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Author Archives: Jake Ayres
For a catchy song, a good beat beats all
If you’ve read more than one installment of my Jackson Pollock-ian word vomit that I like to call a “column,” one thing should be abundantly clear: Hip-hop music is one of my many obsessions.
“˜Coke rap’ fandom based more on class than race
To add to an already very long list, one of the many commercial rap albums I am eagerly anticipating is the Clipse’s “Till the Casket Drops.”
Music industry is drunk on brand names
If you ever want to be outraged, listen to the radio.
Movie quotes add to rap album’s grit
As I’ve hopefully made abundantly clear throughout my tenure as a music columnist, I am a huge Wu-Tang Clan fan.
Losing mind and meaning
Three things I know of usually start with good intentions: holidays, religion and music.
Lil’ Wayne’s “˜A Milli’ takes hip-hop back to the bass
I felt the rumblings of a new direction for hip-hop production when I almost blew out my ’99 Grand Am’s speakers last summer. The incident came at the hand of none other than Lil’ Wayne and, in particular, his song “A Milli.”