Over the past few years, the New Jersey rapper Fatboi Sharif has made a name for himself with a vivid, disorienting, utterly unique sound. Sharif, a Stereogum Artist To Watch in 2021, delivers mordant lyrics in a stretched-out, theatrical mutter, and he favors eerie, experimental, minor-key productions. Sharif playful and charismatic, but he’s also driven […]
Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry Announces 2023 Solo Tour
Lauren Mayberry is going solo. In a note to fans, the Chvrches vocalist says she’s not quitting the band that made her famous, whose “story has many more pages yet to be written.” But the Glaswegian singer been working on solo music, and today she announced her first solo tour. “For a long time, I […]
Denzel Curry – “Blood On My Nikez”
Last year, the massively influential Florida rapper Denzel Curry released his very good album Melt My Eyez, See Your Future. In the past few months, he’s covered Erykah Badu on a live-in-studio Spotify release and headlined the hardcore-centric UK festival Outbreak. Now, Curry is teasing 13LOOD 1N + 13LOOD OUT RELOADED, the apparent sequel to […]
Dreamwell – “Obelisk Of Hands”
The Providence “emo post skramz” band Dreamwell released their album Modern Grotesque in early 2021. They’ve signed to Prosthetic Records and will follow it up this fall with In My Saddest Dreams, I Am Beside You. Vocalist KZ Staska shared a statement on the new LP: We invested an insane amount of detail and care […]
Video: Denzel Curry “13LOOD ON MY NIKEZ”
Watch the kicks. After a relatively quiet year, Denzel Curry dusts off his sneaks and checks in with his latest drop, “13LOOD ON MY NIKEZ” In the accompanying video directed by Omar Jones, centers the Carol City, Florida rapper amid his crew, vehicles burning rubber, a series of bloody scenes. “Opposite of snakes, you’re the […]
Fat Tony & Taydex – “Make A Baby”
For his new album I Will Make A Baby In This Damn Economy, Houston rapper Fat Tony teamed up with the Los Angeles producer Taydex. They shared a pair of singles from the album last month, and today they’re back with its closest thing to a title track. “Make A Baby” matches funky bass with […]
Vagabon – “Do Your Worst”
Vagabon has a new album on the way, Sorry I Haven’t Called, which includes the singles “Carpenter” and “Can I Talk My Shit?” Today, she’s back with a new song called “Do You Want,” which comes attached to a music video Angela Ricciardi. “I was nestled in the German countryside when Teo Halm, who co-produced […]
BTS’ Jungkook Covers Oasis In The Radio One Live Lounge
Earlier this month, BTS member Jungkook released his debut solo single, “Seven,” which featured the Atlanta rapper Latto. Earlier today, Jungkook stopped by the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and, after performing his new single, he broke out a cover of Oasis’ 2005 single “Let There Be Love.” Check the performance below.
A$AP Rocky – “Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n)” (Prod. Pharrell)
Way back in 2021, A$AP Rocky was talking about his big plans for his next album, the follow-up to 2018’s Testing. He was supposedly working on a bunch of tracks with Morrissey. Maybe he still is! Who knows! Rocky’s next album hasn’t materialized, but he’s evidently still a big enough name to headline major rap […]
Rap Radar Podcast: Key Glock
It’s Glizock! Photos: Kenya Frank Key Glock is a young OG. At 25 years old, the Memphis native already has a catalogue that rivals his elders. Recently, he repackaged his album Glockoma 2 and wrapped it’s eponymous tour. And though still mourning the passing of his mentor and cousin Young Dolph, Glock is carrying the […]