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4 days ago

Thaiboy Digital Details New Album Paradise

Thaiboy Digital's first album in four years showcases a collaboration with the Swedish production collective Swedm, featuring contributions from Varg2™, Eurohead, and Jamesjamesjames.
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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

I Went to a Hip-Hop Streamer Convention and All I Got Was This Piece of Content

Twitch streamer Tylil James captivates fans at MVP Arena with viral dance performances, showcasing the intersection of online fame and live entertainment.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
1 week ago

New Songs Out Today

New music releases include albums from Guided by Voices, Courtney Barnett, Joe Pernice, and Accessory, showcasing diverse genres and collaborations.
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fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago
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Jay-Z won't apologize for being a billionaire

Jay-Z emphasizes that his success is about thriving within the capitalist system, not selling out or exploiting others.
fromPitchfork
1 week ago
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Jay-Z Opens Up About Kendrick-Drake Beef in Rare Interview

Jay-Z reflects on hip-hop culture, the impact of stan culture, and the evolution of rap beefs in the age of social media.
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fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Jay-Z Opens Up About Kendrick-Drake Beef in Rare Interview

Jay-Z reflects on hip-hop culture, the impact of stan culture, and the evolution of rap beefs in the age of social media.
fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

First Annual "Boogie Down Brisbane" Hip-Hop Benefit (2026)

Community members of all ages are invited to gather for the first annual Boogie Down Brisbane, a hip hop benefit concert, that will showcase a vibrant, family-friendly lineup of hip hop music, art, activities, and community solidarity on Saturday, March 21, 2026, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
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fromPortland Monthly
3 weeks ago

Ripping the City with Bocha, Portland's Genre-Bending Rapper

Bocha blends blog-era hip-hop influences with Bay Area sounds to create a fresh West Coast style while strategically building cohesive visual worlds around his projects and collaborations.
fromRAIN News
1 week ago

iHeartMedia / Tik Tok alliance sought to reinvent album releases

The initiative aspires to create 'a new blueprint for artist launches moving forward.' This partnership integrates fan interaction, live broadcast distribution, and platform-native amplification.
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fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago

The 2Slimey Roundtable

An underground hip-hop competition centered on distorted, apocalyptic interpretations of Playboi Carti's rage rap style has produced 2Slimey, a 20-year-old Oklahoma rapper whose significance remains debated among critics.
Marketing
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

CoreWeave's new AI investment: Chance the Rapper

CoreWeave launches its first major brand campaign featuring Chance the Rapper to position itself as an AI cloud leader amid investor scrutiny of AI spending.
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fromConsequence
3 weeks ago

MIKE, Earl Sweatshirt, and SURF GANG Announce New Double Album, Reveal Upcoming Tour Dates

MIKE, Earl Sweatshirt, and SURF GANG release POMPEII // UTILITY, a 33-track double album, with accompanying 'Home on the Range' tour beginning April 24th.
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fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago

Flying Lotus: BIG MAMA

Flying Lotus releases BIG MAMA, a seven-song EP attempting to revive his earlier frantic energy, but the project fails to recapture the innovation and inspiration of his best work.
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fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

8 New Songs Out Today

Weekly music reviews cover new albums across genres, indie releases, metal, news, premieres, and curated playlists featuring newly released songs.
fromConsequence
1 month ago

BTS's New Album Was Made with Tame Impala, Diplo, JPEGMAFIA, Flume & More

Tame Impala is credited as a writer and producer on the track "Merry Go Round." Diplo is listed as a writer and producer on multiple songs, including "Body Body" and "FYA," with JPEGMAFIA joining him on the latter. Mike WiLL Made-It contributed to "2.0" and "Aliens," while additional collaborators include Teezo Touchdown, Flume, and El Guincho.
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fromKqed
1 month ago

Ruby Ibarra Took Center Stage at San Francisco Music Week | KQED

Ruby Ibarra, NPR Tiny Desk Contest winner, emphasizes that overnight success requires long-term dedication and that motherhood and artistic pursuits can coexist authentically.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Hip hop faces its midlife crisis

