Nathan S
The DJBooth
San Francisco, CA, United States
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Past articles by Nathan:
14 Best Rap Lines from Kanye West’s ‘The College Dropout’
We look back at the most memorable bars from Kanye West's classic debut offering. → Read More
A-Trak Says the Blog Era is Dead Because He’s Completely Right
A-Trak nailed it, the days when the blogs ruled the internet are lost and gone forever. → Read More
J.I.D., The Free #A3CTopProspects
We continue our special A3C Top Prospects series with a rapper who's breaking every rule he can find. → Read More
What Does DJ Khaled Do? He Stalks Jay Z for a Year to Get a Verse
What does DJ Khaled actually do? It's a question that's haunted us for years, and we finally got our answer. → Read More
DJ Khaled Clearing a Fugees Sample is Lowkey Fascinating
One of Khaled's most impressive feats was somehow convincing every member of The Fugees to clear a "Fu-Gee-La" sample. → Read More
Should Artists Pay to Play Shows?
Artists are being charged for opening slots at shows, should they pay up? → Read More
Flying Lotus: Most Producers Are Broke Because of Greedy Rappers
The outspoken producer drops a truth bomb blasting rappers who try to get instrumentals for free. → Read More
In Defense of Producers Leasing & Shopping Beats
Music's a cutthroat business, and no one's got the knife pressed to their throats more than producers. → Read More
Mainstream Radio’s Not Playing Your Indie Hip-Hop, Deal With It
Hey indie artists, Hot 97's not going to play your shit. Stop trying and stop complaining about it. → Read More
Microphone Check: How NPR Became an Unlikely Hip-Hop Force
How the hell did your mom's favorite radio station start premiering Big K.R.I.T. albums and launch one of hip-hop's best podcasts? This is how. → Read More
Artists, Don’t Pay for Blog Posts. Blog Posts Are Dead
I wrote about why artists shouldn't pay for blog posts years ago, and so in my mind, the topic was settled. Hadn't everyone just read everything I'd ever written ever, memorized every sentence and then, in turn, made sure everyone... → Read More
Classic Hate: The Internet Hates on Biggie’s “Juicy”
We decided to highlight some of the most hate-filled comments on Biggie's classic "Juicy" single. → Read More
Kanye West’s ‘The Life Of Pablo’ is the Worst Album Release in Music History
The release of 'TLOP' has so far been the most disjointed and confusing effort of all-time, but I still have hope Kanye can fix it. → Read More
This Is How Your Favorite Rappers Spent Their Advance Money
Some of your favorite artists either balled out of control when that advance check cleared or stored it away for a rainy day. → Read More
Memphis Bleek Says JAY-Z Likely Won’t Drop Another Album
Could it be true? Could 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' really end up being the last album of Hov's legendary career? → Read More
Confirmed: A Young Drake Worked as a Songwriter for Dr. Dre at Aftermath Records
Drake, the unrivaled biggest star of his generation, got his first real music industry job as a teenager working for Dr. Dre at Aftermath Records. That's a real thing that really happened in reality. Yesterday, Genius wrote an article... → Read More
The 10 Best Rappers to Go Into Business With
If the power suit fits. → Read More
Ten Rappers Who Are Going To Blow In 2016
Just like we did so successfully last year, we’re back with ten artists poised to make that leap to the next level in 2015. → Read More
Drake, Tech N9ne & the Final Word on Songwriting vs. Ghostwriting
For the last time, Drake using a songwriter isn't a big deal...except he actually used a ghostwriter. → Read More
1 Listen Album Review: Pusha T’s “King Push
Pusha's latest body of work feels more like a prelude to the album than the album proper. → Read More