Yung Costanza

Essays

Land of the Swag, Home of the Surf: An Anthem That Matters

If “Swag Surfin” isn’t an anthem then nothing is an anthem. Nothing. Not even that one, the one everyone is so worked up about lately.
Yung Costanza
9.2.16
Premieres

MIKEY Premieres "Ocean Drive" Remix with K Camp and Improves Your Summer

The Raleigh, NC artist makes the kind of rap & b that's very much Out Here right now.
Yung Costanza
7.14.16
My Favorite Soundtrack

'Top Gun' Still Kicks Ass and So Does the Soundtrack

On the 30th anniversary of Tom Cruise's most iconic role, one writer looks back at the glory of "Danger Zone," "You've Lost That Loving Feeling," and, of course, "Take My Breath Away."
Yung Costanza
5.16.16
Deep Ass Questions

How Did Kanye West End Up $53 Million in Debt? A Line-by-Line Estimate

Kanye West claimed on Twitter he has amassed $53 million dollars in personal debt. Many wondered how this is possible. Maybe it was all the rare feathers?
Yung Costanza
2.14.16
'Tis the Season

On Dabber, On Dasher: We Reviewed 2 Chainz's Dabbin Santa iPhone Game

2 Chainz has released a full array of Dabbing Santa apparel and an iPhone game. We flexed our dabbing muscles and tried it out.
Yung Costanza
12.21.15
2005 week

Wait 'Til You See This List: A Tribute to the Gloriously Horny Songs of 2005

2005, baby: What a time to be alive and trying to fuck.
Yung Costanza
9.16.15
Op-Eds

Nicki, Taylor, and What We Talk About When We Talk About Diversity

Whether Nicki Minaj is deserving of a VMA Video of the Year nomination is besides the point.
Yung Costanza
7.24.15
Pitchfork Festival 2015

Meet Really Rakiya, the 9-Year-Old Rapper Spitting in Your Face Outside of Pitchfork Music Festival

She kicks ass.
Yung Costanza
7.19.15
Remembering Things

Memoirs from a Young Scrub: How TLC Almost Ruined My Life Before It Started

TLC gave the world a scrub checklist, and, as an eighth grader with braces who thought I was fly, I met several of the criteria.
Yung Costanza
2.27.15