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A diptych of portraits of composer Michael Vincent Waller and rapper Valee
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‘It hits different’: Michael Vincent Waller meshes postminimalism and trap

by John Cotter November 15, 2021November 15, 2021

Sampling is a staple technique for music producers, and creates stepping-stones for the next artists in line. It also allows for genre-morphing mixes that look baffling on paper but can give a song an iconic appeal or breathe new life into it. And it can open doors for audiences, leading them to new sounds and […]

Posted inMusic

Bay Area rapper Larry June luxuriates in his bountiful, growing catalog

by Leor Galil January 6, 2020August 18, 2021

Rappers have been more than game to roll with pop culture’s endless churn, and Larry June is especially skilled at releasing new material fast enough for perpetually refreshed feeds. In the past 12 months, the Bay Area MC has dropped six full-lengths on his Freeminded label: February’s Early Bird, April’s The Port of San Francisco, […]

Posted inMusic

Black-metal lightning rods Liturgy rise above the storm

by Philip Montoro April 8, 2015August 18, 2021

Front man Hunter Hunt-Hendrix discusses the strange, exalted, and uncategorizable new album that should finally end the argument about where the band belongs.

Posted inBlogs

12 O’Clock Track: Rustie’s “City Star,” in anticipation of Danny Brown’s Old

by Tal Rosenberg October 1, 2013August 19, 2021

We’ve featured Danny Brown too many times, so it’s time to write about one of his producers.

Posted inBlogs

Kanye West and the perils of cool-dad syndrome

by Leor Galil January 2, 2013August 18, 2021

Examining the rapper-producer as he prepares for fatherhood

The Roland-TR808 is the backbone of a lot of trap rap and EDM, and now the two genres are beginning to intersect.
Posted inMusic

Who owns trap?

by Miles Raymer November 20, 2012August 19, 2021

Does music born of Dirty South drug wars have any place in squeaky-clean dance clubs?

Posted inBlogs

12 O’Clock Track: WWNNN featuring Hollow and Lavish Mzck, “Chill the Fuck Out”

by Miles Raymer September 18, 2012August 19, 2021

Extreme trap meets neon Kanye

Posted inBlogs

Munchi gives the trap-EDM trend a banging send-off

by Miles Raymer September 11, 2012August 19, 2021

Maybe the last trap-dance mixtape you need to download

Posted inBlogs

12 O’Clock Track: Big Sean, “How It Feel”

by Miles Raymer September 7, 2012August 19, 2021

The soulful, trunk-rattling lead single from Sean’s new mixtape

Posted inBlogs

12 O’Clock Track: Chance the Rapper, “Fuck You Tahm Bout”

by Leor Galil January 26, 2012August 19, 2021

A raging anthem for pissed-off suspended kids everywhere

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