Say What's Real: The Month In Rap - Stereogum https://www.stereogum.com The world's best music blog. Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:48:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.1 https://static.stereogum.com/uploads/2022/02/stereogum-site-icon-192x192-1644917357-96x96.png Say What's Real: The Month In Rap - Stereogum https://www.stereogum.com 32 32 Killer Mike’s Songs For Sinners & Saints Continues The Gospel Of Michael https://www.stereogum.com/2274506/killer-mikes-songs-for-sinners-saints-continues-the-gospel-of-michael/columns/say-whats-real-the-month-in-rap/ https://www.stereogum.com/2274506/killer-mikes-songs-for-sinners-saints-continues-the-gospel-of-michael/columns/say-whats-real-the-month-in-rap/#respond Fri, 02 Aug 2024 18:44:53 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2274506 Andrew Clifton

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Denzel Curry’s King Of The Mischievous South Vol. 2 Is A Welcome Break From Prestige Rap https://www.stereogum.com/2272298/denzel-currys-king-of-the-mischievous-south-vol-2-is-a-welcome-break-from-prestige-rap/columns/say-whats-real-the-month-in-rap/ https://www.stereogum.com/2272298/denzel-currys-king-of-the-mischievous-south-vol-2-is-a-welcome-break-from-prestige-rap/columns/say-whats-real-the-month-in-rap/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:36:54 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2272298 Giovanni Mourin

In an age where rap icons are either literally pissing on their Grammy trophies or using their own victory speeches to figuratively shit on them, Denzel Curry stands out as one of the few young spitters who’d actually love to have one. From the beginning of his career, he’s showcased a knack for engrossing aesthetics and an affinity for ostensibly challenging big-picture concepts — a constellation of highbrow connotations usually needed for clueless awards show committees to treat rap like a legitimate art form. By his own account, these are the folks Curry has always looked to impress. “I tell my fans all the time: I’m not doing this just to do it, I wanna win a Grammy off this hoe,” he told Miami New Times two years ago. “But it feel like I don’t get recognized for what I do, even though I’ve been doing this for a long time.”

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Giovanni Mourin

In an age where rap icons are either literally pissing on their Grammy trophies or using their own victory speeches to figuratively shit on them, Denzel Curry stands out as one of the few young spitters who’d actually love to have one. From the beginning of his career, he’s showcased a knack for engrossing aesthetics and an affinity for ostensibly challenging big-picture concepts — a constellation of highbrow connotations usually needed for clueless awards show committees to treat rap like a legitimate art form. By his own account, these are the folks Curry has always looked to impress. “I tell my fans all the time: I’m not doing this just to do it, I wanna win a Grammy off this hoe,” he told Miami New Times two years ago. “But it feel like I don’t get recognized for what I do, even though I’ve been doing this for a long time.”

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MEGA: How To Make Eminem Great Again https://www.stereogum.com/2267863/mega-how-to-make-eminem-great-again/columns/say-whats-real-the-month-in-rap/ https://www.stereogum.com/2267863/mega-how-to-make-eminem-great-again/columns/say-whats-real-the-month-in-rap/#respond Thu, 13 Jun 2024 16:06:00 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2267863

For an MC whose big shot came through battle rap, there’s a profound irony in Eminem’s greatest opponent now being himself. Since releasing his great but not-quite-classic fourth LP, ​​The Eminem Show, in 2002, Em’s faced off against his own worst impulses as steadily dented his legacy with awful albums.

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For an MC whose big shot came through battle rap, there’s a profound irony in Eminem’s greatest opponent now being himself. Since releasing his great but not-quite-classic fourth LP, ​​The Eminem Show, in 2002, Em’s faced off against his own worst impulses as steadily dented his legacy with awful albums.

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Chief Keef, Still Almighty https://www.stereogum.com/2263727/chief-keef-almighty-so-2-review/columns/say-whats-real-the-month-in-rap/ https://www.stereogum.com/2263727/chief-keef-almighty-so-2-review/columns/say-whats-real-the-month-in-rap/#respond Thu, 16 May 2024 18:15:21 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2263727 Casimir Spaulding

Chief Keef has always marched to the beat of his own 808s.

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Chief Keef has always marched to the beat of his own 808s.

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J. Cole And When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong https://www.stereogum.com/2258896/j-cole-and-when-keeping-it-real-goes-wrong/columns/say-whats-real-the-month-in-rap/ https://www.stereogum.com/2258896/j-cole-and-when-keeping-it-real-goes-wrong/columns/say-whats-real-the-month-in-rap/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2024 17:13:49 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2258896

Typically speaking, college kids aren’t seasoned marketers or astute culture journalists. They don’t use Chartmetric to assess the career trajectory of their favorite rapper, and when they describe what does or doesn’t work for their faves, they aren’t trying to win a Pulitzer Prize. And unlike me, they’ll probably never have the ability to do so anyway (JK, JK). But what they do have is the benefit of unfiltered instinct, and if you hang around them for long enough, you can get the sort of raw, plainspoken insight that’s seldom gleaned from a boardroom or an editorial meeting.

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Typically speaking, college kids aren’t seasoned marketers or astute culture journalists. They don’t use Chartmetric to assess the career trajectory of their favorite rapper, and when they describe what does or doesn’t work for their faves, they aren’t trying to win a Pulitzer Prize. And unlike me, they’ll probably never have the ability to do so anyway (JK, JK). But what they do have is the benefit of unfiltered instinct, and if you hang around them for long enough, you can get the sort of raw, plainspoken insight that’s seldom gleaned from a boardroom or an editorial meeting.

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That Mexican OT Is Texas’ Funniest Technician https://www.stereogum.com/2254908/that-mexican-ot-texas-technician/columns/say-whats-real-the-month-in-rap/ https://www.stereogum.com/2254908/that-mexican-ot-texas-technician/columns/say-whats-real-the-month-in-rap/#respond Mon, 11 Mar 2024 17:05:15 +0000 https://www.stereogum.com/?p=2254908 Dorian Green

Peter A. Berry is a former XXL staffer who’s been a writer-editor for close to 10 years. An aspiring tortured genius, he’s a lifelong rap fan and lover of all things dope, and if there’s a way to write about something, he’s typically game. Tap in with him for Say What’s Real, a monthly hip-hop column about all the most notable releases from the underground, the mainstream, and somewhere in between.

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Dorian Green

Peter A. Berry is a former XXL staffer who’s been a writer-editor for close to 10 years. An aspiring tortured genius, he’s a lifelong rap fan and lover of all things dope, and if there’s a way to write about something, he’s typically game. Tap in with him for Say What’s Real, a monthly hip-hop column about all the most notable releases from the underground, the mainstream, and somewhere in between.

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