Most A&Rs and music journalists are using this fest as their opportunity to get outside of a chilly New York winter—not to look for the next "big thing." Those days...

Maarten rounds up the 10 diverse ways skater-turned-artist Piet Parra has flexed his talent beyond the confines of a gallery, from skateboards to sneakers to album covers.

Lindsey French & George Clanton of 100% Electronica don’t want to be in a scene—they care about writing timeless songs you'll still be humming 20 years from now. We think...

"Underneath the disco melodies were lyrics that perfectly captured the mindset of a young black man growing up in the ghettos of America. Feelings of vulnerability, paranoia, humor, and braggadocio...

In celebration of International Women's Day, here's 10 interviews with some of our favorite women, from Justine Skye to SOSUPERSAM, from Melody Ehsani to Princess Nokia.

"I’m enjoying the idea of treating the utopian nature of club culture as not escapism, but an affirmation of reality." We catch up with Montreal producer Jacques Greene, a uniquely...

With Nag Champa, your clothes and home no longer smelled like weed, instead it smelled like a goddamn monastery hidden in the hills.

February 26th marked the seven-year anniversary of Nujabes’s (birth name Seba Jun) passing and we need his uplifting sound now more than ever.

DOOM has always been able to round up a intimidating crew of rhyming cohorts to come together and beast out on his releases. Here are the best collaborations, from Kurious...

Like all proper masked heroes, DOOM has an origin story underwritten by a tragic personal loss, a music industry fallout, soul searching, and rebirth. Here's how hip-hop's supervillain was born.

Ryan De La Cruz is a rising artist in the formative stages of his career, bubbling up out of London Town amongst a new generation of self-realized superstars.

Future takes a gamble with his deluxe album FUTURE HNDRXX. But does it pay off? We investigate.