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Kwame Adu Reconciles With His Past on "Counting Losses"
April 1, 2021
"Counting Losses" is a track that is just as meditative as it is energetic.
Author:
Carter Fife
Kota The Friend and Statik Selektah Make a Run For Album of the Year Contender With 'To Kill A Sunrise'
March 31, 2021
Over 34 minutes of classic mixes that only an East Coast legend could provide, Kota refuses to hold back.
Author:
Carter Fife
'ONCE UPON A TIME' Propels Chika Into the Long-Overdue Hip-Hop Stratosphere
March 30, 2021
In her latest EP, Chika pairs ambitious flows and intimately vulnerable lyricism without ever losing her footing.
Author:
Carter Fife
Blxst Joins Forces with Drakeo The Ruler & Russ on 'Just For Clarity' EP
March 12, 2021
Blxst is back with a surprise two-track EP to reassert his status as one of LA's hottest upcoming artists.
Author:
Carter Fife
$avvy's 'Boys Wear Pearls' Is R&B's Past, Present, and Future
March 8, 2021
Nashville rapper/singer $avvy released his long-awaited debut project 'Boys Wear Pearls,' an eight-track tape featuring some of the most versatile performances and songwriting seen so far this year.
Author:
Carter Fife
Boslen's "TRIP" Is Hard-Hitting Psychedelic Hip-Hop At Its Finest
March 8, 2021
Last month, Vancouver rapper Boslen returned with "TRIP," his first single of 2021.
Author:
Carter Fife
LA Producer GYYPS Returns With Fiery New Single "Careless"
March 8, 2021
LA-based multi-instrumentalist, producer, and visual artist GYYPS returns with his newest single "Careless," releasing alongside its own eclectic visual.
Author:
Carter Fife
Aries Displays a Refreshing Optimism on "DITTO"
March 1, 2021
Genre-bending wunderkind Aries is on a roll, and his momentum shows no signs of slowing.
Author:
Maddy Quach
Issey Cross Delivers Another Formidable Pop Anthem With "Boys Make Promises"
February 26, 2021
This week, pop artist Issey Cross returns with her second single and video of 2021, "Boys Make Promises."
Author:
Carter Fife
The Invisible Hands That Changed Pop Music Forever
February 25, 2021
In honor of Black History Month, we explore the legacy of The Funk Brothers, the original hitmakers.
Author:
Krista Marina Apardian
Lo Village Offer Something "Comfortable" to Listen to in Quarantine
May 20, 2020
"With us all being in the house because of COVID 19 we wanted to give the people something to get comfortable to!"
Author:
Malc.
TOBi Finds Inspiration in Sigmund Freud for Voluptuous Single, "Sweet Poison"
February 14, 2019
"In this song, I wanted to be open with my vices to show it's a prominent part of the human experience."
Author:
Andra Nechita
Channel Tres Shouts Out His Native Compton on "Black Moses" with JPEGMAFIA
July 30, 2019
Among Compton's freshest exports is Channel Tres, who reminds everybody that the city of less than 100,000 is still the hip-hop capital of the world.
Author:
Brady Moses
bbno$'s 'good luck have fun' Will Have You Wishing You Could Stay
October 29, 2020
<i>good luck have fun</i> is the perfect dose of lyrical levity and heavy, hard-hitting rhythms.
Author:
Krista Marina Apardian
HVN's 'All Girls Go to Heaven" Is the Hip-Hop Subversion 2021 Needed
November 10, 2021
If this is your first exposure to the Houston artist, then you're in luck, because this is the perfect place to start.
Author:
Carter Fife
Phony Ppl - "Cookie Crumble." [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On
April 8, 2019
Watch a timelessly soulful jam session by Brooklyn's Phony Ppl.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Tierra Whack Is Once Again Proving Herself a Genre-Spanning Visionary
December 16, 2021
Whack consistently delivers on a multidisciplinary vision in a way that few of her peers can match.
Author:
Carter Fife
KDVSGOLIATH Proves Himself London's Best-Kept Secret on "Sad."
July 8, 2021
"Sad." sees the rising London artist make good on his alternative promise.
Author:
Alexis Vaganos
Johan Lenox, Wifisfuneral, and the Suburban Melancholy of "Bad Decisions" [Premiere]
January 17, 2020
There is a bewitching quality to the melancholy that runs rampant in Johan Lenox's music.
Author:
Maxamillion Polo
Meet boyband, the Artist Fueled By Anime, the Internet, and Emo Rap
June 29, 2021
"The internet has low-key fucked us up."
Author:
DJ Connor