D’Andre Ball speaks with Bay Area rapper Dubee about his debut album, the early days of Young Black Brotha Records, and what he's looking forward to now at this stage in his career.
| “They Don’t Know I’m Waking Up With Cold Sweats:” An Interview With BandGang Lonnie Bands | November 17, 2021 |
Lonnie Bands got shot in the head in Las Vegas earlier this year. His latest album is a testament to the fact that, in the face of everything he has been through, he's still here.
| “Women Are Claiming R&B in a Space That’s Really Authentic to Them”: An Interview With BeMyFiasco | November 11, 2021 |
BeMyFiasco's 'Where I Left You' is a shot of energy that calls back to classics of the genre that we grew up with.
| “I Don’t Have To Be Anyone Else When I Get On the Beat”: An Interview With Offset Jim | November 3, 2021 |
The Oakland rapper explains how his life and hometown have changed since he's blown up, how he started rapping in the first place and what's to come after 'Rich Off the Pack.'
| “I’d Rather Drop You in the Middle of a Discussion Than Tell You What to Think”: An Interview With Injury Reserve | October 29, 2021 |
Parker Corey and Ritchie with a T detail their improvisational live show that inspired their new album, the state of music journalism, and the late, great Stepa J. Groggs.
| The Meditative Grind of Long Beach’s Reaper Mook | October 26, 2021 |
On 'For The Pagne,' Reaper Mook breathes new life into well-worn “rise & grind” rap platitudes.
Ahead of Robert Glasper's Blue Note residency, Lara Gamble catches up with him on early inspirations, iconic collaborations and what's next.
| “That Style of Sound Could Be Placed at Any Time:” A Retrospective Interview With Lunice | October 14, 2021 |
Son Raw connects with the Montreal producer to discuss his career, TNGHT, Kanye collaborations and more.
| “We Opened That Gate of Get Fly, Get Money:” An Interview With AZ | October 13, 2021 |
16 years after his debut studio album, AZ delivers 'Do or Die 2.' He joins Zilla to talk Quiet Money philosophy, the next generation and more.
| “This Was a Letter to All the Other MCs”: Freestyle Fellowship’s ‘To Whom It May Concern’ | October 7, 2021 |
Fellowship releasing this project on vinyl in '91 helped kick off the independent record movement that came to dominate the creative side of hip-hop culture.
