Na-Kel Smith raps like he’s lucid dreaming on NAK

Na-Kel Smith raps like he’s lucid dreaming on NAK

The skater-turned-rapper’s hypnotic new album is fine-tuned to reward close listening. Na-Kel Smith makes rap songs that sound like waking dreams. On his latest album NAK, Smith’s self-produced loops burble and swell like rivulets over pebbled stream beds. Compared to 2023’s brash STAND ALONE STUNTMAN, NAK is hypnotic and subtler, blending inspiration from Bankroll Fresh…

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2026 Grammys: See all the winners

2026 Grammys: See all the winners

Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Olivia Dean, and Billie Eilish swept the Big Four. Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images The 2026 Grammys are here and even before the official ceremony kicked off big wins had been announced. FKA twigs won her first-ever Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Album for EUSEXUA, while Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande bagged…

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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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