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Diving In: DJ Haram
The New York-based DJ, producer, and poet isn’t afraid to agitate, mobilize and explore deep, dark spaces.
Echo Alexander turns ‘Nightmares That Have Become Reality’ into a blatantly vulnerable, haunting audio diary
On the latest project, tortured feelings are fully scrutinized and teased out to their most dramatic for a future beyond themselves.
On ‘tasteful grit,’ JUNE! moves like smoke through pressure
Leveraging muted drums, nebulous synths, jazz flourishes, and spacious production, the artist crafts a world sandwiched between streetwise confidence and a languid half-light.
On ‘Rapihaler,’ Mary Sue learns to breathe again with versatility
The rapper’s latest mixtape is sometimes relaxed, often frenetic, periodically focused, but always defies expectations.
Interview with KJADE: the Phoenix-based rapper going from healing to moving on in full motion
“I find a value in transmuting the hardships I’ve collected into something meaningful…”
Put on ‘Happy Place’; Quelle Chris feels your pain
With his latest EP, the rapper and producer offers commentary on the world with a calm hand on your shoulder.
What’s in a name? Tony Bontana becomes Shakespeare on ‘My Name’
The rapper and producer’s latest album begins by questioning identity, then spends the rest of its runtime documenting the things that form it.
JWords’ ‘Sound Therapy’ captures the essence of intrinsic growth
For her latest album, the Brooklyn-based, New Jersey-native artist plays with slower tempos and simple instrumental progressions.
On the self-titled debut, Lahnah dives into their twisted, high-power subconscious
The Philadelphia trio puts a tooth-falling-out-I-forgot-my-pants-the-sky-is-falling nightmare on its feet and into the studio.
Is Fatboi Sharif the Salvador Dali of hip-hop? ‘Crayola Circles’ says so.
The New Jersey rapper offers another surreal slice of his nightmares that no longer feel too far-fetched.
