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Porsche Parts Supplier Design911 Expands Into a Global Porsche Resource Centre
Design911’s Global Hub for Porsche Expertise and Insights Design911 shares technical guides, Porsche People interviews and international features Porsche ownership has changed considerably over the years, and so has the way people find information about their cars.” — Anthony Malone, Head of Sales Strategies BRENTWOOD, UNITED KINGDOM, August 27, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- UK-based Porsche parts expert Design911 has continued to provide a growing range of content and resources that extend...
Haich Ber Na finds beauty in the mundane
Haich Ber Na appears in our Fall 2024 Issue with cover stars Slipknot, Destroy Boys, Pierce the Veil, and beabadoobee. Head to the AP Shop to grab a copy. Nothing happens in Peterborough. Located in England, it helms the reputation of one of the most depressing places to live. It’s neither clean nor dirty. People who live there are just going on with their lives. Singer, songwriter, and producer Haich Ber Na has lived in Peterborough his whole life.
Haich Ber Na finds beauty in the mundane
Haich Ber Na appears in our Fall 2024 Issue with cover stars Slipknot, Destroy Boys, Pierce the Veil, and beabadoobee. Head to the AP Shop to grab a copy. Nothing happens in Peterborough. Located in England, it helms the reputation of one of the most depressing places to live. It’s neither clean nor dirty. People who live there are just going on with their lives. Singer, songwriter, and producer Haich Ber Na has lived in Peterborough his whole life.
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign Make The Worst Music Of Their Careers On 'The Vultures Listening Party'
The lights flicker, dark enough you fail to see your neighbor. Cell Phones scatter across the crowd like fairy lights, waiting to capture lightning in a bottle. The venue looks sold out, fog machines filling the gaps with smoke white as weed ash. Everyone packed inside Miami’s Wynwood Marketplace awaits Ye, fka Kanye West, to debut unfinished material from his long-awaited new collab album with Ty Dolla $ign, Vultures.
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign Make The Worst Music Of Their Careers On 'The Vultures Listening Party'
The lights flicker, dark enough you fail to see your neighbor. Cell Phones scatter across the crowd like fairy lights, waiting to capture lightning in a bottle. The venue looks sold out, fog machines filling the gaps with smoke white as weed ash. Everyone packed inside Miami’s Wynwood Marketplace awaits Ye, fka Kanye West, to debut unfinished material from his long-awaited new collab album with Ty Dolla $ign, Vultures.
RXK Nephew & Harry Fraud Subverts Expectations For Pleasant Results On 'Life After Neph'
When RXKNephew enters the booth, all laws are abandoned. The Rochester rapper is notorious for his songs filled with wacky non-sequiturs, stray targets, and memeable quotables that flood social media upon every release. Nothing is sacred when it comes to Neph’s content; ex-girlfriends, former plugs, and past dope fiends that pop in and out of Neph’s subconscious.
Armand Hammer 'We Buy Diabetic Test Strips' Tries To Make Sense Of Our World After Covid
Armand Hammer (Billy woods and Elucid) understand the world around them is changing. Mankind is entrapped in social media with cell phones hypnotizing generations. Musicians no longer invest soul into their bodies of work, AI and chart data pushing the content that gets exposed to mainstream markets. All that’s left are memories of the past; remembrance of an old world that feared the apocalypse to come.
454 & Surf Gang Combine Their Talents For Quirky Grab Bag 'Fast 5'
454 raps about two things: spending money and chasing relationships. The NYC based artist created a buzz last year with his project Fast Trax 3, with songs like “Stitch + Lilo,” “Tales from the Hood,” and “Love Me, Hate Me”. Fast 5 EP, 454’s latest tape is produced entirely by NYC collective Surf Gang and it’s his most melodic offering yet. 454 is a hopeless romantic, singing about a love that seems unattainable. When he sings about things like love and relationships, it feels like a fever dream.
Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist Play It Safe With 'Voir Dire'
In 2019, Alchemist hinted at a secret collaboration with Earl Sweatshirt uploaded under a different alias on YouTube. Fans scoured the internet looking for fragments of the mythical project to no avail. It was a scavenger hunt without any marquee leading clues. On the premiere of season four of Atlanta, Earl voices a character named Blueblood, a deceased rapper with a parallel mythos to MF DOOM, who ironically enough leads Paper Boi on a scavenger hunt to Blueblood’s funeral.
