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Almost two-and-a-half years ago, we walked around Chicago rapper Noname’s new LA neighborhood with her — at the time she was working to make her next,  highly-anticipated album a revolutionary text with the warmth and intimacy she was already beloved for; radically political, but personal and fun. She’d long named it Factory Baby. Instead, Sundial came as she freed herself from her own constraints. It’s bold and rich but lands naturally at the powerful intersection of her offbeat wordplay, tasteful…

Drake, Sexxy Red, and Lil Yachty made rap sound fun, and artists like Ken Carson and Baby Keem pushed us into new sonic territory While plenty of energy was spent this year debating whether or not rap was still at the forefront of pop culture as it reached its fiftieth anniversary, there was no shortage of exciting new music to enjoy. There was Lil Yachty’s generational run of loosies, each an introduction of new vocal terrain for the increasingly prolific musician, the rise of…

You have one of the greatest flows in the history of hip-hop. How have you developed the rhythmic aspect of it? Any similarities with free jazz? BaroqsaverioPeople have always made a point of highlighting the uniqueness of my flow patterns, which is beautiful to hear. Big Daddy Kane talks about how he heard me use between seven and 10 different flows on one song. Listen: I don’t do it intentionally! I don’t write my songs until I hear the music, as I want my flow to truly marry the music. Therefore, one flow I do for one…

On a late afternoon in April, about two dozen music-industry tastemakers gathered at the 17,000-square-foot Holmby Hills mansion of Sean “Diddy” Combs for a preview of his first studio album in nearly two decades.In one of his living rooms, attendees sipped cocktails as they admired a striking painting by Kerry James Marshall titled “Past Times,” which Combs purchased in 2018 at auction for $21.1 million. Combs amassed his fortune first through music, as a hip-hop producer, artist and founder of Bad Boy Entertainment,…

The YSL RICO trial has hit another roadblock. It took 10 months for the jury to be selected for the case, which features the rapper Young Thug as a prominent defendant. Now, less than two weeks in, the trial has been delayed following news from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office that defendant Shannon Stillwell was stabbed over the weekend. On Monday, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville dismissed the jury, citing a “medical issue” in connection to a trial “participant,” Fox 5 Atlanta reported.…

What language do teenagers speak? Parents, as always, seem to be at a loss. Last month, The New York Times published a helpful guide to the slang terms growing in popularity online. Words like “Sigma” (a stoic guy), “Gyat” (a nice butt), and “Rizz,” (basically “charisma”), topped the list, and most of the words seemed to emerge from platforms like Twitch and TikTok — terms like “Rizz,” which the Oxford English Dictionary named Word of the Year. “Rizz is a term that has boomed on social media,” Oxford Languages…

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If you happened to miss the rise of Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage, the first minute of his live show helpfully fills you in. Featuring projections of childhood photographs and soundbites from news reports, it traces his ascent from featured artist to bona fide superstar. Then comes the immigration-shaped bump in the road: in 2019, Savage was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and threatened with deportation. He is in fact a British citizen, had been living in the US undocumented for 13 years, and…

Epic Games has confirmed that Eminem will appear in Fortnite during the live finale of Chapter 4, called The Big Bang. According to an updated page on Fortnite's website, players can watch Eminem as himself during the event. Fortnite is calling this event a "new beginning" for the game, which potentially hints at a new island.As per the reports, it has been revealed that Eminem will be playing a prominent role in the upcoming music-themed finale live event of Chapter 4, which will signify the start of Chapter 5.The event…

It doesn’t seem that long ago that Game sniped at Jay-Z with the line: “You 38 and still rappin’? Ugh!” from his 2006 track “It’s Okay (One Blood).” Yet some of this era’s biggest rap heroes are nearing — and above — forty. A “Tale Of The Tape” scene in the music video for Drake and J. Cole’s recent collaboration “First Person Shooter” displayed them at 37 and 38 years old, respectively. There was a time when rappers wouldn’t be so forthcoming about pushing 40, but rap’s “too old” stigma has largely dissipated as…