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23 hours ago

DJ Texas Trill / Phonfrm2nine / GFL Trenxhbaby / Mo Money: "Do the Ratchet"

In that pre-pandemic era, one of my favorite duos was Nuk and Mo Money, who had the livewire hustlenomics on lock.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
11 hours ago

Rapper Offset hospitalised after being shot outside Florida casino

Offset was shot in a valet area outside the Seminole Hard Rock hotel and casino, and he is being treated at a hospital and being closely monitored. The spokesperson confirmed his stable condition.
Miami Marlins
fromPitchfork
22 hours ago

10 Songs You Should Listen to Now: This Week's Pitchfork Selects Playlist

The Pitchfork Selects playlist features a variety of tracks, including Los Thuthanaka's 'Ay Kawkinpachasa? (capo-kullawada)' and Ravyn Lenae's 'Reputation' featuring Dominic Fike.
Music production
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 day ago

V. White isn't to ask the basic questions: How 'Behind the Board' podcast tells untold music stories * Brooklyn Paper

Behind the Board is a podcast by V. White that profiles music producers and their stories, rooted in Brooklyn's PNC Radio.
Startup companies
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 days ago

I founded Culture Pop in my 50s, but my youngest hires keep it relevant and fresh

Tom First founded Culture Pop, a probiotic soda brand, focusing on health-conscious consumers and achieving significant revenue growth in a competitive market.
fromBrooklynVegan
5 days ago

Knumears tell us about 5 Los Angeles bands to know

Knumears is releasing their debut album Directions on April 3, showcasing their unique sound within the Los Angeles screamo scene. The album is available through Run for Cover and Summer Shade.
London music
Graphic design
fromDesign Milk
4 days ago

F5: Alex Lerian on Live Music, a Favorite Burrito Spot, Materials + More

Alex Lerian emphasizes the importance of observation and creativity in design, advocating for intentional resets and embracing the creative void.
London politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Young people want to come together': experts respond to mass teen meet-ups in Clapham

Teenagers organized chaotic gatherings in London via social media, leading to disorder and arrests, prompting political outrage and calls for action against youth behavior.
#dance-music
SF music
fromFuncheap
4 days ago

Every Thursday: "Inner Circle" Dance Party at White Rabbit (SF)

Free weekly party featuring DJs and dance music every Thursday at White Rabbit.
SF music
fromFuncheap
4 days ago

Every Thursday: "Inner Circle" Dance Party at White Rabbit (SF)

Free weekly party featuring DJs and dance music every Thursday at White Rabbit.
SF music
fromFuncheap
4 days ago

Every Thursday: "Inner Circle" Dance Party at White Rabbit (SF)

Free weekly party featuring DJs and dance music every Thursday at White Rabbit.
SF music
fromFuncheap
4 days ago

Every Thursday: "Inner Circle" Dance Party at White Rabbit (SF)

Free weekly party featuring DJs and dance music every Thursday at White Rabbit.
Washington Wizards
fromwww.amny.com
4 days ago

NYC hoopers try to impress Tracy McGrady and Jadakiss for spot in revamped OBL | amNewYork

Tracy McGrady is rebooting the Ones Basketball League, a one-on-one basketball competition featuring teams from various cities.
Podcast
fromLos Angeles Times
6 days ago

Inside Kid Cudi's new podcast, where he offers 'Big Bro' advice and good vibes

Kid Cudi launches a podcast called 'Big Bro With Kid Cudi' to share positive conversations and connect with fans.
NYC music
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

From Brooklyn to the stage: Timi Dre brings a global sound to SOB's | amNewYork

Timi Dre blends Afrobeats, Konpa, and R&B, creating a unique sound reflective of New York's cultural diversity and energy.
Music production
fromPitchfork
1 day ago

Earl Sweatshirt / MIKE / Surf Gang: POMPEII // UTILITY

MIKE and Earl's collaboration on POMPEII // UTILITY showcases playful melodies but suffers from moments of lethargy and untapped synergy.
#new-music
fromBrooklynVegan
5 days ago
Music production

New Songs Out Today

New music releases include albums from various artists across genres, featuring singles from BLARF, Vomit Forth, Peter Gabriel, and Rostam.
fromBrooklynVegan
1 week ago
Music

New Songs Out Today

New music reviews cover various genres, featuring artists like Beth Orton and Lambrini Girls with their latest releases.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
4 days ago

New Songs Out Today

New music releases include singles from Future Teens, Ravyn Lenae, corook, and Active Child, each exploring themes of honesty, hypocrisy, and personal struggle.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
1 week ago

New Songs Out Today

New music reviews cover various genres, featuring artists like Beth Orton and Lambrini Girls with their latest releases.
LA Lakers
fromESPN.com
1 week ago

J. Cole reveals why LeBron James carried 'The Fall-Off' album in arrival

LeBron James carried J. Cole's album to get it signed for the rapper's son, who admires him as a basketball player.
Music production
fromBrooklynVegan
4 days ago

Album Reviews: Earl Sweatshirt / MIKE / Surf Gang, Thundercat, Sunn O))) & more

Andrew is on paternity leave, while notable music news includes tributes to musicians and new album releases.
Online Community Development
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

L.A. Times Concierge: 'It's hard to make friends as an adult in L.A. What are some groups I can join?'

