Büsh & Nev
Dec 5, 2016
THE LAMPIN' BLOG PRESENTS: 'THE DUMPSTER BOYS'
During the 2000s, the Southern rap scene was booming. Artists like Ludacris, Lil’ Wayne, and Young Jeezy broke out into superstardom, and...
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Büsh
Apr 17, 2021
The Drake Paradox
“No Drake.” This was a strict law between me and my friends in college. The Canadian crooner was an easy target for our ridicule — a...
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Nev
Mar 7, 2021
Washed Up Rap Fan
What does a hip-hop old head look like you ask? Is he the 49-year-old man on a basketball court wearing knee socks and an Everlast...
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Danny, Josh, & Nev
Feb 1, 2021
In Memoriam of MF DOOM
On New Year’s Eve 2020, the death of the iconic MC/producer MF DOOM was announced by his wife. He had apparently passed two months prior...
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Nev
Dec 15, 2020
The Jet Files: A Guide to the Essential Curren$y
It’s long overdue that we at Lampin’ pay homage to Curren$y, known interchangeably as Spitta. Nev parses through the Jet Life CEO's vast...
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Büsh
Nov 14, 2020
Revisiting 'Section.80,' An Under-Appreciated Gem That Represents an Icon's Arrival
In the 1993 classic A Bronx Tale, Calogero famously narrates, “the saddest thing in life is wasted talent.” Yet, talent is enigmatic, and...
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Nev
Sep 25, 2020
Freddy Adu: A Sad Tale but Also One That You Have to Admit is Pretty Funny
When Freddy Adu was drafted by D.C. United as a 14 year-old prodigy in 2004, American soccer fans were celebrating like the GI’s...
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Büsh
Aug 22, 2020
Vic Mensa's 'V Tape' Proves That We Give Up On Artists Too Easily
I’m embarrassed as I write this. I just listened to Vic Mensa’s new album V TAPE, and an artist who I completely wrote off years ago has...
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Nev
Jul 8, 2020
The 2002 Giants and the Monkey on their Backs
EDIT: I wrote this about three months ago. The content that follows is just as irrelevant now as it was then. __________ Day 12 of...
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Büsh
Jun 11, 2020
Freddie Gibbs Is the Best Rapper In the Game Right Now
Fetti. Bandana. Alfredo. The only rappers in the past 20 years with equal three-album runs are Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, and Pusha T...
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Nev and Büsh
May 20, 2020
Our Favorite Jerry Stiller Moments
The power to steal a scene as a supporting actor is reserved for a select few. Jerry Stiller was one of them. The world was saddened to...
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Büsh
May 2, 2020
An Ode to the Walk-Up Song, Baseball's Last Semblance of Cool
We’re in a time where sports are virtually nonexistent. Media outlets like ESPN and Bleacher Report are reaching further for content than...
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Nev
Sep 8, 2018
In Memoriam of Mac Miller
I feel like I grew up alongside you. I was 16 when my best friend Patrick showed me The High Life in 2010 during our zero period Trig...
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Nev and Büsh
Jun 15, 2018
STAN BY ME: KOBE VS. LEBRON
There's no doubting that both Kobe Bryant and LeBron James have some of the most dedicated Stan groups of any athlete, both living or...
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Nev
Dec 18, 2017
IN SEASON FOUR, BOJACK HORSEMAN'S NIHILISM STARTS TO MAKE SENSE
*This article is intended for those who have seen the first four series of Netflix’s Bojack Horseman in their entirety. However, I hope...
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Nev and Büsh
Dec 9, 2017
THE PED HALL OF FAME DRAFT
A few weeks ago, Hall of Fame second baseman and notoriously bad color commentator Joe Morgan wrote a letter to Hall of Fame voters...
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Nev
Nov 21, 2017
A TRIBUTE TO ANDRE NICKATINA: THE COVETED GEM OF BAY AREA HIP-HOP
I know, I know. You’re probably thinking, “Nev, you’re from the Bay Area, if you’re going to write about a regional rapper, why not do...
