Planet Giza feat. Topaz Jones: FOLDED
Immediately infectious percussion opens “FOLDED,” a new track by Planet Giza (aka Canadian trio Rami B, Tony Stone and DoomX) that appears on their recently released album Ready When You Are. The track …
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Jazzy spoken-word, a beloved R&B ballad, a soulful lament and more new music
Musiq Soulchild: is it love, is it lies
From Musiq Soulchild’s new Hit-Boy-produced album, Victims & Villains, “is it love, is it lies” brims with soaring harmonies, piano loops and dramatic percussion. Soulful and buoyant, it’s an enchanting neo-soul track that, …
Dinner Party feat. Ant Clemons: Insane
Supergroup Dinner Party—comprising Terrace Martin, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper and 9th Wonder—returns with “Insane,” another sublime track fusing jazz, R&B, soul and funk while incorporating hip-hop production. With vocals by Ant Clemons …
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Challenging the male gaze, an oral history of house music, an AR headset that locates hidden items and more
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De La Soul Discusses Their Legacy With Ebro
Back in 2018, years before De La Soul’s music became available on streaming services and before Dave “Trugoy” Jolicoeur sadly passed away, the hip-hop trio spoke with Ebro (via Apple Music) about …
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Shape-shifting songs, daydreamy alt-folk, infectious house and more music from the week
Ric Wilson, Chromeo + A-Trak: Pay It No Mind
When musician and activist Ric Wilson got together with DJ and producer A-Trak as well electric-funk duo Chromeo—aka David “Dave 1” Macklovitch (who happens to be A-Trak’s brother) and Patrick “P-Thugg” Gemayel—their …
De La Soul: Eye Know
David Jolicoeur, who performed as Trugoy the Dove with seminal hip-hop group De La Soul, has sadly passed away at 54 years old. Rapping in a leisurely, thoughtful and soft-spoken manner, Trugoy …
“Hip-Hop: Conscious, Unconscious” at NYC’s Fotografiska
In collaboration with Mass Appeal, the photography museum celebrates the worldwide cultural phenomenon