In this essay, critic Shamira Ibrahim writes about Harlem rapper Max B and how his music binds the past, present, and future ...

Slayyyter chats with The FADER about her coming album 'WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA' (out March 27 via RECORDS/Columbia), her St. Louis roots and reaching a new career peak.

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Lil Hawa first popped up on my radar back in 2024, when Lil Uzi Vert shouted her out on “Lyft Em Up” off Eternal Atake 2: ...

After a decade-plus producing for Young Thug and Drake, Supah Mario decided it was time for jazz (and a mixtape with ...

Ahead of his first album in seven years, 'Heaven Ain't Earned,' Choker discusses his rise, experiencing loss, and his new project about grief.

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Chappell Roan departs Wasserman as other artists demand CEO resign over his emails with Ghislaine Maxwell in the Epstein files.

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Justin Bieber performed "Yukon" at the 2026 Grammys. The performance was stripped down, literally. Bieber came on stage, alone, shirtless and in boxers to perform his SWAG hit with a drum machine that ...

Mikey Alfred tells the story behind Illegal Civilization’s new film, Summer of ’17 The rising director tells the story behind Illegal Civilization's new film, Summer of '17, and what he learned ...

Veeze and Rylo Rodriguez might be the coolest mainstream rappers alive, even if they aren’t household names quite yet. Though their voices, metaphors, and typical beat selection seem to represent ...