JACOB MOORE - Interview

Right now, the norm is for labels to make decisions based on data. And they've all got access to more data than ever before, so it turns into a science. They look at the trajectory of streaming numbers and social media followings, and they avoid artist development...

RUFF CRIMINAL - Interview

Name credit goes to the Wu-Tang Name Generator (the same one that named Donald Glover “Childish Gambino)...

ME OH MYRIORAMA - Interview

There's a lot of concern about fame and popularity within consumer culture in Superflat, and I believe these are often domains of extreme levels of toxic objectification...

YUNG SKRRT - Interview

I manically decided to go to McDonalds, went on Instagram live and was just screaming the idea over and over, got back home still live and recorded it all to a click track, no beat, then made the beat after. A crazy moment that everyone from Anthony Fantano, to T-Pain, to Knxwledge reacted to and enjoyed thoroughly...

RẮN CẠP ĐUÔI - Interview

Ngủ ngày ngay ngày tận thế (we shorthand it as N4T2) is sort of the culmination of what was the past 3 years (2017-2020) because of how we record our work...

FAX GANG - Interview

The sound selection in some of the instrumentals were really unique and haven’t heard anything like it in some of the previous projects like space requiem, spiral, and four walls. shellboy has some new style melodies/flows on this project that i haven’t heard them use before like on no evil and guardian angel...

DJ SABRINA THE TEENAGE DJ - Interview

I was just looking for the worst DJ name that could ever go on a club poster, I tried some mock-ups with many different ideas, but this definitely stood out worse than any of the others...

FIRE-TOOLZ - Interview

Nature, spirituality, my every-day life experience. Emotions, interpretations of experiences. Theology, psychology, physics. My cats. Weather patterns. The mystery of life...

@RAPTALKSK - Interview

I sort of didn’t believe it when I saw it. I found out when someone direct messaged me saying something about a quote tweet...

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SATANISM & MORAL PANIC - In The Music Industry

If you have had the displeasure of reading through Doja Cat's Instagram comments in the last couple of months, you can see thousands of individuals criticizing Doja Cat for her apparent demonic possession or ties to Satan...

Articles
Articles
NFR PODCAST - Interview

Nearly every Thursday night, we would park our cars at Comps and have a listening party for which ever rap album we chose to listen to when the clock struck midnight...

Interviews
Interviews
BIG UP MENACE X - Interview

BIG UP MENACE X stands for "beautifully uplifting minds unknowingly" So that is a necessary measure I tend to take every second uplifting thyself to reflect with the select few who get it

Interviews
Interviews
ANTHONY FANTANO - Interview

Anthony Fantano is a music review guy from the Internet and everything you need to know is just that he does that. That's the thing that he does. That's his job. That's his work...

Interviews
Interviews
KENNY BEATS - Pandemonium Tour

I want to strongly discern that Kenny is not only a skilled multi-disciplinary musician, but someone I see as a generational talent...

Events
Events
SMALL CRUSH - Hellmode Tour

I knew that Jeff Rosenstock was going to have a good opener for his tour, so I decided to show up right as the doors opened. Small Crush was first to take stage...

Events
Events
((( O ))) - Interview

I was in a headspace where I wanted a name that represents the closest to my essence. The symbol ((( O ))) represents energy, life-force, what we all have...

Interviews
Interviews
THAYERPERIOD. - Interview

“Would You Trade Your Hands For Wings?” That’s really the question isn’t it, would you?

Interviews
Interviews
NILE RODGERS & CHIC - Red Rocks

Nile has credits on Daft Punk's 'Get Lucky,' Madonna's 'Like a Virgin,' and 'Let's Dance,' by David Bowie, which doesn't even scratch the surface of his thousands of credits...

Events
Events
KNOCK2 - Interview

My biggest inspiration definitely comes from my friendships and the people I surround myself with...

Interviews
Interviews

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