Lists
Some Tips to Surviving The 2013 Soundset Festival
This year’s Soundset Festival is a few days away and as someone who partied the night before, didn’t eat enough and missed a crucial interview last year, I did not have the best experience possible. It was an amazing day,…
The Pairing: 6 Albums And 6 Beers That Go Well Together (May)
Since our last pairing, a number of fantastic releases have hit the shelves. A highly anticipated Daft Punk album, a stunning Vampire Weekend full-length, and perhaps the finest 2013 free release thus far in Chance The Rapper’s Acid Rap, are…
The 12 Best Rawkus Records Albums
As part of our ongoing look at the release history of some of our favorite labels, we jumped headfirst into the albums and compilations that dropped during Rawkus Records’ two-part tenure. From 1996-2002, the label helped push some of the…
5 Hip-Hop Acts You Need To Know (May 2013)
As anyone who traverses the blogosphere knows full well, it can be difficult to keep up with every.single.thing posted online. Hell, we’re even guilty of falling out of touch with some artists we truly enjoy by virtue of trying to…
16 Awesome Action Bronson Illustrations
As you have likely noticed, we don’t only love music here at Potholes. We have a strong affinity for artwork of all kinds, too, including when some of our favorite artists get illustrated by their loyal fans. Previously, we brought…
The 30 Best Ghostface Killah Songs
Twenty years after the release of Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers, only two members of the Wu-Tang Clan’s lyrical Voltron are still musically relevant: Raekwon and Ghostface Killah. You’d be tempted to include Method Man, but the reality is Blackout! 2 was four years…
Our 12 Favorite Definitive Jux Albums
In February 2010, El-P announced that he was stepping down from his position as the head of Definitive Jux, the label he spawned with Amaechi Uzoigwe back in 1999. It should go without saying that things were vastly different back then,…
The 20 Best RiFF RAFF Vine Videos
RiFF RAFF, rap’s favorite Internet troll, has taken Vine by storm. Using the six seconds provided, he has been able to provide his fans with a slew of hysterical material. Today we have compiled 20 of some of our favorites,…
24 Rappers We Would Listen to Recite a Phonebook
When writing about certain rappers, there are immediate qualities that are difficult not to point to in a description. There’s the flow, the way the MC rides (or doesn’t ride) the beat, and perhaps the most powerful element: his or…
12 More Albums That Will Probably Never Be Released
Last week, we gave a rundown of 12 albums that we believe will never see the light of day. From Nas and Common’s Nas.Com project to Dr. Dre’s Detox, there have been too many records announced that either never really got started or…
