
In his recent blog post at ESPN, hip-hop’s Mike Lupica takes time out to answer questions from his stans fans. Take, “Em Seng” of Atlanta, who begins his inquiry with:
“First off, you’re my idol and hero…”
I can’t make this shit up even if I tried folks.



[…] “Can I Speak to You,” produced by DJ Pain 1 and featuring ScHoolboy Q, is the best track on the project. The beat is lush and sample-forward, in a dusky, early-2000s Just Blaze lane. Q, a rising TDE rapper, takes a substantial verse. 50 Cent sounds re-energized. He becomes the trash-talking 50 that was missing from the other songs. The closer imports a younger West Coast voice onto a Queens street album and returns 50 Cent to competitive writing after a run of money and sex records. […]