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Nev and Büsh
Nov 15, 2017
WE'RE BACK!
That's right ladies and gentlemen (or however you identify yourself as), Lampin' is back and — excuse the cliché — better than ever. We...
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Nev
Jun 9, 2017
GETTING TO KNOW BRYSON WALLACE: AN MC ON THE RISE
Bryson Wallace is an up-and-coming MC originally from Bakersfield, CA, but currently reps the Bay Area. Nev sits down to talk to the jazz-in
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Nev and Büsh
Jun 1, 2017
THE NBA FINALS PREVIEW
We at the Lampin' Blog preview this year's highly anticipated NBA Finals. LeBron and KD going at it as the two best players in the N
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Nev and Büsh
May 23, 2017
REVISITING THE "GLORY DAYS" OF MTV
"And music still on MTV..." - Bowling for Soup, 2004 The media giant MTV was spawned in 1981 as a medium to incorporate visual elements...
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Nev and Büsh
Apr 20, 2017
THE NBA PLAYOFFS: THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR
Photo via TheSportingNews.com There truly is no better sport to watch or play than basketball (this coming from a lifelong baseball...
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Cash Daddy
Apr 3, 2017
SHE'S OUT OF MY LEAUGE: THE JERRY SEINFELD STORY
Foreword: For the first time in the Lampin' Blog' history, we have a guest post, coming by way of a man simply known as Cash Daddy. When...
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Büsh
Feb 28, 2017
WHAT MAKES A "GOOD" CLEAN RAP SONG?
Censoring an art form like rap that relies so much on freedom of expression raises issues that can be turned into an article of its own....
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Nev
Feb 23, 2017
#GRINDSMYGEARS: WHY SNAPCHAT SUCKS (BUT I STILL USE IT)
The Lampin' Blog brings you a new series entitled #GrindsMyGears, in which we rant about shit that bothers us. Nev starts us off with his...
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Nev and Büsh
Jan 26, 2017
A TRIBUTE TO KYLE MOONEY
If you are under 25 years old, there is a 99% chance that at some point, you’ve heard someone use strange terms such as “bomb ass dank...
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Nev and Büsh
Jan 7, 2017
MOVIES AND MUSIC: THE PERFECT MATCH
Every once in a while the perfect song will come on during the perfect scene of a movie. It doesn't happen often, but when it does it's...
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Büsh
Dec 28, 2016
#TOPTENTUESDAY: T-PAIN HOOKS
The Lampin' Blog presents Top 10 Tuesday. On certain Tuesdays we bring you our favorite 10 tracks from one of our favorite music artists....
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Nev
Dec 13, 2016
THE WORST* WARRIORS OF ALL TIME
We conclude our two-part roasting of our least favorite basketball players on our favorite respective teams with Nev's least favorite...
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Büsh
Dec 10, 2016
THE WORST* LAKERS OF ALL TIME
*Disclaimer: These probably aren't the worst Lakers of all time, but they are definitely my least favorite. LA sports fans are...
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Büsh & Nev
Dec 5, 2016
THE LAMPIN' BLOG PRESENTS: 'THE DUMPSTER BOYS'
During the 2000s, the Southern rap scene was booming. Artists like Ludacris, Lil’ Wayne, and Young Jeezy broke out into superstardom, and...
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Nev
Nov 30, 2016
#TOPTENTUESDAY: 50 CENT
Before the Vitamin Water commercials, Kanye "beef," subpar acting gigs, and bankruptcy filing, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson
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Büsh
Nov 23, 2016
OUR FAVORITE 10 KANYE WEST SONGS OF ALL TIME
We decided to do this Top 10 in light of recent events involving our beloved Mr. West. We at Lampin’ choose to look not upon the convoluted
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Nev and Büsh
Nov 15, 2016
THE LAMPIN' BLOG PRESENTS: THE DEFINITIVE RANKING OF QUENTIN TARANTINO MOVIES
First of all, we'd like to welcome you to the Lampin' Blog. This has been a long process in the making, and it feels good to finally be...
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