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On his newest album, the 26-year-old scene and world builder lifts the curtain on the everyday realities of life on tour. Photo by Ryosuke Tanzawa. The first time I listen to any new MIKE album, there’s always a moment when I think, “Huh, this sounds a lot like the last MIKE album.” Showbiz! —…
Rap Column’s top 30 rap songs of 2024 The FADER’s Vivian Medithi picks tracks from Drake, Chow Lee, Baby Osama, MIKE, Rob 49, and more. By Vivian Medithi Cady Siregar/ The FADER Read previous Rap Columns here. 30. Sexyy Red, “Fake Jammin”29. zayALLCAPS, “Boy (V)”28. Lisha G, “Whatcha Got”27. J.P., “Come and see”26. BabyChiefDoit, “Too…
The 50 best songs of 2024 From “Not Like Us” to “Nasty” and “Slut Me Out 2” to “You a Stepper,” these are the songs we had on repeat this year. By Alex Robert Ross, Cady Siregar, Jordan Darville, Raphael Helfand, Steffanee Wang, Wale Oloworekende, Shaad D’Souza, Lucas Villa, Colin Joyce, Emma Madden, Vivian Medithi,…
Two of the underground’s finest link up on “No Amends” Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song written by Vivian Medithi and Nadine Smith. London producer WTFOMARI! has a knack for carving out hypnotically swoopy synths (see: “SNOWFLAKE” by Evilgiane and K$upreme), but they tend to be playfully cushioned in more…
The track comes two weeks before the European leg of MIKE’s “Somebody Fine Me Trouble” tour is scheduled to kick off in Dublin. Consistently prolific New York rapper MIKE has reunited with Tony Seltzer, the equally active Brooklyn producer with whom he collaborated on his 2017 sophomore album, May God Bless Your Hustle. The pair’s…
The 100 best songs of 2023 From Sexyy Redd to Liturgy and Fever Ray to Ralphie Choo, these are the songs we loved in 2023. By Raphael Helfand, Alex Robert Ross, Jordan Darville, David Renshaw, Cady Siregar, Vivian Medithi, Nadine Smith, Shaad D’Souza, Son Raw, Colin Joyce, Emma Madden, Wale Oloworekende, E.R. Pulgar, Sandra Song,…
The 50 best albums of 2023 From bar italia to billy woods and yeule to Yves Tumor, these are the albums we loved in 2023. By Jordan Darville, Alex Robert Ross, David Renshaw, Raphael Helfand, Cady Siregar, Emma Madden, Vivian Medithi, Nadine Smith, Lila Dubois, Walden Green, Wale Oloworekende, Shaad D’Souza, Son Raw, Sajae Elder,…
The official release of Burning Desire’s 11 instrumental bonus tracks adds to a wildly prolific season for the New York rapper-producer. dj blackpower (aka MIKE). Photo by Nuvany David. MIKE is never short on content, but this autumn has seen the New York hip-hop polymath reach unprecedented levels of output. Following his release of…
More names will be added to the N.Y.C. show, taking place in Herbert Von King Park on July 15. MIKE. Photo by Nuvany David. MIKE‘s Young World festival is returning to Bed-Stuy for a third year. Young World III, presented by SummerStage, will be headlined by MIKE, Noname, 454, and Georgia Anne Muldrow, and…
It’s the third single from his debut album, Dontay’s Inferno, due out April 7 via 10k. The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. Niontay lives in New York now, but his style blends elements of his…