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DJ Drama

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Why This Song Sucks, Children's Edition: "Patty Cake"

    [Editor's note: Why This Song Sucks determines why particular tracks blow using science. It appears on West Coast Sound every Wednesday.] Song: "Patty Cake"History: "Patty Cake" first popped up in 1698 on Thomas d'Urfey's mixtape The Campaigners. And dat shit had da' streetz on blaze, son!!! It w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    Top Five Rapping Basketball Players Phil Jackson Might Actually Like

    ​Phil Jackson, of all people, recently had some harsh words for "Fix The Knicks," the odd, showtuney-tune penned by New York Knicks owner James Dolan. (You can hear it here.) Dolan needs either "a better lyricist or a better musician," Jackson said. Ouch! Of course, it's hard to disagree with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2009

    SXSW Day 4 (Pt. 2): On Rap/Rock, The Legacy of the Beasties, and Asher Roth Vs. The Knux

    Almost 25 years have elapsed since the Rick Rubin-helmed, Licensed to Ill found the Beasties staking their claim as the first major rap group to incorporate guitar-hero rawk ("Rock Box" aside). Such juxtaposition seems prosaic today, but it's almost impossible to grasp how revolutionary sampling L ... More >>

  • Music

    February 5, 2009

    Google's New Killer App? Why Are Music Bloggers' Posts Disappearing, and Who Is Deleting Them?

    Almost 25 years have elapsed since the Rick Rubin-helmed, Licensed to Ill found the Beasties staking their claim as the first major rap group to incorporate guitar-hero rawk ("Rock Box" aside). Such juxtaposition seems prosaic today, but it's almost impossible to grasp how revolutionary sampling L ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 4, 2008

    Lil Wayne to Play House of Blues on June 16

    I'll post Lil Wayne's incendiary anti-Bush song, "Georgia Bush," any chance I get, as most people don't know one of the best protest songs of the 21st century. Released as the last track on DJ Drama and Lil Wayne's Dedication 2 mixtape that dropped in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Weezy, a New ... More >>

  • Music

    March 6, 2008

    Felli Fel: Feel the Power

    106 FM star hooks up with Jermaine Dupri, rides wave of renewed interest in DJ culture

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2007

    Raiders of the Lost Art

    Sometime after 50 arrived, the art of the narrative wandered into a blizzard of coke raps, artificial hood mythologizing and pandering simplicity. Complexity no longer moved units, and with sales sliding, Scarface xeroxes and ringtone rappers became the safe bets. You can't blame the suits either ... More >>

  • Music

    November 22, 2007

    Mixed Messages

    The mixtape scene slowly rebounds nearly a year after DJ Drama’s bust

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