The housing blocks of Milan's San Siro have been a cultural incubator for music with a new scene turning to the global metropoles of New York, London, and Chicago for drill rap inspiration.
| The Drop: The Best British Rap of April 2022 | April 21, 2022 |
Ethan Herlock returns to highlight the best hip-hop updates from the UK featuring Florence Sinclair, Blade Brown, David Armada and more.
| Going the Distance: Lil Durk and Lil Reese Become Supa Vultures | August 28, 2017 |
Austin Brown takes a look at 'Supa Vultures,' the new EP from Lil Durk and Lil Reese.
| The Ice Cream Man: Chicago’s Montana of 300 | February 26, 2015 |
Montana of 300: Chicago's next great rapper.
| Familiar Surroundings: SD’s “Circles” | November 10, 2014 |
Evan Nabavian is familiar. Whatever the circumstances, Chief Keef’s dismissal from Interscope signals the end of Chicago drill rap’s dalliance with the mainstream. The scene failed to capture America’s imagination the way trap did. Local legends will likely stay local and talent unearthed by DJ Bandz will have limited appeal outside of Chicago and astute rap […]
| MobbDeen: Lil Herb & Lil Bibby in Fazoland | March 4, 2014 |
Deen drinks with Scarface every weekend. Messrs Herb & Bibby first came to my attention circa 2012 when I came across their remake of Project Pat’s classic, “My Hood.” A remake isn’t necessarily the most efficient way to gain attention in 2014 and the same was true back in 2012 when we all thought the […]
| How the Sad Robot Became The Dominant Sound in Rap | February 20, 2014 |
Essay by Dan Adu-Gyamfi, art by Brad Beatson and captions by Son Raw. T-Pain’s use of Auto-Tune influenced many to follow their singing dreams even if their vocal chords refused to go along. A new rap subgenre was born: “Sad Robot Music.” The phrase was coined by site founder, Jeff Weiss, and rapper, Nocando, on […]
