Monthly Digest #8: December 2021

RIP Drakeo The Ruler, RIP Slim 400, RIP Nathalie Sorlin, Alicia Keys, Three 6 Mafia Verzuz Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Big Boi x Sleepy Brown, DJ Premier x Devin The Dude, 8Ball & MJG, Too $hort, etc.

Welcome to the latest edition of my monthly digest where I share cool and interesting stuff I’ve been reading, watching or listening to lately, in English as usual and from now on in French (my native language) as well.

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✍️ WRITINGS ✍️

Vulture @vulture

There is a level on which Drakeo the Ruler's life and death work as a metaphor for a variety of systemic horrors. But any comparison can only be carried so far: The man, like his music, was singular. @paulxt writes

vult.reDrakeo the Ruler’s Life Was Stolen Too Many TimesThere is a level on which the rapper’s story works as a metaphor for a variety of systemic horrors.

GATHER @GatherFr

Retour sur sa carrière à sa libération de prison en 2020

2gather.frDrakeo the Ruler : à jamais au dessus des loisLe rappeur californien, Drakeo the Ruler, est incontestablement un des artistes de l’année 2020. Et pourtant, personne hormis lui n’aurait pu prédire ça 12 mois plutôt. Qui aurait pu imaginer qu’il…

GATHER @GatherFr

Bilan de son année 2021, il y a quelques jours 😩 2gather.fr/2021/12/13/les…

2gather.frLES RÈGLES IMMUABLES DE DRAKEODarrell Caldwell, connu sous le nom de Drakeo the Ruler, n’est plus à présenter dans le vaste paysage du rap californien. S’il fallait encore vous initier à l’un des phénomènes majeurs qu’a connu L…

Abcdr du Son @abcdrduson

Les trois parties de l'article "Page 26 : Tournant de carrières" ainsi que l'article sur le documentaire audio "09h20 : Divorce", tous deux consacrés à la journaliste Nathalie Sorlin, sont réunis dans une de nos collections. ⬇️

abcdrduson.comPage 26 : tournant de carrières - Collection - Abcdr du SonDécédée en 2016 et hantée par une interview, la vie de Nathalie Sorlin dans la presse rap est riche d’enseignements. Reconstitution.

The Ringer @ringer

Nearly 30 years since their founding, Three 6 Mafia remains one of the most influential groups in rap. @paulxt explores the legendary group’s undying impact:

theringer.comDevil and the Details: The Undying Influence of Three 6 MafiaNo one was more important to unlocking the past decade of rap than a legendary Memphis group that broke up at the beginning of it

The Ringer @ringer

To mark the release of Ringer Films’ new HBO documentary ‘Juice WRLD: Into the Abyss,’ we’re counting down the 100 best rap songs of the 2010s, from Drake and Future to the SoundCloud rap movement and all points in between

rap2010s.theringer.comThe Ringer’s 100 Best Rap Songs of the 2010sWhich songs defined rap in the 2010s? We count down the top 100, from Drake and Future to Juice WRLD and beyond.

Lex Pryor @tribecalledlex_

I still can’t believe this happened (9-year-old me is absolutely fainting). I interviewed Big Boi aka Daddy Fat Sax aka Sir Lucious Left Foot aka Billy Ocean aka Francis the Savannah Chitlin Pimp. We talked about art and family and his new album

theringer.com“The Songs Are Like Testimony”: An Interview With Big Boi From OutkastThe ATLien discusses his new album, ‘The Big Sleepover,’ plus his pet tiger, his favorite strip club, and his bond with André 3000

Black Herbert Léonard @Damencio

Damencio's Best Of 2021 fusilsapompe.tumblr.com/post/672074081…

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🎙️ PODCASTS 🎙️

Dad Bod Rap Pod @DadBodRapPod

New episode! For our last pod of the year we have an extensive interview with & tribute to Bay Area legend & hip-hop pioneer @TooShort. Career spanning interview. Big thanks to @cutso & @controllerseven for their contributions. Listen linktr.ee/DBRP via @StonyIslandPods

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👀 VIDEOS 👀

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RIP Drakeo The Ruler