It was one of the fastest growing genres on Spotify last year: lofi hip-hop, a genre of online pirate stations and clandestine jazz samples. But an implosion under the weight of that success looms. Bas van Leeuwen: “There’s a shitstorm coming.” Jaap van der Doelen investigates.
Sam Ribakoff speaks with the conductor and curator of Monday Evening Concerts about modern classical music in L.A., Beyonce, and Eve Babitz.
| Lost In the Sauce: Free Ketchy the Great | January 15, 2019 |
Will Hagle weighs the merits of the Stinc Team wild card's newest effort.
| A Year in the Life of Douglas Martin: 2018 Edition | January 14, 2019 |
Douglas Martin's annual recap of his life in music returns.
| The Rap-Up: Week of January 14, 2019 | January 14, 2019 |
A special Monday edition of The Rap-Up is here, with new tracks from Philthy Rich, Fivio Foreign, and more.
| POW Premiere: Chester Watson Links Up with INVT on “Flights” | January 11, 2019 |
POW premieres the collaboration between Chester Watson and INVT.
| Horses in My Car Like a Farmer: A Soundcloud Best Of 2018 Mix | January 11, 2019 |
Harley Geffner scours the depths of Soundcloud and makes a pretty great mix out of it. Yee haw.
| Valee featuring DRAM – “About U” | January 10, 2019 |
Colin Gannon basks in the vibes of the new Valee single.
| Solid Gold Telephone: An Interview With MF DOOM | January 9, 2019 |
Around the time of the release of "Born Like This," David Ma spoke with the supervillain about his iconic mask, his salad days in KMD, and being inspired by Ghostface Killah and Charles Bukowski.
| A Celebration of Webbie’s “Savage Life” | January 9, 2019 |
In honor of it finally becoming available on streaming services, Jeff Weiss pays tribute to Webbie's "Savage Life"
