Roachy Balboa - Album Review
The young Bay Area rapper returns with his second album that nicely balances acrobatic rap style, storytelling, and humor.
View ArticleRoachy Balboa Round 2 - Album Review
The sequel to the promising Roachy Balboa tape finds Roach Gigz brimming with creative ideas; perhaps too many at once.
View ArticleGuest Lists: Guest List: Best of 2011 - Feature
Artists submit their 2011 Best Ofs-- from albums and songs lists to Favorite Chinatowns and Things Not to Do on Tour.
View ArticleRoachy Balboa Round 3 - Album Review
Bay area rapper Roach Gigz is a young rapper with a quick mind, an eye for the small things, and an off-the-cuff flow with a heavy debt to Lil Wayne. But despite his bullish optimism on his new Roachy...
View ArticleThe Float - Album Review
East Coast fans of West Coast rap, rejoice: a new Roach Gigz project has arrived in time for warmer weather. His writing is unusually introspective and tranquil, dabbling in loose ruminations that...
View ArticlePitchfork Essentials: Back to Cali: New School West Coast Rap - Feature
After years on the periphery, the West Coast is once again a dominant force in hip-hop culture thanks to trendsetters like Kendrick Lamar, Vince Staples, and DJ Mustard. Winston Cook-Wilson details the...
View Article"F A Chorus" - News
Here's a new, Kreayshawn-directed visual for fellow Bay Area rapper Roach Gigz' "F A Chorus", a standout from his Bitch I'm A Player EP. (via The Fader)
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