Born and raised in Harlem, New York, Daheem Salley grew up in an environment where basketball and music often felt like the only ways to imagine a different future. As the oldest…
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The deep-tech roller that soundtracked Carl Cox’s viral “final boss” walk at a French château is finally out. It’s good enough to outlast the clip that made it famous. Written by Eric…
Written by Eric B. Thornton Insomniac brings the SoCal producer’s biggest headline show yet to the Hollywood Palladium on November 27th, with LA electro pioneer Egyptian Lover and riser Blank Sense sharing…
By Eric B. Thornton The first thing that hits you on Pussy Riot’s debut album CYKA is how clean everything sounds. Glossy synths. Programmed drums. Sugary topline melodies riding underneath Russian-language lyrics about…
The LA duo’s Pride Month tribute is a genuine summer anthem — sunshine grooves on top, something nastier underneath. Written by Eric B. Thornton Some artists make music to fill dance floors,…
50 Cent has spent years as a common thorn in the side of both Rick Ross and T.I., and now Hip-Hop heads are reading between the bars. The Southern rap heavyweights connect…
Written by: Marcellus Northington-Winston Mental mind mapping can be a skeptical, yet deeply profound, way to build critical thinking skills while simultaneously expanding one’s understanding of seemingly unrelated concepts. One of these…
Rap Dynasty explores the rise of Chief Keef, tracing a path from early days in Chicago to the establishment of a vast California-based business and lifestyle brand. This look into a musical…
Explore the formative years of Kendrick Lamar in Compton during the 1980s and 1990s. War in Cali examines how the neighborhood environment and local street affiliations shaped personal development and influenced the…
Benny Blanco & Lil Dicky break down their GOAT pop artist, love song, blunt etiquette, plus the Greatest of All Time collaborator. This is GOAT Talk, a show where we ask today’s…