Lelo’s finish line is constantly evolving

Lelo’s finish line is constantly evolving

The FADER caught up with the New Detroit rapper to discuss going to art school, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and recording his debut album. Lelo. Photo by Garett Bruce.   Lelo raps as though he’s allergic to writer’s block, his incisive, enunciated bars pinched and poised no matter the instrumental. But that doesn’t mean recording his…

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lil2posh is reviving Chicago bop music

lil2posh is reviving Chicago bop music

The emerging rapper discusses the influence of Sicko Mobb, developing confidence, and his breakout mixtape Fiesta Boy. lil2posh. Image via management   The first thing you notice about lil2posh are his moves. The 21-year-old Chicago rapper is lankily built and predisposed to skinny jeans and tight tees, rendering every outstretched limb and Kodak-moment pose as…

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The best rap songs of April 2025

The best rap songs of April 2025

Plus, has the hanging mic performance video complex peaked? This month YouTube’s most successful stationary mic platform On The Radar Radio savvily diversified. While the channel started with more boilerplate interview and trending news coverage, the channel’s popularity ballooned three years ago with the introduction of their signature freestyle series. Nowadays, OTR feels like a…

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Thirteendegrees on New Chicago and Clique City Vol. 2

Thirteendegrees on New Chicago and Clique City Vol. 2

The FADER sat down with the Chicago rapper after an explosive concert featuring kels!, Lil2Posh, and Zootzie. Thirteendegrees. Photo by Anson Tong.   Thirteendegrees is currently participating in one of hip-hop’s most time-honored traditions — he’s lying straight to my face. We’re in the basement greenroom at Reggies sitting next to each other on a…

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The best rap songs of March 2025

The best rap songs of March 2025

Plus, every song on Playboi Carti’s MUSIC deluxe SORRY FOR DA WAIT ranked. JT “Ran Out” music video press image. Photo by Bucci.   In 1894, “The Little Lost Child” went “platinum” off sheet music sales in what might be considered the first successful music video marketing campaign. Innovations in aurafarming have taken things to…

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