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"Thomas Hobbs writes about late Detroit beatmaker J Dilla’s unparalleled genius and how he inspired generation-after-generation of producers to move at their own pace."

J Dilla’s Music Will Always Sound Like the Future:

'Pac, Ice T, and Cube recording "Last Wordz" in '92 at Westlake Studios.

A great moment in Angeleno history

The Belle of Absurdity: Catherine O'Hara (1954-2026) | Tributes | Roger Ebert Brilliant, beautiful and constantly surprising, Catherine O'Hara found the truth in often absurd characters.

"No two characters were alike. And once she’d dug into them, she was so committed that you you stopped thinking of what she was doing as a performance and started to feel as if you were just watching a person being themselves. A bizarre person, that is."

www.rogerebert.com/tributes/the...

Review | Post Malone is the perfect pop star for this American moment. That’s not a compliment. A dispatch from the inaugural Posty Fest, where the 23-year-old rapper showed what’s behind his massive success — a whole lot of nothing.

instead of listening to Post Malone you could just revisit this @passionweiss.bsky.social banger: www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/po...

know there's nothing any of us can do about it but I really resent this drip drip feed of Epstein files, around two to four days a month will apparently forever be dedicated to thinking about powerful creeps and paedophiles but hohoho we don't know which ones! it's always a surprise! just very grim

My Collection: Erick Sermon Breaks Down His Funky Oeuvre | Passion of the Weiss For the next installment of "My Collection," Thomas Hobbs speaks to the legendary Erick Sermon about how funk has always been at the core of his discography.

A guide through Erick Sermon's legendary catalogue from early EPMD to Redman's "Whut? Thee Album," to producing for Roger Troutman and Shaq, the classic Marvin Gaye flip on "Music" & his latest "Dynamic Duos."

By the great @thobbsjourno.bsky.social

www.passionweiss.com/2026/01/27/e...

i feel you tbh

i retain that offspring works well on the crazy taxi soundtrack

The POW Best Rap Singles of 2025 | Passion of the Weiss You're now rocking with the best

and don't miss @donnacwrites.com on Mavi, @thobbsjourno.bsky.social on @mike-eagle.bsky.social, @ocksportello.bsky.social on Armand Hammer, @jackriedy.com on Mello Buckzz, @gardenerjams.bsky.social on Pink Siifu, @slgonsports.bsky.social on Ralfy, & @svetz.bsky.social on $ilkmoney, among many others

Staff Picks: Our Other Favorite Songs Of 2025 Year-end festivities are well underway here at Stereogum. We’ve published our lists of 2025’s best albums and songs, and we launched our annual readers’ poll, the Gummy Awards. Now it’s time to get pe...

MJ Lenderman's cover of "Dancing In The Club" was the song I listened to the most this year BY FAR. It still brings me great joy, and it is No. 1 on my personal songs list, which entirely comprises artists who weren't on our staff album and song lists.

I spoke to rap legend Curren$y about his love for the Sega Genesis & Ecco the Dolphin.

This is Part 1 of the 'Device That Made Me', my new editorial series for Back Market where the famous reflect on a life-changing electronic. Illustration: Hayley Wells

Read: www.backmarket.com/en-us/c/tech...

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Launching an editorial series as a creative director is a big moment for my career and I put everything into this, so pls support and share!

At its core, this piece of writing is about how video games are often a sanctuary for working class boys.

I spoke to rap legend Curren$y about his love for the Sega Genesis & Ecco the Dolphin.

This is Part 1 of the 'Device That Made Me', my new editorial series for Back Market where the famous reflect on a life-changing electronic. Illustration: Hayley Wells

Read: www.backmarket.com/en-us/c/tech...

Hit-Boy Is Finally Free The superstar producer on seeking respect as an emcee through his new album with the Alchemist, attaining financial freedom with the end of an exploitative deal, and making the late Nipsey Hussle cry.

