On The Pilot, MAVI chooses stardom over artistry

On The Pilot, MAVI chooses stardom over artistry

The North Carolina rapper’s first major label release is preoccupied with designer brands and bag chasing, leaving a void that’s sorely felt. Mase Ralph Last summer, MAVI told The FADER the “best” rapper doesn’t exist. “Black people’s lives are judged on how impressive you are, on some basketball card shit, slave chattel worker shit,” he…

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#MAVI’s search for meaning

#MAVI’s search for meaning

MAVI’s search for meaning The FADER called up MAVI for an interview about incense, Impressionist painters, the presidential election, and his hotly anticipated new album shadowbox. By Vivian Medithi Mavi. Photo by Vivian Khanounsay   A companion incense for MAVI’s long-awaited third album shadowbox has been long-gestating, the byproduct of a chance meeting at an…

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#Mavi announces 2023 tour dates

#Mavi announces 2023 tour dates

“Mavi announces 2023 tour dates” The Laughing So Hard It Hurts tour comes in support of the North Carolina rapper’s latest album. Wyeth Collins Mavi has shared details of a 2023 tour, including shows across North America and Europe. The Laughing So Hard It Hurts tour begins in Lawrence, Kansas on January 17 and runs…

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#Mavi drops new track “Doves”

#Mavi drops new track “Doves”

“Mavi drops new track “Doves”” It’s the second single from his sophomore LP, Laughing so Hard, It Hurts. Wyeth Collins Mavi has shared the second single from his forthcoming sophomore LP. Laughing so Hard, It Hurts is due out October 14, and today’s track, “Doves,” is the record’s second offering, arriving two behind its lead…

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