Rock The Bells 2023: LL COOL J, The Roots, & More Celebrate Hip-Hop’s Birthday
LL COOL J’s Rock The Bells festival manages to reignite a magic that’s long been lost with the modern-day rap performance. Artists nowadays perform over a backing track, often opting to adlib instead. Rock The Bells reminds fans of the art of controlling the crowd. This year’s festival, the second after last year’s debut, was last Saturday. It was again held outdoors at the Forest Hills stadium in Queens, New York.
Alchemist 'Flying High' Rides The Same Tricks To Success
Being on an Alchemist beat is a litmus test of skill for emcees. It’s a measurement of ability, a moment of validation for your pen. While the rap mainstream has suffered—Lil Baby 3D printing the same song, Drake tickets costing a quarter of rent, and Lil Uzi dropping the Pink Tape—there’s a thriving collective of artists in the underground expanding their reach and accessibility with quality releases and accessible shows.
Kodak Black | Pistolz & Pearlz Album Review | HipHopDX
Kodak Black’s story is marred with tragedy. In 2016, Kodak was viewed as one of rap’s most promising acts, earning himself a XXL Freshman spot with Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Yachty, 21 Savage, and more. The Florida rapper’s immense talent and charming persona were hiding a darker, more vile personality. There isn’t a crime Kodak hasn’t committed, a law he hasn’t broken.
Killer Mike Talks André 3000, Local Politics, & More
St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church in downtown Brooklyn is across the street from the city’s courthouses. Inside the church is quiet and serene, people dispersed throughout the pews awaiting the night’s sermon. The pastor for the service is Killer Mike, a man who stands with a 6-foot stature and is built like a linebacker.
Underground Rap Hero Billy Woods on Coming Full Circle Original
Back when he was moving between Washington D.C. and New York City in the late Nineties and early 2000s, billy woods frequented a Black-owned record shop seeking El-P and Cannibal Ox on wax. “I kept coming in, and checking for it — my homie was really diligent about it,” he recalls now. “I got The Cold Vein.
ICECOLDBISHOP | Generational Curse album review | HipHopDX
Icecoldbishop is suffering from a generational curse handed down by the government. It’s no secret the U.S. government has directly supplied black neighborhoods with guns and drugs. The CIA deals with drug cartels and sells them to dealers who cut the product with cheap agents to provide desperate addicts in suffering neighborhoods. It’s a nasty trade for the sake of capitalism.
The Top 5 Travel Secrets of the Northern Coast of the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic Luxury Vacations 5 Secret Scenic Locations of the Northern Coast of the Dominican Republic Most Travellers Have Never Heard of LA GRAN PARADA, PUERTO PLATA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, April 20, 2023/ EINPresswire.com/ -- Discover the Top 5 Secrets of the Northern Coast of the Dominican Republic That Will Leave Every Traveller Breathless The Dominican Republic is known for its beautiful beaches, warm weather, and vibrant culture.
Dominican Republic Vacation Accommodation Options 2023
Dominican Republic Luxury Vacations Most Rewarding Vacation Experience Dominican Republic LA GRAND PARADA , PUERTO PLATA , DOMINICAN REPUBLIC , April 18, 2023/ EINPresswire.com/ -- The Dominican Republic’s Northern Coast's The Best Kept Vacation Secret! After recent years of conglomerate all-inclusive resorts building their monopoly in the Dominican Republic something happened on the north coast of the Dominican Republic that forever changed the landscape of tourism and hospitality in the...
Yeat | Afterlyfe Album Review
Yeat is in a never ending battle between his demons and self-awareness. His voice cracks when he raps from fractured autotune as he laments his addictions. He speaks in his own lexicon that fans have integrated into a cultish slang. The serrated rage beats hide the deeper layers of the Portland rapper. In the age of TikTok, zapped attention spans, overpriced streetwear and designer drugs, Yeat manifested teenage angst.
Ron Suno | ITS MY TIME album review
Drill music in New York City has long depicted the horrors in the streets, the blood of your brother staining the pavement. Brooklyn Drill pioneers’ Sheff G and 22gz took heavy UK 808s and applied them to the bullet dancing snares of Chicago drill; the king of the scene, Pop Smoke used his natural baritone voice to command rooms. All this, plus other notable artists made Brooklyn drill become a worldwide phenomenon. But the takeover would not last.
Popstar Benny | University Album Review
Atlanta’s changing. The YSL dynasty crumbled, Takeoff died, and everyone left is either in a pause, or getting by, but not elevating. Beatmakers have shifted from textbook trap 101 loops to more plugg-in inspired production where all sounds and instruments are synthetic, adding needed innovation to a trap sound that’s gone stale. Coming of age during the peak of P2P sharing sites like Limewire and Frostwire’s dominance, Producer Popstar Benny has helped paint a different palette for Atlanta.
