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There is a row of cardboard boxes filled with unpurchased, mostly small- and medium-sized items, arranged tidily below the stairs on the bottom floor of Drake’s OVO flagship store in Tokyo. “We’re shipping these back to the company,” says Yui Hosakawa, the shop’s assistant manager. “We’re waiting for the delivery company.” She speaks confidently in […]
Last month, Drake posted an Instagram story with a mighty claim: “None of us would be attempting this sound if it wasn’t for @ramriddlz.” “This sound” he’s referring to? Presumably, it’s the free and easy, dancehall- and Afrobeat-tinged vibe that’s permeated pop music for the last five years (see: Drake and Rihanna, “Work”; Justin Bieber, […]
As Griselda expands into a multifaceted behemoth, so do the ambitions of its key players. Westside Gunn is diving headfirst into the world of luxury fashion and Benny the Butcher is building his own Griselda offshoot, Black Soprano Family. Conway the Machine, the group’s 3-and-D, jack-of-all-trades, verbal virtuoso, has moved within the confines of the […]
If you’re looking for a potentially uncomfortable read, the kind that depicts treading the London underworld paths they don’t mention in the guidebooks, then pick up Gabriel Krauze’s Booker-longlisted debut novel, Who They Was. While UK street culture has become a source of inspiration around the world, with homegrown music, films and TV shows regularly regarded […]
If you’ve paid close attention to Woody McClain’s career over the years, chances are you’ve noticed a shift in his creative choices. One of the few comedians to make it off Vine before the advent of TikTok, McClain first tasted fame by way of virality, as he acted out Kevin Hart stand-up bits under the […]
With over a decade worth of experience, London’s DJ Firestarr has notched up an impressive career. As a touring DJ, Firestarr has worked with Giggs, Skrapz and Ghetts on their respective tours, and he’s become a regular on the festival circuit across Europe. Last year, he signed up to join the BBC Asian Network’s residency show, and since his run started, […]
LeBron James might not look like the best teammate when he’s yelling at the Lakers for being out of position or making a key mistake in the middle of a game. But know that’s just James in the heat of the moment and once the game’s over and wine’s flowing a different LeBron shows up. “When he calms down and […]
UK rap and grime are not the same. Though they operate in similar spaces, the two British genres are different entities. UK drill, road rap’s offspring, is arguably the closest thing there is to grime—from styles and flows to beat patterns—but even then, it’s still very much its own stable. So many lazy, uncultured hacks would have you believe it but not […]
During the New York Times review of Miami Nights, Jason Zinoman mentioned how you were “a go-to performer for supporting roles,” but that you were “not the focus of his own vehicle, beyond comedy specials”. I thought it was odd, primarily because he didn’t mention Why? with Hannibal Buress. One thing that is a part of this and people don’t […]
In the end, it wasn’t even close. While a few seeds of doubt were planted when coaches voted Milwaukee Bucks’ Mike Budenholzer and Oklahoma City Thunder’s Billy Donovan as co-coaches of the year in their vote, the media made it loud and clear who the winner of the official award should be. Raptors head coach […]
