![]() 1 with another half-dozen quintessential Pop Smoke beats, something that Shoot for the Stars reminded us not to take for granted. (See: The reclamation of “Dior” as protest music, everywhere but of course especially New York.)īritish producer 808Melo returned from Vol. True to drill traditions established in Chicago and then the UK, the threat of violence is ever-present, but so is an organizing spirit of reckless joy. Instead, it’s a simple reminder that what made Pop Smoke so great is just what he did best. ![]() 2 didn’t have blockbusters on the level of “Party” - with respect to “Christopher Walking” - nor new artistic directions. Hits from the first Meet the Woo tape like “Welcome to the Party” and “Dior” still went as strong as ever, while July’s posthumous Shoot for the Stars Aim for the Moon broadened his appeal with big-name features and overtures to the mainstream. If Pop Smoke was inescapable from New York car speakers in 2019, then he was inescapable, period, in 2020. It is the only way we can continue to survive.ĥ0. ![]() Should you value what we do, please consider donating to the Patreon. Three editors and dozens of contributors attempting to capture the spirit of the old weird Internet. This is the result of hundreds of hours of labor. This list that you’re about to read is a labor of love, inasmuch as anything can be a labor of love in late capitalism.Įven labors of love come at the significant cost of time. We don’t do sponcon, we don’t do clickbait, we don’t have any corporate overlords.
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