Zilla Rocca x Small Professor Are... Career Crooks: TINY MIX TAPES Presents "Least Important Most Important" from 2017's Good Luck with That (Wrecking Crew/Three-Dollar Pistol Music?)

"I was re-watching old Mad Men episodes and I heard Don Draper say "we're the creatives—just the least important most important thing there is." And I immediately went into the studio and freestyled the first verse over that beat 'cause I was so inspired by that line... to give you more insight, I'm not a freestyle type of recording artist; usually, all of my stuff is written, then re-written, then edited, and then finalized when I record it. I picked out that beat from Small [Professor] is his apartment during a snow storm. He pitched it first to a very [well-known] rapper, who passed on it, and I snatched it up immediately," South Philly-based emcee and @RapBooklets curator Zilla Rocca wrote within a recent emailed conversation. Rocca and the self-proclaimed "smallest professor that you've seen thus far" have been friends and collaborators since 2008 and South Philly neighbors for the past 4-5 years; they're previously released a scattered discography of collaborative music released on Gigantic Vol. 0-1, Major Crimes EP, Wu-Tang Pulp, Nights & Weekends EP, Bring Me The Remix of Zilla Rocca, Party with Villains EP, Broken Clocks EP, Weak Stomach EP, and Bad Weather Classic EP—all uniformly collected and compiled on Career Crooks' recent pre-album mixtape compilation, Sin Will Find You: The Collected Works.

Career Crooks plan to release their proper full-length "debut," (amazingly titled) Good Luck with That will see a tentative release early next year; but until then, Zilla Rocca & Small Professor have unleashed their first official single as Career Crooks, "Least Important Most Important," which was very recently premiered over at TINY MIX TAPES. It's a rather aggressive, yet oddly charming, lament centered around Zilla Rocca & Small Professor's collective 8-year hustle in-and-out of the industry. Zilla immediately dedicates "Least Important Most Important" to "all my freelancers, contracted employees, and part-timers working 38 hours... no one wants to give 'em no G*ddamn money and exploit all your talent." Zilla Rocca & Small Professor's career-spanning Sin Will Find You: The Collected Works is currently available at a Name-Your-Price rate at Wrecking Crew's Bandcamp page and keep an eye out for Good Luck with That, as well as a companion The Witzard interview, early next year. I've already suggested recruiting fellow Philly natives Darko The Super and ?uestlove, as well as Small Professor's Highway Robbery EP collaborator Guilty Simpson... and let's make a dope inner-CD booklet, so Good Luck with That can be featured on @RapBooklets, fellas!

[W]reckless, Topless American Youth: Lana del Rey - "Born 2 Die" (Britney Spears Birthday 30)

Lana del Rey [Lizzy Grant] effectively became 2011's "It Girl" with the release of her phenomenal debut single, "Video Games" (Stranger) . Like many struggling singer-songwriters, Grant has been signed, dropped, and significantly changed her public image since bursting onto the scene (2009). With that said, it can be assumed that Lana del Rey has collected just as many "haters" as she has avid supporters. To be perfectly honest, the only other artist I can think of that made this much commotion... garnered so much wide-spread buzz/hate and critical acclaim -- right out of the gates -- with just one track is Britney Spears . And maybe in this post- Mike musical era, that's the true synthesis of Pop Culture: Britney Lynn Spears . After months of repeated teasing and speculation, Lana del Rey 's major label debut, Born 2 Die will [finally] be released this coming Jan. 30-31, 2012. Pitchfork reports that it will feature "Off to The Ra

"Let Me Shine for You:" Lindsay Lohan for Playboy (Winter 2011-12 Leak)

Lindsay Lohan essentially embodies exactly "What NOT to Do In Hollywood :" Fame, fortune, success... sex, drugs & Rock "N" Roll . Within a fairly short period of time, Lohan somehow managed to obtain a plentiful helping of POWER @ a very young age. This gradual rise-downfall was captured on film; Between 1998-2010, she portrayed a wide array of roles across the silver screen in movies including: Mean Girls, Bobby , Herbie Fully Loaded , Georgia Rule, Machete , and Freaky Friday . Between rapid-paced film shoots, Lindsay Lohan also found time to record 2 Pop Rock albums for Casablanca , Speak (2004) and A Litter More Personal-Raw (2005). Needless to say, Lindsay Lohan has gotten roped up in a lot of troubles and woes with the law over the last 3-5 years... a vicious cycle of drugs, arrest, court, rehab, "daddy issues," jail time [Repeat]. That's the pure basics of it - But Google that shit for additional info, if necessary. Towards the end of

All-around Breakdown: Sean Martin Discusses Debut Instrumental EP Introducing The Magician As No More Magic (Residual Effects)

Sean Martin is a multi-versed musician, producer, and tattooer hailing from Connecticut. As a guitarist, song-writer, and/or producer he has worked with a variety of well-known artists including Hatebreed, Cold Cave, Wear Your Wounds, Umbra Vitae, Twitching Tongues, Cage, Kid Cudi, House of Blow, Head Automatica, XO Skeletons, Jet Fueled Horses, Handsome Boy Modeling School, and more. His versatility and flexibility within music allows him to blur the lines in-between the confines of Hardcore, Electronic, Metal, and Hip-Hop. Martin is, also, a skilled tattooer at Brass City Tattoo located in Oakville, Connecticut promoting the traditional approach to the craft. Founded by Martin himself between 2020-22, No More Magic combines ominous melodies with downtempo beats to create a dizzying dream-like atmosphere. Paying homage to the golden era of Hip-Hop while forging ahead down its own dark road. For fans of Portishead, Massive Attack, and DJ Shadow. No More Magic's Introducing The

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