They Think We Ghetto: An Interview With Quadry
Caleb Catlin talks to Louisiana rapper Quadry about misconceptions of the South, homesickness and his latest album They Think We Ghetto.
A Day In The Lives Of Rx Papi And RXK Nephew
Millan Verma talks to Rochester rappers RXK Nephew and Rx Papi at their home in Georgia about conspiracy theories, God, ‘Slitherman Activated’ and much more.
That Time When Don Q Rapped Like He Belongs On Every Mt. Rushmore
On its fifth anniversary, Mano Sundaresan revisits the legendary A Boogie/Don Q Funk Flex freestyle.
Ugly Portraits: An Interview With Backxwash
Jesse Taconelli interviews the Montreal rapper-producer about her new album I LIE HERE BURIED WITH MY RINGS AND MY DRESSES.
“Just Like Pain, Just Like Love”: Black Dresses Return
Allison Harris surveys the latest (and hopefully not last) record from Black Dresses.
A Homegrown Thing: An Interview With Big Jerm
Akash Pandey and Pittsburgh producer Big Jerm look back on the highs and lows of Wiz Khalifa’s Rolling Papers and the glory days of ID Labs.
An Interview with DJ Phat
All roads on SoundCloud lead to DJ Phat. For the last half decade, the tastemaker from New Jersey has hosted countless songs by some of the platform’s most talented rap acts on his page. Virtually everyone in the current buzzing wave of Plugg and Plugg-adjacent rappers including Tony Shhnow, 10kdunkin, YTB and Surf Gang has … Read more
Get Metsmerized: The MLB’s Novelty Rap Songs
Billy Bugara dives deep into the good and mostly bad of this forgotten history.
An Interview with Lord Jah-Monte Ogbon
H.D. Angel talks to the rising Charlotte, NC rapper about local press not fucking with him, tapping in with artists across the country, and moving on from the “Best Rapper In Charlotte” label.
Music isn’t sports
Most people who appreciate music eventually start to speculate about it. “How did they make this song?” becomes “How did the song do?” Albums are suddenly not only pieces of music, they’re eras, rollouts, first week sales. Music discovery as a way to broaden taste becomes a race to who found an artist first. Some … Read more