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Long before he was a motherfuckin’ starboy, The Weeknd and his XO camp literally had to steal food to keep their dreams alive. That was one of many nuggets revealed last Friday during In-HXOUSE Conversations, the latest in a panel series by HXOUSE, XO Records’ creative incubator. “I remember when we were coming up, we […]
Fraser T Smith is one the UK’s leading producers, songwriters and composers, who has been involved with some of your favourite songs and albums. Smith has worked alongside the biggest names in pop, such as Adele, Sam Smith and Florence & The Machine, but some might say his contributions to British rap and grime has been the most impactful. […]
Long before he was a deoderant pitchman or syndicated talent show host or Greek-yogurt-obsessed lieutenant on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Terry Crews was in Toronto. To be more specific, he was in the 6ix because that’s where Platinum, the first TV series he ever acted in, was shot. He essentially played a hoodlum—and not even a funny one. You […]
In hip-hop, it’s common practice to display pride in your hometown or neighborhood in your lyrics. Yet, one Saudi Arabian rapper is facing prison time for making a record that highlights the city of Mecca. A young woman rapper named Asayel Slay created a rap song called “Girl of Mecca.” In the lyrics, she praises women from the […]
In Quebec, everybody “fouettes.” High school kids fouette. Athletes fouette. Influencers fouette. People get tattoos saying fouette. Few, if any of them, have ever actually done it. In French, fouette means to whip, but thanks to Laval rapper Tizzo and his ubiquitous 2018 single “On Fouette,” the expression has taken on a life of its […]
You might recognise the name Nana Rogues as being the London-based producer behind hits like Drake’s “Passionfruit”, Dave’s “Streatham” and Section Boyz’s “Trapping Ain’t Dead”, but now he’s jumping in the booth to lay down some bars of his own. Following on from his November 2019 single, “Don’t Stress” with Stonebwoy and Kwesi Arthur, Nana Rogues shares “Issues”, […]
Halloween may be a long way off, but that doesn’t mean we can indulge ourselves in a little horror every now and again. You could opt for a vintage slasher film or something more psychological, but if you only have a few minutes to spare we’d suggest this profoundly unsettling new visual from NY rapper […]
If there’s one thing a New Yorker never slacks on, it’s owning a top-notch winter coat. Although out of towners laugh at the sight of New Yorkers dressing like they are about to trek across Antarctica, they just don’t get it. Yes, New York isn’t that cold—the average temperature in Jan. is 32°F—but rocking a […]
A group of men posing as rap industry bigwigs finessed more than $100,000 from luxury hotels in Georgia, according to the Associated Press. The men, who were driving a Rolls Royce Phantom rented from A-National Limousine, pulled up to the hotels and told employees they were with Roc Nation and Wu-Tang Clan, the criminal complaint […]
Milk & Noodles, otherwise known as Scam, Ace London and S.I Stature, have just released their self-titled debut EP. Each member here brings something different to the table: South London producer and artist Scam handles production and engineering, providing a variety of distinct backdrops for the trio to build on; Ace London, who fuses his St Lucian, Nigerian and UK […]
