The Long Beach R&B singer Givēon has had a fast rise in the last couple of years, thanks to a couple of prominent Drake collaborations and an appearance on Justin Bieber’s chart-topping single “Peaches.” But Givēon’s music is a whole lot more low-key than his resume implies. Givēon released two EPs last year, and Epic […]
Stream Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine’s New Album A Beginner’s Mind
Folky Sufjan is back, baby! Following last year’s electronics-heavy The Ascension and this year’s instrumental ambient-leaning Convocations, Sufjan Stevens is returning to his acoustic guitar roots with A Beginner’s Mind, a full-length collaboration with Los Angeles musician (and Asthmatic Kitty signee) Angelo De Augustine. The 14 songs on A Beginner’s Mind came from a month […]
Westside Gunn – “The Fly Who Couldn’t Fly Straight” (Feat. Tyler, The Creator)
Last month, Buffalo rap overlord Westside Gunn continued with his endless Hitler Wears Hermes mixtape series, releasing the new installment Hitler Wears Hermes 8: Sincerely Adolf, which featured guest appearances from stars like Lil Wayne and Jadakiss. For all his success, you would think that that Gunn would’ve figured out that invoking Hitler in his […]
Amber Mark – “What It Is”
Over four years after we named her an Artist To Watch, New York R&B dance-pop singer Amber Mark has finally announced the details of her official debut album. Entitled Three Dimensions Deep, it’ll feature 17 tracks separated into three acts: WITHOUT, WITHHELD, and WITHIN. “Three Dimensions Deep is a musical journey of what questions you […]
Stream One Step Closer’s Stunning Debut Album This Place You Know
The Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania straight-edge band One Step Closer have been one of the most exciting things in hardcore ever since they released their 2019 EP From Me To You. The band writes huge, crashing, anthemic songs about personal apocalypse, drawing on the work of bands like Turning Point and Title Fight. Their sound is melodic, […]
Janelle Monáe – “Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)”
Ahead of International Daughter’s Day on Sunday, Janelle Monáe has released the new single “Say Her Name (Hell You Talmbout)” in collaboration with the African American Policy Forum’s #SayHerName Mothers Network, a community of mothers and family members of Black women, girls, and femmes killed by police. A follow-up to “Hell You Talmbout,” the protest […]
Nick Cave – “Shyness”
In recent years, Nick Cave has always been up to something or another, and has released music at a fairly prolific clip. But he’s really been up to a lot this year. He and Warren Ellis released the great Carnage, he was cast as a forest in a Shakespeare production, he announced he’d be teaming […]
Video: Dorrough Music Ft. Sauce Walka “Hit A Lick”
Big hitta. Dorrough Music and Sauce Walka’s flexing on the haters in the video to their latest collaboration. Waking up from his lush pad, the Dallas rapper pulls up in a fleet of cars at a gas station and Williams Chicken, before hitting the waters with Sauce Walka and a plethora of bikini-clad eye-candy.
Video: Covaboy Ft. Tracie Josephine “Certain”
Guess who’s here. Covaboy meets the family in the latest video off his recent Silver City (Deluxe). Inspired by the romantic-comedy film Just Married, the Maryland rapper details new love while meeting the siblings of his girlfriend.
BIA Ft. G Herbo “Besito”
Pucker up. BIA takes it international with “Besito”, her new single featuring G Herbo. On the latin-inspired record, BIA flexes her espanol, while G Herbo keeps it street for the mamacitas. The track follows BIA’s “Whole Lotta Money” featuring Nicki Minaj, and are both off her upcoming For Certain (Deluxe).