
Why is Memphis Rap Legend Tommy Wright III Playing in Philly?
Memphis’ Tommy Wright III is basically the last rapper whose name you’d expect to see on a flyer in Philadelphia. The lo-fi, tape fueled murder rap scene that birthed him is experiencing a minor renaissance … read more »
Daily Inspiration: Yung Kee, “On Da Prowl”
Here’s how these things happen: photographer Marc Baptiste films freakishly flexible dancer Storyboard P blocking traffic in Brooklyn, we search “storyboard p” on YouTube cuz we are bored at 2AM, we watch Omarion get served … read more »
