So there’s some movie called “Magic Mike” out. Unfortunate that the mere mention of the name doesn’t default to the Orlando DJ, who was really a huge hip-hop/bass pioneer. I imagine that literally the only reason he’s not more known today is geography. What’s interesting is that his work existed before there was much of clear line between “regular hip-hop” and “Miami bass;” as a result, a lot of his stuff was the best of both worlds. Best example, his seminal “Drop the...

Only, ONLY thing that bugs me? “Mos Def” is a GREAT hip-hop name, I don’t care who ya are. Damn shame to just throw it away like that.

Let me repeat that. El-P. Is producing Killer Mike’s album. WOW. I’m surprised that more people’s brains aren’t exploding (in either good or bad ways) over this one. Always been an enormous El-P fan; never really got into Killer Mike, though I did like what I heard. Maybe it’s out of desparation in this wasteland of today’s hip-hop, but I’m really curious and excited to hear how these different universes come together — and if the first track is any indication...

Jeez, no disrespect to the other two, but he was probably my favorite openly fat rapper of all...

Naaasty. Between this and Sleigh Bells, methinks the music’s gonna be alright.