Ahead of Robert Glasper's Blue Note residency, Lara Gamble catches up with him on early inspirations, iconic collaborations and what's next.
| “That Style of Sound Could Be Placed at Any Time:” A Retrospective Interview With Lunice | October 14, 2021 |
Son Raw connects with the Montreal producer to discuss his career, TNGHT, Kanye collaborations and more.
| “We Opened That Gate of Get Fly, Get Money:” An Interview With AZ | October 13, 2021 |
16 years after his debut studio album, AZ delivers 'Do or Die 2.' He joins Zilla to talk Quiet Money philosophy, the next generation and more.
| “This Was a Letter to All the Other MCs”: Freestyle Fellowship’s ‘To Whom It May Concern’ | October 7, 2021 |
Fellowship releasing this project on vinyl in '91 helped kick off the independent record movement that came to dominate the creative side of hip-hop culture.
Drippin So Pretty's fascination about life after death isn't a morose reflection but one that’s natural for someone whose life has been interspersed with repeated tragedy.
| “You Fear What You May Find in the Mirror:” An Interview With Lukah | September 24, 2021 |
The Memphis veteran talks to Dash Lewis about the many sides of Memphis and his mission to heal.
| Big Sad 1900 Puts On For West LA’s La Cienega Heights | September 23, 2021 |
Big Sad has gained a large and sturdy following, bridging the gap between New LA and the gangbanging, G-Funk era of the 90’s.
Dome of Doom Records has been a central player in the LA beat scene for the past decade. Now the imprint celebrates with a thirty-track reflection.
| The Secret Ingredients to ‘Gumbo’!’: An Interview with Pink Siifu | September 17, 2021 |
The Alabama rapper/producer/polymath set out to record a greatest hits album, and he may have done just that on his latest.
| “If It’s Potent, It’s Potent:” An Interview With UDABABY | September 15, 2021 |
On the duo's debut album, the sew the intertwining histories of hip-hop, literature, and Black Chicagoland.
