Long known for its prolific film industry, Nigera is also home to a budding pop and hip-hop community. Temi Dollface, who splits her time between Lagos and London, is shaking things up in the Naija scene with her vintage-sampling beats and strong female vocals. Our friends at Okayafrica provided some useful commentary on her detail-laden video for her single “Pata Pata.” Talks of a relationship …
DFA Records-signed producer Larry Gus grew up in a small town in northern Greece listening mostly to mainstream rock. His world changed though when he first heard the work of loop master and hip-hop producer extraordinaire, Madlib. Now Gus gives us his mixtape love letter to the LA-based producer. Combing through Madlib’s vast catalog, Gus chose 54 of his favorite cuts, focusing on instrumentals. The …
Making body-moving tracks infused with sexually charged ’80s R&B style hooks, NYC’s Arthur Ashin—better known as Autre Ne Veut, which means “I think of none other” in French—has been steaming up our speakers since his album Anxiety dropped last February. We were pleased to see the one-man-band release a new track this past week. Full of Ashin’s characteristic crooning and heavy synths, “On & On” …
