#Rap Blog: BNYX and Yeat can take you higher

#Rap Blog: BNYX and Yeat can take you higher

Listen to the grungy new single “Go Again.” Nine years ago, an interviewer asked Taylor Madison whether he thought aliens might enjoy his band Superheaven. “Definitely not,” the lead singer replied, before softening his answer. “It depends on how they perceive sound.” How could he have possibly known that a song from the band’s first…

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#R.I.P. Beatking, Houston’s hometown hero

#R.I.P. Beatking, Houston’s hometown hero

An elegy for the self-proclaimed Club Godzilla, who passed suddenly at 39. Beatking. Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images   Before I ever heard a song by Beatking, his shirts announced the vibe, bearing 150-point Impact font slogans like “GUM IS NOT TOOTHPASTE,” “Squirting is cool but it stank,” and “STOP MOVING TO HOUSTON.” The tees…

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#Songs of the Summer: Final Four

#Songs of the Summer: Final Four

Songs of the Summer: Final Four In the final segment of Episode 5: Honorable Mentions, the winners of our Brat, Touch Grass, Slacker, and Main Stage regionals battle it out for the SotS title. By The FADER This week, The FADER went deep on our Songs of the Summer, from global megahits to underground bangers….

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#Songs of the Summer 2024: Brat

#Songs of the Summer 2024: Brat

Songs of the Summer 2024: Brat In our fourth and final regional, we are bright green, self-confident, and unbothered. By The FADER All this week, The FADER is exploring the Songs of the Summer, from massive global hits to the most exciting tracks from emerging artists. We’ve broken our list of contenders into a March…

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#Songs of the Summer 2024: Touch Grass

#Songs of the Summer 2024: Touch Grass

Songs of the Summer 2024: Touch Grass On the third day of our Songs of the Summer bracket, we go to the park at sunset. By The FADER All this week, The FADER is exploring the Songs of the Summer, from massive global hits to the most exciting tracks from emerging artists. We’ve broken our…

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#Rap Blog: Bbyafricka’s got the juice

#Rap Blog: Bbyafricka’s got the juice

Listen to the Inglewood rapper’s latest song “Hi-c.” Bbyafricka. Photo by Francisco Russo   Extinct flavors of Hi-C include Blazin’ Blueberry, Hula Punch, and an intermittently revived Ghostbusters tie-in named Ecto Cooler. For BbyAfricka, these defunct beverages serve as a simple metaphor for bitches “running out” of juice. As she coolly stalks through strafing hi-hats…

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#mal sounds doesn’t mind sitting with his feelings

#mal sounds doesn’t mind sitting with his feelings

The Brooklyn-based artist talks about his shifting creative process and explains why he chooses meditation over escapism. mal sounds’ music, steeped in slow, grooving introspection, is the first clue of his tendency towards creative intentionality. Born and raised in Brooklyn, a stint studying abroad in Prague led him to take music more seriously. But, it…

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