Dreezy doesn’t always win her fight with the major-label bloat of her debut studio album, but Sharkula knows how to rock a too-long song.
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Gossip Wolf: People-watching at Pitchfork
Gossip Wolf: People-watching at Pitchfork, new material from Pezband, and a farewell to Cross Record.
Das Racist and A Tribe Called Red offer relief from the racism blues
We need “Indians From All Directions” now more than ever.
Pushing the radio forward
Supreme Cuts create the kind of beats that are making pop music sound like the underground
12 O’Clock Track: Fat Tony, “Rap Babies”
Prepare for Fat Tony’s show at the Burlington on Wednesday with the excellent “Rap Babies”
Q&A with Danny Brown: “I could possibly die from music”
What makes Detroit rappers special, and how much weed got smoked during that one video shoot
My year in music photos
Village on a downtown rooftop, backstage with Tyler, the Creator, and ten more
Our ten top music picks for fall
Hideout Block Party, Riot Fest, Umbrella Music Festival, and more
Meanwhile panther-rental fees remain prohibitively high
Das Racist sort of remake Michael Jackson’s “Black or White” video.
Gossip Wolf: Return to Oz
Permanent reissues a classic Chicago punk comp. Plus: Claychella’s last dance, the Hood Internet’s threesome, and more
Speaking of Year-End Lists
A few hip-hop mix tapes that didn’t make my top ten, available for free download
This Week in the Reader’s Music Section
Lollapalooza, punk nostalgia, the funniest political rappers working, and more
“Pizza Hut Taco Bell” Made This Happen
Das Racist on joke rap, Internet fame, “authenticity,” and Kings of Leon’s haircuts
So Two Dance-Friendly, Hipster-Beloved Political Rap Acts Walk Into a Studio
Das Racist and BBU mix it up.