The Best Hip Hop Albums We Didn't Review In 2022
There was a ton of music released in 2022. Whether you had to dive deep and find it on SoundCloud or it was trending on streaming services, there was something for everyone. With all the varying ways music is considered and now discovered, many albums released go under the radar. That’s not to say if the project goes under the radar, it’s received poorly; its quality can rival the most critically acclaimed bodies of work.
MIKE | Beware Of The Monkey Album Review
The tiger and monkey zodiac signs are incompatible in the Chinese horoscope. They’re both dominant, egotistical, and guided by self-interest. For the tiger, the monkey represents bad luck due to their opposing natures. 2022 was the year of the tiger, who embodies courage and bravery, making the year about resilience and strength, something MIKE has been trying to find for years.
Mavi Is Becoming The Best Rapper He Can Be Through Gentleness... And By Touring With Jack Harlow
Music - 11 seconds ago Okayplayer spoke with Mavi about his new album Laughing So Hard It Hurts, touring with Jack Harlow, and more. It’s been two years since Mavi made his proper debut with Let the Sun Talk. Within that time, he has grown exponentially.
The Alchemist & Roc Marciano | The Elephant Man's Bones Album Review
Off Whitechapel road is the Royal London Hospital, a medical school for aspiring doctors and nurses. Joseph Merrick lived in this hospital but not by choice. His face was deformed, his head swelling several times the size of a normal human; his fingers and hands bulky and disfigured; this was due to Proteus syndrome, a very rare congenital disorder also known as Wiedemann syndrome.
Afropunk Made a Triumphant Return to Brooklyn
Music - 35 seconds ago Afropunk finally returned to Brooklyn after three years away. Afropunk Brooklyn 2022 featured standout performances and the most gorgeous crowd you’ll see at any festival. It’s 3 PM and we’re still getting our passes sorted out. Security is dense — they attempted to confiscate my sealed Backwoods, but neglected to check the rest of my bag. Once out on the field, liquor coolers could be found throughout the venue along with your favorite vice.
Listen to Babyface Ray’s “Anotha One”: New Rap Music Today
Babyface Ray - “Anotha One” The period between an artist’s debut and sophomore albums can make or break their momentum. No one understands this better than Babyface Ray, who was inducted into the 2022 XXL Freshman class on the heels of this year’s FACE. On the stand-alone single, “Anotha One,” the Detroit native continues his obsession with money, slurring his vocals as he fuels his vices. Nefarious piano keys crescendo as the rapper highlights the importance of wealth over everything.
ShittyBoyz 'Trifecta 2' Bolsters Michigan Rap With A Pop Culture Packed Punch
Michigan rap is evolving from its scam-centered roots. While the Midwest continues to be a Mecca of meshed styles from the south and west coasts, Michigan is becoming a haven for artists who freestyle their verses — or “punch-in” — over heavy sampled production that falls between up-tempo and eccentric beats with frantic percussion and piano keys. It’s considered nervous music — compositions that emulates the paranoia and anxiety experienced in the streets.
Ken Carson 'X' Lacks Identity While Being Lapped By His More Talented Peers
In a recent interview with Complex, when asked to describe his sound, Playboi Carti Protégé Ken Carson robotically responded: “I feel like it’s really good music. Like if you’re down, it’s going to make you feel good.” The Atlanta rapper’s answer was devoid of inspiration – hollow and lifeless, as if he was reading from a teleprompter. This lack of personality echoes throughout his new album, X.
XXXTENTACION 'Look At Me' Is Another Soulless Cash Grab From The Late Rapper's Greedy Estate
Like most sequels in the modern age, Kanye West’s Donda 2 listening party didn’t produce the intrigue of the original. At most, memes of Kanye throwing his mic in frustration after technical difficulties and barbs at his engineers from faceless Twitter users served as the headlining moment that people may, or may not, care about years from now. However, the most impactful moment was buried amidst the jokes and Playboi Carti’s Jeff Hardy-inspired outfit.
Kendrick Lamar’s “The Heart” Series, Ranked
Every time Kendrick Lamar steps out into the limelight, time freezes. Over the last decade of his career, Kendrick has become a beacon for wisdom and artistry; the one proclaimed to save Hip Hop from its impending doom. Those expectations can weigh on one’s subconscious, eating away at them with every bar written. With Kendrick, his songs often read like diary entries lined with confessions and impulsive thoughts that would later be screenshot on Twitter.
