Email Author Shea Serrano

Awards

• 2012 - Best of the West/First Amendment Funding, Inc., published February 10, 2011

  "Getting Past the Bouncer"

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2012 Stories by Shea Serrano

• Were Musicians Given Progress Reports, Lil Wayne Gets All Fs, Apparently

  published Jan 20, 2012

  There's this deli across the street from our work. It's an okay place to get a cheesesteak but it's an excellent place to get a burger. And for a brief period last year, it was A1 territory for fistfi... More >>

• KAB's Bully On Tha Beat: The Monster Only Looks Familiar

  published Jan 20, 2012

  "There's no place on the earth for the righteous." -KAB, being insightful "I'll put a prize on your head; I'll raffle you." -KAB, being clever KAB, budding rapper and occasional criminal, released h... More >>

• Handsome Ransom, [Something Clever About Kidnapping]

  published Jan 18, 2012

  That's a band called Handsome Ransom. They're a folk group. And they're good. So good, in fact, that their music, which was playing on our computer early evening last week, managed to halt our sons ... More >>

• Rap Round Table: If You Could Only Listen To One Musician For All Of Time, Who Would It Ber

  published Jan 18, 2012

  Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Each week Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. This Week's Panel: Killa Kyleon, Zavey, kyle Hub... More >>

• Mourning The Texans' Loss At The #Thurogod's Altar

  published Jan 17, 2012

  The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place -lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good- so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them... More >>

• KAB Tha Don Knows Children's Movies

  published Jan 13, 2012

  Tonight, KAB tha Don, monsterly dignitary, will host a mixer celebrating the release of his first proper mixtape, Bully On The Beat, at SF2 North (215 W. Greens Rd). Now, KAB is nothing short of a Ho... More >>

• In Which John Holland Validates O.N.E.'s The Starting Five

  published Jan 12, 2012

  It's fun to think about O.N.E.'s music because (it seems like) O.N.E. finds it fun to think about his music. How else to explain references to socioeconomic constructs, agathist paradigms, obvious sp... More >>

• Travi$, Our New Favorite Artist, Crawls Around Inside His Own Brain, Finds Bloody Fingers

  published Jan 11, 2012

  World, meet Travi$. Do not dismiss him because he used a dollar sign instead of an "S" in his name. Give him a chance. It'll take four minutes (though we're suspecting if you let the video play for ... More >>

• Jon Black Dreams Up Five Collaborations The World Needs

  published Jan 10, 2012

  The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place -lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good- so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them... More >>

• Rap Round Table: What Are We To Think Of Rick Ross's New Mixtape, Rich Foreverr

  published Jan 09, 2012

  Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Each week Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. This Week's Panel: Bun B, Slim Thug, Z-Ro, Killa... More >>

• Five Spot: The World's Endingr Nah, Bro. Here's What's Going To Happen In 2012, Guaranteed.

  published Jan 06, 2012

  Well, the first week of 2012 is done, which, duh, means it's time for everyone to begin putting together their Best Of 2012 lists. We're working on ours already. Some doozies are included this time (7... More >>

• Review: How Dangerous Is Propain's Dangerous Mindr

  published Jan 06, 2012

  "Bad boy, no Will Smith. I wear these big ass jeans 'cause I'm trying to steal shit. Bitch." --Propain, "The Bad Guy" Propain is a calculus. Propain is an oak tree. Propain is an ornery, pinch-mo... More >>

• Artist of the Week: Future Kings, The Journey Agents

  published Jan 04, 2012

  A prophecy, delivered by a Golden Dream Eagle with ruby eyes and fire in its belly: In the near future, funk will rule the world. It will be the governing body and it will drive earth's natural proces... More >>

• Ask A Rapper: Picking Wu-Tang Tracks With DeVille

  published Jan 03, 2012

  The hip-hop world is a less than sensible place -lots of times, you're even required to clarify when bad means bad and when bad means good- so once a week we're going to get with a rapper and ask them... More >>

• Rap Round Table: Which People DO NOT Need To Be Involved In Hip-Hop In 2012r

  published Jan 02, 2012

  Some rappers happen to be thoughtful, intelligent people. Each week Rocks Off will have some of them here discussing issues relevant to their culture. This Week's Panel: Chingo Bling, Chuckway, Mac, ... More >>