Is it really real, son? Rob Markman would rather rock no chains than “Fake Chains”. Such is the case on the Brooklyn rapper’s latest drop, which follows the previous “100 Losses“. Over DviousMindz’s jazzy production, Rob reflects on copping his first chain, the game’s use of phony jewelry, and the fabricated imagery it projects. The […]
Stream Boldy James & Nicholas Craven’s New Collaborative Album Fair Exchange No Robbery
There are so many new rap albums out today that it’s going to be hard to process all of them. The new Freddie Gibbs and billy woods LPs are both incredible, and we’ve also got new records from Rome Streetz, Kid Cudi, YG, and Big30, too. That’s just the stuff in my must-listen list! There […]
Fort Romeau – “Hold Up”
Michael Greene, the British dance producer who makes music under the name Fort Romeau, released his album Beings Of Light earlier this year. Today, he’s followed the LP with a new standalone single called “Hold Up.” It’s a propulsive, evocative house jam with a melodic bassline and layers of synth all around it. Check it […]
Smino – “90 Proof” (Feat. J. Cole)
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from the hugely talented Chicago-via-St. Louis rapper Smino, who’s been busy on the guest-rapper circuit but who hasn’t released a record of his own since the 2020 mixtape She Already Decided. Right now, though, Smino is working on a new album called Luv 4 Rent, and he’s just […]
Stream Glitterer’s New Surprise EP Fantasy Four, Inspired By The Deaths Of Power Trip’s Riley Gale And Iron Age’s Wade Allison
Ned Russin is back today with a surprise EP under his Glitterer alias. Fantasy Four finds the Title Fight co-founder grappling with the 2020 deaths of two Texas metal icons, Power Trip’s Riley Gale and Iron Age’s Wade Allison. Russin shares more in a statement: These songs began as conscious and subconscious attempts to work […]
Stream Foreseen’s Ferocious New Thrash Opus Untamed Force
Look at that cover art! Look at it! It’s so ugly! It’s so beautiful! It’s something that the worst kid in your third-grade class might wear on an airbrushed T-shirt! And it tells you everything that you need to know about Untamed Force, the stomp-ass new album from motherfucking Foreseen. Foreseen come from Finland, a […]
Jon Hopkins, Kelly Lee Owens, Sultan + Shepard, & Jerro – “To Feel Again / Trois”
You don’t see too many dance-producer posse cuts — or, at least, you don’t see too many dance-producer posse cuts that are billed as posse cuts. But a new single brings together the talents of five different producers, and it gives all of them equal billing. It bangs pretty hard, too. The architectural English auteur […]
Stream Origami Angel’s Remarkably Pretty Surprise EP re: turn
Emo duo Origami Angel became one of the most beloved bands in their scene between the release of 2019’s Somewhere City and 2021’s double-disc opus Gami Gang. Today they’re back with a surprise EP called re: turn. The three-song set presents a softer and prettier but no less urgent Origami Angel, with the distortion scaled […]
Video: JID “Money”
Make it easy where it’s somethin’ like this. Dreamville’s JID goes from rags to riches in his new music video, “Money” Directed by Chad Tennies and Mac Grant, the East Atlanta MC recalls his humbling beginnings and the struggles of chasing the American dream as the clip depicts two young men keep it all smiles […]
Video: Wiz Khalifa “Keys To The City”
Buckle up. Still hot off the release of his Multiverse album, Wiz Khalifa’s got more new music with his “Keys To The City”. Accompanied by Ricky P, the Stacking Memories-directed video centers Wiz Khalifa delivering his braggadocious bars alongside a collection of cars, in front of a wall full of plaques, and lighting up by […]