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” …

RUN THE JEWELS / CHILDISH GAMBINO / RAPSODY / KXNG CROOKED / J. COLE / AB-SOUL / KID CUDI [#GeekSwag Reviews]: Sorry We Missed You.

While most other music blogs and webzines are posting up their annual "Best Albums of the Year" noms, we're still playing catch-up with the hip-hop onslaught that was November and December. Got-damn! Hey, us over at #GeekSwag play video games, read comics, watch some wrasslin' and wait in line for superhero movies, too. But in …

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 …

SILICON VALLEY [Season 2 Premiere]: ‘Giants’ of Industry.

Season 2 Premiere: "Sand Hill Shuffle" The Pied Piper boys are back, and now they’re in the Big Leagues! Quite literally! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63UNmod8zf0 The Season 2 premiere of HBO’s breakout comedy hit of 2014, Silicon Valley, opens up in AT&T Park. We find Richard (Thomas Middleditch) and the boys, being wooed by one of the rabidly …