2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (401+ words) For decades, the West Coast hip-hop playbook has basically been split down the middle: you’re either getting trunk-rattling anthems built for street politics, or that smooth, sun-soaked riding music made for cruising down the 110. But on Westside Roses, Carson’s own…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (895+ words) According to Noah, he and Kodak connected for a live video via a mutual connection…immediately, my brain said, “How did this Hacksaw Jim Duggan-looking cat link up with Kodak Black?!” Hear the story directly from Noah in the interview…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (168+ words) Jackboy Embraces His Haitian Heritage With New Album I Can’t Do No Wrong, Out Now via 1804 Records / EMPIRE Inspired by the Spirit of His Revolutionary Hero, Toussaint L’Ouverture, Who Appears on the Album Artwork, the Haitian-American Rapper Mixes Snapping Flows…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (219+ words) Known for treating every release as a fully realized world rather than simply a collection of songs, Cruel Santino once again expands the boundaries of contemporary African music, blending genre, visual storytelling, and culture into a singular creative vision. Meanwhile,…...

3+ week, 15+ hour ago   (660+ words) I’ve heard Slim sing more times than I can count. I knew the records, the voice and what happened when the right 112 song came through the speakers and an entire room suddenly remembered every word. What I didn’t know was…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1473+ words) Something is fitting about meeting Syleena Johnson inside a recording studio. Johnson knows that space well. Yet sitting across from The Hype Magazine’s Gabby J, Johnson does not carry herself like someone waiting for a career retrospective. “This is too…...