Check out @thobbsjourno.bsky.social's interview with Hit-Boy, one of the defining hip-hop producers of his generation

trying to use this account more. the other place is pretty evil

visited billboard's greatest pop stars podcast's vintage pop stars ed. to argue that d'angelo is It in the year 2000 and crow that what gets to be called pop is often a reduction of something that doesn't enjoy the same distinction

D’Angelo Saw His Future in the Past To understand the late musician’s originality, look to his covers of the greats.

hello, here are frazzled d'angelo thoughts www.vulture.com/article/dang...

Calif. swinger hotel with sex maze for sale, signaling dying era in Palm Springs "Palm Springs was not always wealthy people and movie stars."

The Shining remake sounds wild www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...

Westside Gunn's 'Heels 2' Heroics Assessing the Griselda don's latest 4th Rope brand extension. +reviews of Wave Generators, CRIMEAPPLE

Keeping the ball rolling this week at CABBAGES with some thoughts on Westside Gunn's latest project, plus reviews of new albums by Crimeapple and Wave Generators. www.cabbageshiphop.com/westside-gun...

The 90s were awash in ridiculous rap talent but the Wu roster was truly special. Yes RZA in the studio knew how to get the best out of each and every member, but the raw talent spread amongst them was something else. Chef doesn't get nearly enough love for how brilliant he is.

you're too kind my friend. thank you for reading. might be my favourite interview i ever did / we just connected so naturally

Three Decades On From 'Cuban Linx,' Raekwon Is Still Cooking Up Gourmet Mafioso Rap The Wu-Tang emcee on his new album 'The Emperor's New Clothes' and more.

My man @thobbsjourno.bsky.social is out here talking to legends!

www.stereogum.com/2321791/raek...

Three Decades On From 'Cuban Linx,' Raekwon Is Still Cooking Up Gourmet Mafioso Rap The Wu-Tang emcee on his new album 'The Emperor's New Clothes' and more.

I interviewed the legend Raekwon for @stereogum. We spoke about his Dad's Indian heritage, Cuban Linx 3, why the Wu-Tang are like King Arthur's Knights, rap needing to elevate prisoners, and sneaking veal steak into prison.

Read here you won't regret it: www.stereogum.com/2321791/raek...

‘The idea was for a Black James Bond’: the making of 50 Cent: Bulletproof The game’s launch 20 years ago coincided with the rapper’s meteoric success with his album The Massacre. Here, the team that made the shooter reflect on how it all happened

love this 20th-anniversary (!) retrospective on 50 Cent's video game, from @thobbsjourno.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...

The Hero of Twilight

Great piece, and delighted to have found @thobbsjourno.bsky.social again after all this time!

I would add that the way Herrmann articulates his string writing - with down bow strokes on every stabbing beat - makes the orchestra reenact the murder itself, and makes them complicit in Bates's crimes.

'It's a reference whenever you want to build tension': How Psycho's terrifying music changed film forever Alfred Hitchcock's grisly horror, which turns 65 this month, might not have become known as an-all time classic without the crucial addition of Bernard Herrmann's disturbing score.

A great read! 👇

‘How PSYCHO’s terrifying music changed film forever’ by @thobbsjourno.bsky.social via BBC Culture: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

'It's a reference whenever you want to build tension': How Psycho's terrifying music changed film forever Alfred Hitchcock's grisly horror, which turns 65 this month, might not have become known as an-all time classic without the crucial addition of Bernard Herrmann's disturbing score.

I wrote about the genius of Bernard Herrmann for BBC Culture, focusing on his score for 1960's Psycho, which bailed out Hitchcock.

I'm proud this writing shows how the dread of the era crept into Herrmann's sound and details his influence on rap.

Read: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

'It's a reference whenever you want to build tension': How Psycho's terrifying music changed film forever Alfred Hitchcock's grisly horror, which turns 65 this month, might not have become known as an-all time classic without the crucial addition of Bernard Herrmann's disturbing score.

I wrote about the genius of Bernard Herrmann for BBC Culture, focusing on his score for 1960's Psycho, which bailed out Hitchcock.

I'm proud this writing shows how the dread of the era crept into Herrmann's sound and details his influence on rap.

Read: www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

7/13/99: Stanley Kubrick's final masterpiece, Eyes Wide Shut
Our take: midcenturycinema.org/2019/07/05/n...
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