Gunplay is the best. If you've been reading Noisey since we interviewed him about the secret world government, you probably should have realized that we think Gunplay is the best. He is like the artisinal organic goat cheese of yell-rap; pure, perfect product for the true connoissuer. He made his mainstream debut on a Rick Ross song called "Gunplay (Featuring Gunplay)," packing his verse with alliteration and weirdly specific lines, like when he framed his friends as, "Never-seen-a-laptop-in-the-projects niggas." It's debatable whether or not Gunplay's Ross affiliation has bolstered him or held him back--he's a member of Triple C's, which was Rick Ross's first crew before Rozay recruited Meek Mill, Wale, Stalley and Omarion for his Maybach Music Group and made Triple C's irrelevant because everyone in the group but Gunplay really sucked (Ross made them wear matching outfits if that tells you anything). Oh also, if Gunplay wasn't trying to play the "gunplay" element of his persona up, he is currently under house arrest for pulling a gun on his accountant, which we're pretty sure counts as gunplay.
If there were true justice in this world, Gunplay's "Bogota" would have been a Top Ten hit rather than a late-night Hot 97 staple, but we can make it up to Gunplay by playing the fuck out of his new single "Drop." It's pretty great, and you can tell that his label Def Jam wants this to be a legit hit, because they only released the radio version. Turns out Gunplay doesn't lose his power when he's not allowed to scream the word "Fuck."
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Ace of Base's Secret Nazi Past
Before he founded Ace of Base, Ulf Ekberg was a member of Commit Suiside, a Nazi punk band.
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Parquet Courts - "Light Up Gold Road Trip" (Full Documentary)
In this new documentary, Noisey follows rising indie rockers Parquet Courts from Mexico to Texas and London as they tour to support their debut LP, 'Light Up Gold.'
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Yung Lean Doer Is the Weirdest 16-Year-Old White Swedish Rapper You'll Hear This Week
Yung Lean raps over pillow-fluffy beats and raps about glory holes and Arizona Iced Tea. Who the fuck is this kid? And why is he like this?
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Adam Ant - The British Masters, Chapter 6
Noisey's John Doran talks with the great post-punk pop star Adam Ant about tribal body mods and layering tape.
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Photos: Taking Acid at Coachella
When Paley sent these photos in, she included a nice little caveat over email that we've decided to reprint here in full, not only because it's too good to edit, but because her photographs of her and her weird buddies riding the snake are some of the best
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R.I.P. Storm Thorgerson (1944-2013)
On Thursday, the hyper-talented graphic designer, artist, and famed album cover creator Storm Thorgerson passed away after a battle with cancer. He was 69 years old.
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The Internet Is Scary
As of six months ago, my Facebook fanpage is like a dojo where hormonal teenagers hone their technique. Here is a heartfelt poem from some kid who wants to rape, kill, and marry me.
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I Accidentally Touched Little Richard's Butt One Time
It was in the Detroit airport. After it happened Little Richard said, "He graze my derriere."
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Listen to St. Lucia's Remix of The Colourist's "Little Games"
Last month, Cali quartet the Colourist released "Little Games," and St. Lucia just pulled a warm Balearic blanket over the whole thing, sanding away its rough edges with bright synths and lightly gated percussion.
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Aaron Montaigne, Godfather of Screamo, is More Interesting Than You Can Ever Hope to Be - Part Two
On surviving combat in Iraq and Afghanistan with the help of magic, 'Bladerunner,' and everything in between.
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