A personal note: 15 years ago, I was buying DJ Smallz mixtapes on street corners and going to Lightning Bolt shows in crusty, falling-apart Baltimore warehouse space. At that point, Baltimore had never produced a national rapper of any note, unless you want to count someone like DMX (who was born there) or Tupac (who…
Stereogum — A personal note: 15 years ago, I was buying DJ Smallz mixtapes on street corners and going to Lightning Bolt shows in crusty, falling-apart Baltimore warehouse space. At ... more info