Lil Jon at the Democratic National Convention. While usually I find political party conventions to be like high school pep rallies but with less passion and charm, the Democratic National Convention this week was pretty great. The first three days, at least. Day 4 kind of bothered me. I’ll…

Lil Jon in 2017. Courtesy Interscope Records. Footbaaaaaaaaall! Back in 2019, in the Before Times, I celebrated the start of the NFL season with five classic jock jams. It was a great idea for an annual feature! Then the 2020 season was weird on account of the plague, then…

Now, I hate to gloat, since so many people are still waiting for their turn, but I’m going to do it anyway: I GOT MY FIRST SHOT OF THE COVID VACCINE! Three hundred and sixty-five days after my day job’s office first closed due to COVID, I unexpectedly found…

Legendary London grime-rapper Dizzee Rascal returns to add yet another gem to his ongoing critically acclaimed discography with E3 AF. For those outside of the U.K. hip-hop scene, Dizzee Rascal is known as one of the formative influences of the sub-genre, having been mentored by fellow grime-godfather Wiley. Dizzee…