B. David Zarley, Author at Parle Mag

Op-Ed

Kreayshawn – Why is She So Misunderstood?

Natassia Zolot is misunderstood. Correction; Kreayshawn is misunderstood. While flying below the radar for most of her incredibly intriguing life–a life that consisted of drug dealing, pimping and music video…

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Music

Relax… Das Racist album review

Das Racist is a joke, and I mean that as high praise. Himanshu Suri, Victor Vazquez and Ashok Kondabolu are perhaps the most intelligent and self aware act in hip-hop.…

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Sports

Hired Guns: The NFL’s New Job for the NCAA Cartel

The decision has come down from on high, and Terrelle Pryor has avoided the hellish limbo that swallowed up Maurice Clarett. While Pryor’s eligibility for the NFL’s supplemental draft is…

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Music

Ace Hood Blood, Sweat & Tears album review

Ace Hood is a grinder. He has climbed the hustle narrative thread quickly, and he may finally be reaching the heights he so obviously aspires to on Blood, Sweat &…

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Interviews

Ace Hood Interview – All Hustle, All Grind, All The Time

In the interest of Truth and Fairness, I have a confession to make: I was nervous as all hell for this. My first major interview was to be with Ace…

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Music

We The Best Forever DJ Khaled Album Review

Few things go as well with sticky summer heat as the glossy, bombastic Southern sound DJ Khaled trades in. Big, booming Cadillac music, Khaled has built a career on providing…

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Atlantic City Summerfest recap – A Castle Made of Sand

Tensions simmered through the night as the Atlantic City Summerfest threatened to boil over multiple times. Plagued by logistics issues and a seemingly unending string of un-billed, small time and…

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Op-Ed

A Taste of Rochester, NY’s Hip-Hop Scene

New York’s third largest city, Rochester may be synonymous to some with lilacs and homicide. Buried beneath the snow and overcast skies, however, the Flower City has a blooming hip-hop…

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Music

Self Made Vol.1…. Maybach Music Group album review

Fresh from the acclaimed Teflon Don, Rick Ross takes a stab at introducing his own cartel into the upper echelon with Maybach Music Group’s Self Made Vol.1. Ross takes a…

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