Tag Archives: Kid Cudi

Mixtapes I Don’t Hate: 100dBs and DJ Mekalek

Yeah, it’s another one. And no, when I started this “Mixtapes I Don’t Hate” shit I never thought it would become this regular of a feature. But the sheer profuseness of original, diverse “mixtape” projects hitting the scene seems to me like a fantastic indicator of just how healthy Hip-Hop is as an […]

Mixtapes I Don’t Hate: DLake, Diplo & Santogold and KiD CuDi

When I started slipping posts about mixtapes into my blog repertoire last year I felt it necessary to point out that I had been turned off by the whole mixtape subculture for a number of years. Regardless of my reasons (and if you really want to know what they were, you can go back […]

Shuffle Songs

Spending a good portion of the weekend out of doors with my earbuds in (so as to deflect the “how long you been growing that hair” and “is that your real hair” inquisitions) and my iPod on shuffle meant I got to listen to a lot of good music while enjoying the temperate weather and […]