7 more xaviersobased songs you need in your life

7 more xaviersobased songs you need in your life

The FADER’s latest cover star has a stacked discography Jonathan Mannion / The FADER xaviersobased is an underground rapper from New York’s Upper West Side who pioneered jerk music alongside his collective 1c. He just dropped his debut album XAVIER and he’s also The FADER’s newest cover star. Here are seven more songs to bump…

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Plaqueboymax is having a blast at the 2026 GRAMMYs

Plaqueboymax is having a blast at the 2026 GRAMMYs

The streamer turned rapper turned GRAMMY nominee was live on the red carpet. damn we lost https://t.co/S2DQFVEHjT — plaqueboymax (@plaqueboymax) February 1, 2026 Plaqueboymax was livestreaming from the GRAMMYs 2026 red carpet this year after receiving his first ever nomination. As you might expect, things got a little silly. He was nominated for “Victory Lap”…

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Sideshow announces new album TIGRAY FUNK

Sideshow announces new album TIGRAY FUNK

Listen to “LIFES AS VIOLENT AS YOU MAKE IT” ahead of the Feb. 27 release Sideshow can be as blunt as a hammer. Despite the 10K rapper’s deft cadences and vivid instrumentals, his raps are stark and straightforward about the unglamorous realities of human life. These inky shadows thrust his flexes and celebrations into high…

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Nicki Minaj and Trump hard launched their alliance

Nicki Minaj and Trump hard launched their alliance

Someone reset the simulation. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images Well, who didn’t see this coming? Nicki Minaj has gone officially MAGA. On Tuesday, Minaj joined President Trump and Secretary Scott Bessent at a summit to promote “Trump Bonds,” where she publicly and officially pledged her allegiance to Trump. “I am probably the president’s No. 1…

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Ye denies his WSJ apology was about album sales

Ye denies his WSJ apology was about album sales

“This isn’t about reviving my commerciality,” Ye told Vanity Fair. Photo by Jacopo M. Raule/Getty Images For Balenciaga Today, Vanity Fair published an email interview with Ye regarding his previous apology that ran as an ad in the Wall Street Journal. In the article, VF noted that Ye “declined to answer [certain questions], including those…

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