Archive | February, 2014

What is Ben Listening to? Digable Planets

If there’s a constant between nearly all rap artists, it’s that they love to talk about themselves. Be it the cars they drive, the drugs they consume, the woman they elope with, or the cities they represent, rap is undeniably a mode of self expression. In large part, this comes from rap’s roots: largely a […]

What am I listening to? Danny Brown

Old is a relative word. For rapper Danny Brown, old is 33 — his age last year when he released his second studio album titled, well, “Old”. A late bloomer to the rap game, Danny Brown rose to prominence in 2011, after his first album, “XXX” (XXX=30, again a reference to his age), dropped. Brown’s […]

What is Ben listening to? Deltron 3030

T0o many rappers, it seems, spit verses on money, women, violence, and cars. You’re hard pressed these days to find an emcee who speaks to the corruptions of society, the threats that a military-industrial complex pose, and the issues that arise from potentially dangerous increases in technology. But few rappers are like Del the Funkee […]

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