Hip hop's cultural dominance has sharply declined, losing 24% sales share and 19% streaming share since 2023, with few emerging artists capable of sustaining mainstream relevance after Kendrick Lamar's 2024 peak.
Venture
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

After 3 years of forcing myself to love venture capital, I quit and became a silent disco DJ in Bali

A 28-year-old quit venture capital to start a silent disco company in Bali, overcoming fear and imposter syndrome to build an events business.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
2 months ago

Rapper Philip Bank$ on Hyphy kids, cops, and growing up Black in Oakland

Oakland rapper Philip Bank$ channels deep local knowledge and community collaboration into his debut solo album East Bay Times, rooted in Oakland history and activism.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago

Indonesia 'conditionally' lifts ban on Grok | TechCrunch

Indonesia lifted a conditional ban on xAI's Grok after X outlined service improvements and misuse-prevention steps, with reinstatement possible if further violations occur.
SF music
fromKqed
1 month ago

Five Top-Tier Bay Area Rappers Unite Under '1 Umbrella' | KQED

1 Umbrella unites 22nd Jim, Lil Bean, Lil Yee, Zaybang and ALLBLACK to blend hyphy roots with contemporary fashion and car culture.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Musician and film-maker Flying Lotus: The whole lo-fi beats thing has become like Starbucks music'

Kendrick Lamar pairs lyrical genius with precise production instincts, making close collaboration a rare, career-elevating creative meeting.
fromKqed
1 month ago

LaRussell Signs with Jay-Z's Roc Nation | KQED

Last month, LaRussell announced his signing of a "project deal" with San Francisco label EMPIRE, one of the music industry's largest and most powerful independent labels and distributors. In 2023, he announced a deal with Live Nation for select concert dates. Both deals, LaRussell indicated, allowed him to make decisions on his own terms. The Roc Nation announcement comes after images of a late January meeting between LaRussell and Jay-Z were shared online.
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fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Sk8star: "Yeannn" [ft. Teezus]

Atlanta's ØWay collective channels chameleonic, Auto-Tuned YSL-style rap led by Sk8star, Tezzus, and collaborators, blending Southern slang innovation with trap production.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

Notable Releases of the Week (2/6)

BV Weekly covers recent music news including the Grammys, Record Store Day exclusives, highlighted new albums, and notable indie picks.
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Kane West: western beats

What does Comic Sans sound like? What does it feel like? And is it actually kinda good? These were the questions ever-present in the minds of early PC Music acts like Kero Kero Bonito's Gus Bonito, who, to this day, performs DJ sets in front of a strobing projection of his moniker Kane West in the notorious font.
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fromPitchfork
1 month ago

10 Songs You Should Listen to Now

The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we're sharing what our writers are playing obsessively and highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff's favorite new music.
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fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Ralphie Choo Drops New Songs "Tentacion" and "Rocco"

Madrid singer-producer and Rusia IDK leader Ralphie Choo has two new songs out today. Below, listen to "Rocco" and check out a lo-fi music video shot on a yacht to accompany the smooth jazz-indebted "Tentación."
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fromFortune
2 months ago

Meet Bad Bunny: Super Bowl headliner who used to work at a grocery store. The son of a truck driver and English teacher turned SoundCloud superstar | Fortune

Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show on Feb. 8, with Green Day also slated to perform.
Music
fromDefector
2 months ago

Is Mainstream Rap Dead Or Does It Need Another 2011? | Defector

The best rap thrives outside Top 40 and mainstream radio, demanding active digging because pop charts and nostalgia-driven narratives misrepresent the genre's vitality.
Music
fromConsequence
1 month ago

Tame Impala Recruits JENNIE For "Dracula" Remix

Tame Impala released a new version of "Dracula" featuring BLACKPINK's Jennie as the third single from Kevin Parker's fifth album.
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