http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:03:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/07/video-propain-smiling-faces/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/07/video-propain-smiling-faces/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:00:45 +0000 David Drake http://www.thefader.com/?p=160777 Ultra-promising Houston rapper Propain has the entire package. His flow is a percussive force, and the friction created as it barrels through his thick drawl gives off an incredible energy. Propain’s lyrics—Now it’s my trunk … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/07/video-propain-smiling-faces/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/29/z-ro-never-had-love-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/29/z-ro-never-had-love-mp3/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:00:03 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=135143 Z-Ro will release Meth, the fourth album in his four-years-running hard drugs series (following Crack, Cocaine and Heroin) on September 20th. Two of its tracks, scrubbed of curses, were released over the weekend. On “Never … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/29/z-ro-never-had-love-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/14/z-ros-5200-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/14/z-ros-5200-mixtape/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:30:17 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=119816 Just when you thought that Waka Flocka had fully cornered the market for borderline nonsensical mixtape alias puns, Z-Ro, the man formerly known as Rother Vandross and Relvis Presley, comes back to reclaim what is … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/14/z-ros-5200-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/10/video-z-ro-freestyles-from-the-cold-chamber/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/10/video-z-ro-freestyles-from-the-cold-chamber/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 20:00:49 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=111604 In elementary bustas tried to take my lunch from me/ now them same bustas they prepare my lunch for me. As Houston’s leading exporter of perpetual gangsta sadness, the increasingly mysterious Z-Ro works on no … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/10/video-z-ro-freestyles-from-the-cold-chamber/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/03/marcus-manchild-f-z-ro-and-lil-keke-on-fire-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/03/marcus-manchild-f-z-ro-and-lil-keke-on-fire-mp3/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:41:39 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=89598 We just ate some certified amazing dumplings to celebrate Chinese New Year; edamame, shitake and ginger on fire. When we walk out later to get some coffee our street game will be buzzing, and when … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/03/marcus-manchild-f-z-ro-and-lil-keke-on-fire-mp3/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/26/daily-inspiration-z-ro-i-hate-u/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/26/daily-inspiration-z-ro-i-hate-u/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:27:06 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=88445 240p YouTube videos uploaded in 2006 are the new VHS tapes, found footage the new flea markets. The sideways visors and lime green cut-up blouses date “I Hate U,” but not the same way as … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/26/daily-inspiration-z-ro-i-hate-u/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/18/abn-trae-z-ro-rip-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/18/abn-trae-z-ro-rip-mp3/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:30:20 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=86994 The last Assholes By Nature album came out three years ago, which seems unbelievable given how often we still pencil-draw to it on the L train. At first glance, “R.I.P.” reads as “Miss My Dawgs” … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/18/abn-trae-z-ro-rip-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/12/video-slim-thug-f-z-ro-gangsta/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/12/video-slim-thug-f-z-ro-gangsta/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 16:30:45 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=36406 As good as this song is, it probably won’t become a massive hit, and that’s okay. Z-Ro and Slim Thug sound great together: Z-Ro’s voice constantly weary, gliding over dark synth drone lit by neon … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/12/video-slim-thug-f-z-ro-gangsta/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/25/video-z-ro-driving-me-wild/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/25/video-z-ro-driving-me-wild/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:00:13 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=34874 Only Z-Ro could film a video in a garage next to one lone car, sing some gnarly shit about wanting to hook up with various girls and have it sound like the most melancholy thing … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/25/video-z-ro-driving-me-wild/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/13/video-z-ro-top-notch-tired/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/13/video-z-ro-top-notch-tired/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:15:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/13/video-z-ro-top-notch-tired/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/05/28/freeload-abn-miss-my-dawgs/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/05/28/freeload-abn-miss-my-dawgs/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 16:00:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/05/28/freeload-abn-miss-my-dawgs/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/02/06/audio-trae-f-z-ro-who-s-tha-man/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/02/06/audio-trae-f-z-ro-who-s-tha-man/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:58:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/02/06/audio-trae-f-z-ro-who-s-tha-man/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2007/11/19/z-ro-f-lil-james-slim-thug-alcohol-nutts/ http://www.thefader.com/2007/11/19/z-ro-f-lil-james-slim-thug-alcohol-nutts/#comments Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:10:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2007/11/19/z-ro-f-lil-james-slim-thug-alcohol-nutts/feed/ 1