THE #GEEKSWAG AWARDS [Best Hip-Hop of 2016]: Soundtrack 4 Tha Geekz.

1. Aesop Rock - The Impossible Kid - In addition to the brunt of Aesop Rock’s stilted, often second-person conversations (“you’re dreaming of Arcadia, you’re feeling like a baby tooth/ Awaiting panacea, channeling your inner Beowulf”) the rapper seems to be having a lot more fun behind the boards, too. Tracks like “Kirby”, “Waters Tower” …

DJ SHADOW / APATHY / ILL BILL [#GeekSwag Reviews]: Handsnakes With…

Although DJ Shadow has partnered up with Cut Chemist to do a tour celebrating a Tribute to Afrika Bambaataa, it’s been 5-years since his last original solo album. So unlock the gates because the new vinyl is upon us and The Mountain Will Fall! After the emcee-heavy The Outsider (2006) and his more energized, adrenaline-fueled …

#NerdSwag [Reviews] ARMY OF THE PHARAOHS / PHAROAHE MONCH

Why hello Pharoahs. Welcome to another downright dirty edition of #NerdSwag. Ironic you see, today we have a legendary rhymesayer and an on-the-way to legendary supergroup doing their finest Egyptian, hip-hop magician thing. But before we get on with the reviews, I've got to send a huge shout-out to a threesome of Queens legends: Prodigy …