Future | I Never Liked You Album Review
The opening seconds of Future’s new album I Never Liked You contains an obscure vocal sample. The distant, eerie Japanese chanting is from the software engineered Hatsune Miku. Hatsune isn’t real. She’s computer generated, yet her allure has entrapped millions in Japan to build one of the most diehard fan bases since Playboi Carti. Despite the legions of fans who adore her, that endearment is not reciprocated. Because her love is manufactured, not genuine.
Pusha T | It's Almost Dry Album Review
Four years have passed since the release of Pusha T’s critically acclaimed album DAYTONA. The project was a seven-track marvel built on pure technical skill laced with venomous malice and a manic Kanye West on the boards. While songs such as “If You Know You Know” and “What Would Meek Do” showcased a hungry King Push asserting his legacy, “Infrared” pushed the album toward classic territory.
Coi Leray 'Trendsetter' Shows Her Talent But Follows Trends Rather Than Sets Them
Published on: Apr 21, 2022, 11:00 AM As a child, Benzino’s daughter Coi Leray witnessed the former the Source co-owner’s rise and fall from grace and the dissolution of her family after he and her mother divorced. Years went by and Leray, now 16 with dreams of making it in music, dropped out of high school in 10th grade and picked up a job in sales. She was adamant about success without her father’s involvement, in and out of music.
King Von 'What It Means To Be King' Doesn't Advance Or Hurt His Legacy – It Just Extends His Catalog
Published on: Apr 5, 2022, 9:10 PM A deadly shooting outside the Monaco Hookah Lounge in Downtown Atlanta took place one late November night in 2020 following a fight between two men. Rumors started to escalate that someone had been killed and it wasn’t too long before there was confirmation. After months of mocking each other, a scuffle between rappers King Von and Quando Rondo resulted in Von being fatally shot in the stomach.
Adam and Neil Pearson
Just some feedback - I think you really need to provide more details about the people you have on in the description of the podcast. In recent episodes she just giving the names of the people - we need more. Often they are people I don't recognise and I'm sure they are important in their own fields however we don't work in the same sector as you so we need more description.
NBA YoungBoy 'Colors' Is Another Fine Album But Keeps Him In Cruise Control
Published on: Mar 3, 2022, 5:48 AM Rapper NBA YoungBoy has dropped his new album Colors. HipHopDX breaks down YoungBoy Never Broke Again’s new album Colors. NBA YoungBoy’s world is apparently lonesome and filled with dread. Since his breakout mixtape, 38 Baby, the Baton Rouge rapper has had bouts with law enforcement, rival gangs and fractured relationships. There never seems to be a moment where his life isn’t in complete turmoil, but that’s what makes his music so poignant.
Mach-Hommy 'Balens Cho' Continues To Demystify The Esoteric Rapper
Published on: Feb 5, 2022, 1:37 PM New Jersey rapper Mach-Hommy returns with his new Hip Hop album Balens Cho. HipHopDX breaks down Mach-Hommy’s Balens Cho. Mach-Hommy has built a career on being mysterious and elusive. His face has been concealed under a bandana for the duration of his time as Hip Hop’s lyrical underground darling.
Earl Sweatshirt 'Sick!' Leaves The Shadows To Illuminate His Future
Published on: Jan 24, 2022, 9:03 PM Earl Sweatshirt has been lost in time. In 2010, Odd Future was on the cusp of breaking out with Tyler, The Creator at the helm. While attention centered around Tyler for his shocking antics (I.e., he ate a roach in “Yonkers”), Earl stood out for his innate gift for rhyming — a trait shared with his father, African Poet Keorapetse Kgositsile. After the release of his 2010 debut mixtape, Earl, he fell off the grid.
"The Highest Form of Power We Have As Humans Is to Inspire": An Interview With Kent Loon
Support real, independent music journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. In Kent Loon’s music video for “Rax,” you immediately notice a Jenga tower worth hundreds of dollar bills sandwiched between his forearm and a flexing bicep. Your eyes might also linger on the Russian Cream Backwoods in his mouth. Kent dances around the dining room of his home, the celebration more for his diligence – his hustle – than for the money itself.
Review - JPEGMAFIA 'LP!' Is A Creative Sayonara To Major Labels
Published on: Dec 11, 2021, 12:29 PM JPEGMAFIA is apparently finished with the music industry. He’s done being a cog in the machine and lining label executives’ pockets with money. Under the notes on Bandcamp for his new album, LP!, Peggy explains his decision to part ways with the industry. “I live and die by the quality of my work, not the hype. And the minute anyone does anything to impede on that. You are dead to me.” Those words couldn’t speak truer for the 32-year-old rapper.