Building adult friendships can be challenging, but social clubs and community spaces in L.A. offer opportunities for connection and shared interests.
NYC music
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.
SF music
fromKqed
5 days ago

Inside Program Audio, the Viral DJ Collective Streaming on Haight Street | KQED

Underground DJs create Program Audio, a record label and zine, to support immigrant rights through music and community engagement.
fromPitchfork
1 week ago

Watch Jim Legxacy Bop Around London in Video for New Song "IDK IDK"

Jim Legxacy's new song 'IDK IDK' is accompanied by a mixed-media video directed by Rohan Dil, featuring him and friends in London.
London music
Music
fromPitchfork
5 days ago

Slayyyter: WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA

Slayyyter's new album WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA showcases her boldness and vulnerability through chaotic, explicit hyperpop music.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

What we know (so far) about Ye's 'Bully'

'Bully' follows Ye's recent placement of a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal in which he apologized for years of antisemitic remarks and attributed his behavior to medical issues stemming from injuries he sustained in a 2002 car crash.
NYC music
fromFuncheap
3 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.
Fundraising
Portland food
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.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Earl Sweatshirt, Mike and Surf Gang: Pompeii // Utility review rap radicals' appealing study in contrasts

Earl has spent the past decade or so immersing himself in New York's underground rap scene, resulting in one of the most unique and unpredictable discographies of his generation.
Music production
SF music
fromKqed
2 weeks ago

Mxka Sings 'R&B Tumbados' for the Lover Girls | KQED

Mxka blends personal experience and cultural identity in her music, inspiring others with her journey in the Latin music scene.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
6 days ago

In Defense of the Genre: Best Punk & Emo Songs of March

Punk, emo, and hardcore music continue to evolve, with new releases showcasing innovative sounds and styles.
Venture
fromLindsey Gamble
1 month ago

Evereden Launches Generation E: Equity for Teenage Gen Alpha Creators - Lindsey Gamble

Evereden granted equity stakes to three teenage creators (ages 14-17), making them owners who participate in product development, testing, and marketing while gaining long-term financial upside and business learning opportunities.
Podcast
fromAxios
3 weeks ago

Black and Latino audiences drive podcast growth, but ownership lags

Latina and Black podcast creators must own their production and distribution to capture full revenue and secure long-term success in a platform-controlled industry.
fromPitchfork
1 week 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.
Music production
fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
2 weeks ago

Gangstagrass in Saratoga | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Gangstagrass occupies a lane that sounds unlikely on paper and surprisingly natural in practice. The collective blends bluegrass instrumentation with hip-hop rhythms, pairing banjo rolls and fiddle runs with sharp lyricism and boom-bap backbone.
NYC music
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Linea Personal sprinkles R&B soul in LP 'Todo Nada'

"It's slow music, the lyrics transmit good feeling and it's moody," said frontman Gustavo Raya Garcia following the album's release on March 26.
Music
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
24 years ago

It Was a Hangout for His 'Friends'

Matthew Perry sold his Hollywood Hills home for approximately $839,000, while also purchasing a Beverly Hills property for $3.2 million, and Devon Sawa bought a renovated Spanish-style Hollywood Hills home in the low-$900,000 range.
Music production
fromPitchfork
6 days ago

smokedope2016: THE COMEDOWN

Yung Lean's last cloud rap album marked a significant transition in his music, reflecting personal struggles and the genre's evolution.
SF real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
7 years ago

Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys snaps up a cozy Craftsman in South Pasadena

Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys purchased a 1912 Craftsman-style home in South Pasadena for $1.73 million, closing $42,000 above the asking price.
London music
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Dave review: British star transcends rapper status at hometown gig

Dave performed a sold-out O2 Arena show celebrating 10 years in music, showcasing his versatility across piano, guitar, and rap while promoting his third number-one album.
NYC music
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

Lord Sear, DJ and hip-hop radio host, dies at 52

Lord Sear, a pioneering DJ and hip-hop radio personality who worked with Eminem and shaped hip-hop culture, died at age 52.
Silicon Valley food
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

A dance party, but with caffeine: Inside the coffee rave trend

Daytime coffee and matcha raves are emerging as popular social events throughout the Bay Area, offering music, dancing, and community connection without alcohol.
Music production
from48 hills
2 weeks ago

