I've been hearing trade buzz about Asher Roth, the XXL endorsed Pennsylvania DJ Drama protege for months now, but somehow escaped actually hearing any songs of his until this past week- and Jesus man, have you heard that fucking "I Love College" track? A. Ew. B. We don't need another goddamn Shwayze . I'll concede clever use of that Weezer sample (even if Benzi & Diplo's Fear & Loathing in Hunts Vegas beat him to it by about a year), but [...]

I feel that as soon Major Lazer's "Hold The Line" hit, the backlash began- like the same dayglo crew that gobbled every Santi electro remix like so much dick was suddenly too cool for a little airhorn and Nina Sky. But that- for me at least- is where the whole Mad Decent op really shines: cranking out artist after artist after jam after jam that don't give a fuck about what 728x90 sneaker ad you have at the top of your blog. It's about the beat. It's about the party. You can't dance and worry about looking cool [...]