From the Site

Watch Blinged-Out Smino Deal Jewelry In New "KLINK" Music Video

Watch Blinged-Out Smino Deal Jewelry In New "KLINK" Music Video

June 6, 2019 The sparkly bling that surrounds Smino reflects his new attitude of, "just having fun and living off [his] own confidence."
Author: Miranda Hyman
rap
Channel Tres Is Underground Dance Music's New Star [NEW ARTIST DISCOVERY]

Channel Tres Is Underground Dance Music's New Star [NEW ARTIST DISCOVERY]

June 5, 2019 Home to the same label that brought us the likes of Shamir and Yaeji, Channel Tres' mark in dance music feels assured.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
GoldLink's Plethora of Summer Projects Further Unfolds with "Joke Ting"

GoldLink's Plethora of Summer Projects Further Unfolds with "Joke Ting"

June 3, 2019 As if he wasn't already busy enough, Goldlink was just announced as an opener for Tyler, The Creator's  'IGOR' tour this fall.
Author: Jessica Myers
rap
Yung Gravy's 'Sensational' Has No Right Being This Good

Yung Gravy's 'Sensational' Has No Right Being This Good

June 3, 2019 Despite the neon pink disco ball, cheetah, and Mario Kart - esque rainbow road that graces his debut album cover, Yung Gravy is no joke.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
rap
Koffee Sets "Rapture" Ablaze With Remix Feat. Govana

Koffee Sets "Rapture" Ablaze With Remix Feat. Govana

May 31, 2019 Meet the Jamaica native who writes meteoric hip-hop/reggae crossover hits that are as fiery as her home nation's cuisine.
Author: Brady Moses
Mod Sun Chats Sobriety, Lessons Learned, and "I Remember Way Too Much" [PREMIERE + Q&A]

Mod Sun Chats Sobriety, Lessons Learned, and "I Remember Way Too Much" [PREMIERE + Q&A]

May 31, 2019 Harnessing the creative energy that had always lived inside of him, Mod Sun traded his rags for riches and his currency? Art.
Author: Jessica Thomas
rap
Deb Never's  "Ugly" Is for Anyone Who Has Ever Been in a Toxic Relationship

Deb Never's  "Ugly" Is for Anyone Who Has Ever Been in a Toxic Relationship

May 29, 2019 Never is an openly queer Asian-American making waves in the punk-meets-emo-meets-rap realm.
Author: Alissa Arunarsirakul
emo
Steve Lacy Cements Himself as a Funk Revivalist & R&B Savant with 'Apollo XXI'

Steve Lacy Cements Himself as a Funk Revivalist & R&B Savant with 'Apollo XXI'

May 28, 2019 The Compton native's music is akin to coming home to your parents' records playing in the living room on a sublime summer day - familiar, novel, and inviting.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
R&B
AUGUST 08 - "Father Issues" [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On

AUGUST 08 - "Father Issues" [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On

May 22, 2019 Rising R&B artist AUGUST 08 stands as 88rising's secret weapon.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
R&B
Khary Presents A Perfectly Weird Assessment On Growing Up in "Elmer's Single + Video   [PREMIERE]

Khary Presents A Perfectly Weird Assessment On Growing Up in "Elmer's Single + Video   [PREMIERE]

May 21, 2019 "...we'll all have to say goodbye to our former selves but it's ok to cry a little along the way."  
Author: Jessica Thomas
rap
Easy Life Transmutes the Mundane into the Glamorous with 'Houseplants'

Easy Life Transmutes the Mundane into the Glamorous with 'Houseplants'

May 20, 2019 While it's exceedingly difficult to confine Easy Life's music to one specific genre, nothing describes the group's sound more flawlessly than its name.
Author: Brady Moses
4 Moments of Enlightenment From Kota the Friend's 'FOTO'

4 Moments of Enlightenment From Kota the Friend's 'FOTO'

May 20, 2019 The 19-track album is chock-full of wisdom and inspiration, making us sure that Kota the Friend is the modern day musical Yoda.
Author: Jessica Thomas
rap
R&B
slowthai's 'Nothing Great About Britain' Is the Only Good Thing About Living in a Post-Brexit World

slowthai's 'Nothing Great About Britain' Is the Only Good Thing About Living in a Post-Brexit World

