I wanted to share some of my favorite music related articles of 2012. I highly recommend the following reads. I'm sure I forgot quite a few notable works. But these are the write-ups that either articulated a narrative far better than I ever could, or forced me to take interest in a subject I never much cared for. While constructing this list, I found it interesting that so many of the authors are visibly familiar with each other via social media. I'm not sure what that means exactly, but it's interesting nonetheless. I'm also curious as to what articles you guys enjoyed this year. What did I miss? It feels like a piece of the blogosphere died the day Google Reader's sidebar share widget expired.
- Jeff Weiss – "Lil Boosie Found Not Guilty In Murder Trial" [Rolling Stone]
- Wiley Staley – "The Miracle of Misheard Song Lyrics" [New York Times]
- Sarah Godfrey – "Miguel Creates His Own R&B Path" [Washington Post]
- Tosten Burks – "The Enigma of Blu" [Passion of the Weiss]
- Oliver Wang – "The Purple Tape: Only Built 4 Collectors" [NPR]
- Jeff Weiss – "Dear Summer: An Open Letter To Kanye West" [MTV]
- Drew Millard – "A Night With Riff Raff" [Passion of the Weiss]
- Son Raw – "Alchemist Gets Trippy" [Passion of the Weiss]
- Craig Jenkins – "HipHop's Savior Complex" [Mass Appeal]
- David Turner – "Lex Luger Makes Computers Sob" [Question Mark]
- Richard Tre Mane – "Brandon Sodenberg and G-Side" [The Martorialist]
- Craig Jenkins – "Fanute-Gate" [Calcium Waves]
- David Drake – "Cheif Keef Is Hip-Hop's Next Big Thing" [Gawker]
- Thomas – "An Interview With B-Luv" [100 Grand On My Wrist]
- Andrew Winistofer – "Vinyl In Alphabetical" [Vinyl In Alphabetical]
- Al Shipley – "Brian Ennals: Rhyming and Severn" [Baltimore City Paper]
I preferred my post on Hell Rell/the golden age of beef video clips to the Brendan Soderberg post, tbh.
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ReplyDeleteMe too. Hopefully that it assists bagging that impossible Complex message boarder list. Really though - theres lists for best Seinfeld kicks(I loved it but still) but nothing for us young savages to learn more about Seagraves and Will High?
I mean jokes is jokes but ets make this a movement lads.
ReplyDeleteSometimes I kind of worry that only other rap bloggers read and care about what other rap blogs write and we are all just having a big internet circle jerk as we type away with a false sense of importance. ¯\(°_o)/¯
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