On supergroup 1Umbrella's debut, Bay Area hip-hop reigns - 48 hills

1Umbrella is a Bay Area supergroup of five artists creating music from their deep friendship and shared experiences.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
2 weeks ago

10 New Songs Out Today

Weekly music reviews cover new albums across genres, indie releases, metal, news, premieres, and curated playlists featuring newly released songs.
Music production
fromPitchfork
2 weeks 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.
fromRAIN News
2 weeks 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.
Music production
Music
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.
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
2 weeks ago

Sound of the Week: CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso - FREE SPIRITS - KALTBLUT Magazine

The album showcases an audacious blend of trap, rock, pop, and experimental elements, all infused with a refreshing emotional honesty.
Music production
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Rockie Rode: Rockie

Rockie does kinda feel like the album Donna Hayward would make if she could pursue her musical ambitions: She'd be influenced by Julee Cruise, for sure, and probably Chromatics, and Sky Ferreira, and what could be more Badalamentian than the cloudburst of synth that opens "On Our Knees"?
NYC music
Music
fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago

M.O.P.: "Ante Up (Robbing-Hoodz Theory)"

A transformative live performance by M.O.P. at a North Carolina venue in 2000 exemplified the raw energy and cultural impact of East Coast hip-hop during a pivotal moment in rap music's evolution.
Music production
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

New York hip-hop experimentalist Elucid: I like the harmony of the city. Everybody's got a little solo'

Elucid experiences the Dream House installation's meditative drone composition, which triggers his creative process through sensory immersion and unconscious sound-to-word associations.
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.
Music
fromConsequence
4 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.
#bay-area-hip-hop
fromKqed
1 month ago
SF music

Too Short's 'Blow the Whistle' Is 20 Years Old - and Keeps Going On and On | KQED

fromKqed
1 month ago
SF music

Too Short's 'Blow the Whistle' Is 20 Years Old - and Keeps Going On and On | KQED

California
fromStreetsblog
2 months ago

Streetsblog California/Los Angeles' Podcasts Are Now Available on Spotify and Apple - Streetsblog California

Streetsblog added StreetSmart and SGV Connect to Spotify and StreetSmart to Apple Podcasts; SGV Connect and a StreetSmart AMA episode are coming soon.
Music
fromPitchfork
4 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.
fromBillboard
1 month ago

The Cool Kids Visit NYC's Lower East Side in New Video Series 'Get Off the Internet': Watch

The internet has made our worlds feel smaller. We keep up with family and friends through apps instead of phone calls or visits. We use an app to deliver our food instead of going out to eat. We shop online instead of going to the store to see and feel the things we purchase before we buy them.
NYC music
Graphic design
fromItsnicethat
2 months ago

Gabriel Amzallag (aka MC Blue Matter) is a hip-hop illustrator who balances the grind and the goof

Gabriel Amzallag creates hip-hop-rooted pop-culture illustrations and album art that blend diverse visual influences to celebrate underdogs and street culture.
Music
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.
Music
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Luci4 Unleashed a Generation of Glitchy Underground Rap

Luci4, an underground rapper who died at 23, pioneered a distinctive nightcore-influenced sound that shaped the underground music landscape during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Music
fromBrooklynVegan
1 month ago

Notable Releases of the Week (2/20)

Baby Keem ends a nearly three-year hiatus by releasing Ca$ino, announced one week prior and issued with no pre-release singles.
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.
Music
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.
#max-b
fromKqed
2 months 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.
Music
#xaviersobased
Music
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

How Mount Wilson and Calabasas roads fueled Don Toliver's new album, 'Octane'

Don Toliver's album Octane channels Mount Wilson Observatory astronomy, a 'black hole' creative process, and lifelong car obsession into an instinct-led, vehicle-themed sonic exploration.
#baby-keem
#elucid
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Spank Nitti James / Hit-Boy: "LDO (Last Day Out)"

Admittedly, I wasn't hip to Spank Nitti James until he spearheaded one of the best posse cuts of last year. Probably because I've been ducking Hit-Boy beats since King's Disease 3. But I've become a fan of his ability to balance heavy-hearted life lessons and reckless credit card swiping worthy of BlueBucksClan. On "LDO"-a thumping yet melancholic return to form for Hit-Boy-Spank splits the difference, preparing to turn himself in for an upcoming jail sentence by recounting all the cool shit that just started coming his way:
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#knocked-loose
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Bby Kell: "SPLURGINBAGS"

Chances are, if the Atlanta rapper sounds like they have a loogie stuck in their throat, I'll probably like them. B5 and Zeeball? Yep-"Heist" might be the biggest omission from our Best Rap Songs of 2025 list. Rroxket? I still listen to his zooted-out regularly. Before I get carried away, let's add Bby Kell to that list. Her new tape, Straight Pop, is cool as hell-it reminds me of Glokk40Spaz back when his bread and butter was belligerent dark plugg.
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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.
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