#Song You Need: A pan-genre Houston collective unites in defiance of white supremacy

#Song You Need: A pan-genre Houston collective unites in defiance of white supremacy

“Song You Need: A pan-genre Houston collective unites in defiance of white supremacy” Free Radicals premiere the stop-motion video for “Pokke Koebês,” a track from April’s White Power Outage Volume 2 featuring South African artist Jitsvinger, with The FADER. Photo by THECoreMedia.   Free Radicals rarely practice subtlety. Founded nearly a quarter century ago, the…

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#10 songs you need in your life this week

#10 songs you need in your life this week

“10 songs you need in your life this week” Tracks we love, in no particular order. Throughout the week, The FADER highlights the songs we can’t get enough of. Every Monday, we round them up in one post with excerpts of their write-ups. Here they are, in no particular order. “FNF (Let’s Go)” – Hitkidd…

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#Lil Keed, Atlanta rapper signed to YSL, has died

#Lil Keed, Atlanta rapper signed to YSL, has died

“Lil Keed, Atlanta rapper signed to YSL, has died” The rapper born Raqhid Jevon Render was 24. Lil Keed. Photo by Pegah Farahmand-Mobarekeh   Lil Keed has died, according to reports in Complex and XXL and an Instagram statement by Lil Gotit, Keed’s brother. No cause of death was revealed in the 24-year-old Atlanta rapper’s…

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#Kendrick Lamar announces The Big Steppers Tour

#Kendrick Lamar announces The Big Steppers Tour

“Kendrick Lamar announces The Big Steppers Tour” The international tour runs from July through December and features support from Baby Keem and Tanna Leone. Photo by Renell Medrano.   Kendrick Lamar released Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, his fifth studio album and first multi-track project in half a decade, Friday at midnight. And today,…

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#The 11 projects you should stream right now

#The 11 projects you should stream right now

“The 11 projects you should stream right now” New albums from Kendrick Lamar, The Smile, Florence & The Machine, and more. Kendrick Lamar. Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Coachella.   Kendrick Lamar, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers The fifth studio album from Kendrick Lamar is here. His last album, Damn., won a Pulitzer….

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