After years of being dismissed as a joke rapper, Riff Raff’s been on a crusade lately to prove himself as an artist without abandoning his signature style. As standout tracks from 2014’s Neon Icon and this year’s Peach Panther like “Lava Glaciers”, “Aquaberry Dolphin”, and “Carlos Slim” have proven, Riff has is a gifted lyricist, despite the fact that… Read More Riff Raff Announces ‘Balloween’ Tracklist, Drops First Single

The fourth quarter of 2016 is ushered in fairly quietly (without any of the kind of major releases we’ve come to expect every work), but the producers, rappers, and artists featured  here have all provided some incredible new music: GTA – Good Times Ahead Electronic duo GTA found most of their early acclaim remixing artists like Rick Ross and… Read More New Music Fridays: October 7th, 2016

As the third quarter of 2016 comes to a close, we’re treated to some of the year’s most anticipated albums. Check them out below: Aesop Rock & Homeboy Sandman – Lice 2: Still Buggin’ Stones Throw rapper Aesop Rock has been a celebrated lyrical mastermind since breaking out in ’98, blowing fans and critics away with… Read More New Music Fridays: September 30th, 2016

Today, I went on my Soundcloud feed and discovered “Oops”, a new song by Asher Roth and Chester French’s DA Wallach. Last week, we were hearing new music from Mibbs and Like of Pac Div, and a week before that we heard the first Cool Kids song in five years. Nowadays, when you think of the term ‘internet rap’, … Read More The Return of Internet Rap

Coming off of the worst-received album of his career (and pretty much one of the worst-received albums ever), Cudi has a lot to prove. Speeding Bullet 2 Heaven was a deeply personal album where he totally changed his entire musical style, abandoning the atmospheric sing/rap style her perfected on early albums like his Man on the Moon series and making an… Read More Kid Cudi Announces New Album Tracklist

Not a whole lot is known about the artist who goes by Francis Farewell Starlite, but he’s had a profound effect on music since starting out in 2007. Today, his music project Francis & The Lights released their first proper album, Farewell, Starlite!, for free streaming. Francis’ career has spanned nearly a decade and seen the release… Read More Listen To Francis & The Lights New Album, ‘Farewell, Starlite’

Audio Push – 90951 Cali rap duo Audio Push taught the whole world how to jerk in 2009, but never really found much fame past that (despite working with artists like Vince Staples, Isaiah Rashad, and Joey Bada$$). After dropping eleven mixtapes in the past seven years, Oktane and Price have finally dropped their debut studio… Read More New Music Fridays: September 23rd, 2016

What better to mark the last day of summer that with a new single from the King of the Fall? Toronto singer the Weeknd has returned with the “Starboy”, his first song since last year’s The Beauty Behind the Madness. The song features production from French electronic duo Daft Punk, of whom the Weeknd once stated it would be… Read More The Weeknd Debuts ‘Starboy’ Off His Forthcoming Third Album

Texas born/LA based rapper Kevin Abstract blew people away with his 2014 debut album mtv1987, an experimental rumination on his relationship with a drug addict. Released when he was just 18 years old, the album drew upon inspirations ranging from Kanye West and Kid Cudi to Frank Ocean and Tyler, the Creator, and introduced the world not… Read More Kevin Abstract Fights Heteronormativity With His New Track, ‘Empty’

Gorillaz, the British “visual band” that pairs musician Damon Albarn with visual artist Jamie Hewlett, managed to do something that few bands are able to do: they created an entirely new sound. A blend of alternative rock, electronica, and hip hop somehow translated into a Grammy-winning, platinum-selling music project that lasted over a decade. They temporarily disbanded… Read More How Damon Albarn Embraced Hip Hop