Best Hip Hop Collaborations of 2021
Published on: Dec 9, 2021, 2:55 AM 2021 served as a year to recalibrate with everyday life despite evolving Covid-19 variations. People shook off the fear they had for their neighbor and started to interact again. Times Square is filled with tourists again—people are back together. If this year proved anything, it’s that rap music benefits when people are able to physically come together to create a record. While emailed verses are fine, it’s unmatched against in-person chemistry in the booth.
Wale 'Folarin II' Flashes Greatness But Gets Clouded With Career Recognition Raps
Published on: Nov 11, 2021, 10:18 AM Longevity in rap is sometimes uncelebrated and influence is understated. Wale understands this well, spending the entirety of his 13 years creating a musical space in the DMV only to be left out of top rappers lists. On Folarin II — the sequel to his 2012 mixtape — Wale sounds focused and determined; the raps are sharp and confident, but the bitterness over the lack of career recognition dulls the tape’s finer moments.
REVIEW - Lil Wayne & Rich The Kid Trust Fund Babies Is Held Back By A Disparity In Talent
Published on: Oct 27, 2021, 2:53 PM Rich The Kid manages to end up in the most unlikely places and his new mixtape with Lil Wayne, Trust Fund Babies, is the latest example. Previously, In 2013, he joined forces with the Migos for a series of middling mixtapes and another earlier this year with NBA YoungBoy.
Pink Siifu 'GUMBO'! Is A Thoughtful Love Letter To The South
Published on: Oct 22, 2021, 12:39 PM Pink Siifu isn’t afraid to push conventions and make people feel uncomfortable. His last album, NEGRO, addressed political affairs through the eyes of Black America. Siifu used a variety of sounds to trigger a range of emotions, employing freeform jazz that was hellacious and chaotic, evoking the same paranoia and anxiety experienced by Black Americans due to police brutality. His use of punk rock embodied the boiling anger and tensions of a targeted community.
How Maxo Kream Turned Personal Tragedy into the 'Weight of the World'
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Bear1Boss Interview: Rap’s Hyperpop Alien
Photo Credit: @aqualalaland This article previously appeared on Audiomack World. Bear1Boss’ hair is dyed lime green and his vocals stretch until no longer human. When he raps, the self-proclaimed Prince of Pop twists and contorts his voice around some of rap’s most flamboyant production. EDM, digicore, glitchcore, hyperpop, and trap music are thrown into a melting pot like forbidden alchemy that brings Bear’s world to life.
30 Years of the Wu-Tang Clan Logo: How Mathematics Created The Iconic Symbol
Thirty years ago, Wu-Tang Clan DJ and producer Mathematics laid on the floor drinking a 40oz of Ole English and smoking a blunt, sketching what would become rap’s most iconic logo. The Wu-Tang Clan’s golden “W” is one of the most recognizable symbols in music. Like the Rolling Stones’ Tongue and Lips, or Iron Maiden’s Eddy the Mummy; the “W” is a pop culture phenomenon but history is often overlooked. Before the Wu, Mathematics was a graffiti artist in Southside Jamaica, Queens.
Trippie Redd Borrows From Young SoundCloud Rappers For Middling Results On Trip At Knight
Published on: Sep 10, 2021, 12:54 PM Trippie Redd’s relationship with SoundCloud is stronger than most siblings. His mixtape A Love Letter to You is an internet classic, featuring lyrics that read like poetry and vocal performances charged with depression, anxiety and paranoia. This, on top of his innate ability to craft catchy melodies, helped Trippie become one of SoundCloud’s biggest artists next to Lil Uzi and Playboi Carti.
Heltah Skeltah's "Nocturnal" Turns 25
See that leather sofa over there? Sit back with this six-pack and a spliff that’ll have your mind twisted while we chit-chat. RIP Sean Price. Support truly independent journalism by subscribing to Passion of the Weiss on Patreon. A quarter century ago, Duck Down Records began with Heltah Skeltah’s Nocturnal, an album too menacing and gritty for mainstream audiences. It was a classic that set the tone for the label’s future.
Dave East & Harry Fraud Trade Mafiaso Vibes For Musical Consistency On 'Hoffa' Album
Published on: Aug 25, 2021, 11:16 AM Westside Gunn and Dave East unveiled a Mariella Angela-painted portrait reimagining the Harlem rapper as Jimmy Hoffa during the Buffalo Kids Gallery event in June. Hoffa, the leader of the Teamsters, vanished without a trace in 1975. It’s theorized it was a Mafia hit sent by Hoffa’s enemies. In the painting, East positions himself on top of the food chain, the Mafia under his belt and connections throughout the city like a young Hoffa.
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