In this video, we break down why the Recording Academy has never fully embraced Rocky, how hip-hop artists who push culture forward often get sidelined, and why experimentation seems to be punished…
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Written by, Eric B Thornton Twenty years is a long time to keep the underground pulse beating. For Sacha Robotti, the Berlin-bred, California-based producer who’s been a fixture on the Dirtybird roster…
A$AP Rocky calls himself “the most handsome man in the world,” but even he gets nervous when it’s time to get personal. In this episode of “Ask Me Anything,” ELLE’s October cover…
For Rolling Stone’s February 2026 cover story, #travisscott tours an 18,000-square-foot brutalist mansion in Beverly Hills owned by the founder of Oakley Sunglasses that’s for sale for $65,000,000. One of rap’s biggest…
A$AP Rocky is moving like someone who’s already seen the end credits. He talks about welcoming a third child with Rihanna, expanding the family while the rest of the world tries to…
In 1992, a teenager in New York had an idea. Despite having joined a high school band, Mark Ronson quickly pivoted from the guitar to the turntable embraced his burgeoning love of…
CREATIVE CHRONICLES: No Barrier Between Stage and Crowd: The Raw Music Photography of Magda Campagne
In this series, Frank 151 invites you on a captivating journey around the globe, providing a unique glimpse into the narratives and imaginative landscapes of individuals who are driving creativity to new heights worldwide.…
Coyote linking with B-Real and Zoe Osama on “sLAng” is pure, unfiltered West Coast pressure. No gloss, no gimmicks, just heavy bass and street talk delivered exactly how it’s meant to be…
Havoc speaks in a new interview for XXL’s Talk It Up series, powered by DistroKid, about Mobb Deep’s recently released final album, Infinite, Prodigy’s lyrics seeing into the future. AI in hip-hop,…
Punks Jordan and Johnny Rotten circa 1970. Photograph: Ray Stevenson/Rex Features There was a time when finding your people meant risking something. You risked being misunderstood. You risked getting jumped, arrested, banned from…