May 20, 2019 This album resounds like a momentous wake-up call for a nation, as well as the debut of a new force in the English rap game.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
Duckwrth Aims for the Throne in 'THE FALLING MAN'

Duckwrth Aims for the Throne in 'THE FALLING MAN'

May 17, 2019 'THE FALLING MAN' sees Duckwrth embarking on a metaphysical journey for the throne only for that venture to manifest as a realized outing of one of hip-hop's most radical figures.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
rap
C.S. Armstrong Is Creating Timeless Rhythm And Blues [NEW ARTIST DISCOVERY]

C.S. Armstrong Is Creating Timeless Rhythm And Blues [NEW ARTIST DISCOVERY]

May 16, 2019 The road to where C.S. Armstrong is now has been a long and winding one but proves an unparalleled conviction to his craft.
Author: Chuck Ramos
Yeek Does Not Waste a Moment in the Impressive 'IDK WHERE'

Yeek Does Not Waste a Moment in the Impressive 'IDK WHERE'

May 13, 2019 Yeek is thriving in a genreless era.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
umi
Pell Indulges in "Too Much Of A Good Thing" + Announces Final Album of Trilogy

Pell Indulges in "Too Much Of A Good Thing" + Announces Final Album of Trilogy

May 13, 2019 Keep both eyes peeled for Pell's highly anticipated and final installment to his trilogy, 'Gravity,' due June 21.    
Author: Jessica Thomas
rap
Chase Atlantic Paints a Kaleidoscopic Picture of Lust and Love in "HER"

Chase Atlantic Paints a Kaleidoscopic Picture of Lust and Love in "HER"

May 10, 2019 "Welcome to a whole new era."
Author: Maxamillion Polo
pop
her
'Dissect' Podcast Host Cole Cuchna on Taking a Critical Lens to  Tyler, the Creator and Kanye's Sunday Service [Q&A]

'Dissect' Podcast Host Cole Cuchna on Taking a Critical Lens to  Tyler, the Creator and Kanye's Sunday Service [Q&A]

May 8, 2019 You need to be listening to 'Dissect.'
Author: Maxamillion Polo
Jozzy Takes Us into the Writing Session for "Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)"  
[ANATOMY OF A SONG]

Jozzy Takes Us into the Writing Session for "Old Town Road (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)"   [ANATOMY OF A SONG]

May 7, 2019 Get to know the songwriter who merged the hip hop & country spheres by writing Billy Ray Cyrus's verse on Lil Nas X's "Old Town Road Remix."
Author: Anna Scholfield
Dave B Urges Us To Disconnect in Order to Connect in "CPU LUV"

Dave B Urges Us To Disconnect in Order to Connect in "CPU LUV"

May 3, 2019 "Love me like you do your computer, love."
Author: Alyssa Yung
r&b
rap
BURNS Enlists Sabrina Claudio and A$AP Rocky for a Moment of Unparalleled "Energy"

BURNS Enlists Sabrina Claudio and A$AP Rocky for a Moment of Unparalleled "Energy"

April 30, 2019 You will be hearing "Energy" a lot this summer and beyond.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
R&B
Kevin Abstract's 'ARIZONA BABY' Is the Rap Album We've Needed for Ages

Kevin Abstract's 'ARIZONA BABY' Is the Rap Album We've Needed for Ages

April 26, 2019 Rap and the gay experience have historically existed at odds, but in ARIZONA BABY, being an openly gay man builds the emotional crux for an album poised to go down as one of 2019's crowning achievements in hip-hop.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
rap
Pell Raps His Way to Self-Love in One-Take "Bitch Ass" Video

Pell Raps His Way to Self-Love in One-Take "Bitch Ass" Video

April 26, 2019 "I wanted more raw and focused energy so that people could hear the words and have to watch me say them."
Author: Alissa Arunarsirakul
rap
Dounia - "LOWKEY GRL" [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On

Dounia - "LOWKEY GRL" [Live + Interview] | All Eyes On

April 24, 2019 All eyes are on Dounia, the forward-thinking voice of a generation.
Author: Maxamillion Polo
R&B