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Lil Keed is rap's hungriest superstar

Lil Keed is rap's hungriest superstar

Document Journal — "Music gets you through everything, bro." The Atlanta-based rapper tells Document why he's a product of pain, ambition, and the Cleveland Avenue streets. When Young Thug started Young Stoner Life Records (YSL) in 2016, it was difficult to imagine that it would have the incredible influence on Atlanta and hip hop that it eventually garnered.
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Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, and 9th Wonder would like to invite you to a D...

Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, Terrace Martin, and 9th Wonder would like to invite you to a D...

Document Journal — Get to know the supergroup revitalizing both jazz and hip hop A stark reality that every music fan must eventually grapple with is the notion that the greatest era of their favorite genre of music has passed.
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Meet Benny's Surf Club, New York's queer, BIPOC surfing collective

Meet Benny's Surf Club, New York's queer, BIPOC surfing collective

i-D-UK — For thousands of native New Yorkers and transplants, surfing in New York City seems like a foreign endeavor - left better suited for residents of The Hamptons or Long Island. Those interested in trying out the sport are limited by a lack of transportation to the city's beaches, the high cost of gear and an unruly and unforgiving sea.
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KidSuper's Colm Dillane is Brooklyn's most enigmatic streetwear designer

KidSuper's Colm Dillane is Brooklyn's most enigmatic streetwear designer

i-D-UK — When I arrived at the KidSuper studio the first week of August, Colm Dillane, the streetwear label's founder, answered the door wearing slides, ankle-cut Puma socks, a T-shirt and long basketball shorts. His curly hair was splayed across his head like he'd just woken up. Dozens of cardboard boxes and racks lined the walls.
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Skillibeng is Jamaica's new dancehall hope

Skillibeng is Jamaica's new dancehall hope

i-D-UK — Photography Elpuru It would be reductive to compare Skillibeng's vast and eclectic sounds to his peers within the contemporary dancehall landscape.
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Sie7etr3's 'Latin trap' is the most intoxicating sound of summer

Sie7etr3's 'Latin trap' is the most intoxicating sound of summer

Document Journal — Blending Dominican rap with the rugged sounds of Brooklyn drill, Chucky73 and Fetti031 are breaking the boundaries placed on Latin hip hop Hip hop culture has increasingly been drawn to Latin sounds in the past few years.
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Skylar Grey Talks Being Dead Broke At The Time She Wrote Eminem's Biggest Song

Skylar Grey Talks Being Dead Broke At The Time She Wrote Eminem's Biggest Song

HipHopDX — Los Angeles, CA - Skylar Grey has been a Hip Hop favorite since her rise to fame in 2010 and her voice is heard on some of Hip Hop's biggest tracks. If she didn't sing on the song, there's a good chance she wrote it.
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Davo Was Meant for the Spotlight

Davo Was Meant for the Spotlight

Office Magazine — From a young age the Kingston-born singer was steeped in Jamaican reggae.
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Review: Pop Smoke's No. 1 Album Proves He Was A Star Outside Of 50 Cent & Quavo's Help

Review: Pop Smoke's No. 1 Album Proves He Was A Star Outside Of 50 Cent & Quavo's Help

HipHopDX — As we watched the onslaught of logistical and creative hiccups unfold before the release of Pop Smoke's debut album, Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon , a skeptic, pessimistic air took the room: Is this project being rushed? Is it a money-grab for the label or its executive producers?
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In a world of injustice, Orion Sun believes boundless love is still possible

In a world of injustice, Orion Sun believes boundless love is still possible

Document Journal — The rising R&B star on the power of mass protests, the performativity of social media, and finding strength in making music. Orion Sun and I first spoke on the phone in early May while the world was settling into its new COVID-19 reality and the unarmed George Floyd had not been murdered by Minneapolis Police.
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How A Forgotten Sneaker Becomes A Grail

How A Forgotten Sneaker Becomes A Grail

solesavy.com — By David Aaron Brake --- As trends ebb and flow, sneakers come in and out of the public spotlight. What might have been a hyped sneaker in 2010 can be found on clearance at retail stores in 2020.
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The unlikely soundtrack of the New York protests

The unlikely soundtrack of the New York protests

i-D-UK — Photo by Ben Solomon. Music and revolution have a long history of going hand in hand -- from Bob Marley's songs against violence in the Jamaican political system to N.W.A's seminal raps that soundtracked the LA Riots in 1992.
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Maya B writes anti-materialist anthems for our times

Maya B writes anti-materialist anthems for our times

Document Journal — "Fuck materialism, fuck status": why the 20-year-old star is uniquely suited for the present moment. It's very difficult to spot, acknowledge, and then appreciate greatness while it's right in front of us. Hindsight is always 20/20 and that's a frustrating reality critics and music fans are forced to confront in various capacities.
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Review: G Herbo's 'PTSD (Deluxe)' Is An Emotional Soundtrack For An Uprising

Review: G Herbo's 'PTSD (Deluxe)' Is An Emotional Soundtrack For An Uprising

HipHopDX — Martin Luther King Jr. once said that "a riot is the language of the unheard." On PTSD (Deluxe), Chicago-rapper G Herbo is pleading to be acknowledged and heard. The 24-year-old rapper has released the deluxe edition to PTSD (which originally released in February of this year), arriving in the midst of national unrest.
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Akinyemi Rethinks the Theme of Uncertainty

Akinyemi Rethinks the Theme of Uncertainty

Office Magazine — The Queens-bred rapper was supposed to release his debut project. Then COVID-19 happened.
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Premiere: Arlo Parks, "Black Dog"

Premiere: Arlo Parks, "Black Dog"

Office Magazine — Let the tender singer calm you down.
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It's Lit! 10 Travis Scott Songs That Still Make Social Distancing Fun

It's Lit! 10 Travis Scott Songs That Still Make Social Distancing Fun

HipHopDX — Travis Scott, like many of us, is celebrating his birthday in lockdown. The Houston rapper turned 28-years-old today (April 30), and though the world is essentially shut down, Scott suggested that shouldn't stop the party. "Since a kid Laflame just wanted to rageeeeee !!!! Let's get wilaaayy today !!!"
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11 Hit-For-Hit Instagram Rap Battles We'd Like To See

11 Hit-For-Hit Instagram Rap Battles We'd Like To See

HipHopDX — Rappers get bored too. That fact has been made obvious as our Instagram feeds have become littered with countless Instagram Lives. Whether it's Guapdad 4000's series of "Rona Raps," or Tory Lanez's "Quarantine Radio," artists are finding creative ways to pass time while being on lockdown.
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Review: Kanye West Producer Mike Dean Musically Tells A Long Story On '4:20' Album

Review: Kanye West Producer Mike Dean Musically Tells A Long Story On '4:20' Album

HipHopDX — In an interview with HipHopDX, Mike Dean stated that his debut studio album, the instrumental release, 4:20, despite being released on the smoker's holiday, is "[Pink Floyd's] Dark Side Of The Moon on molly or acid." There's something to this notion beyond the clear overtones of sonic similarities.
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Like André 3000 Before Him, J.I.D Reminds Everyone The South Still Has Something To Say

Like André 3000 Before Him, J.I.D Reminds Everyone The South Still Has Something To Say

HipHopDX — Miami, FL - Outkast was given the award for Best New Rap Group at the 1995 Source Awards. In a now famous Hip Hop moment, André 3000 and Big Boi took the stage to a sea of boos.
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Healing with Alina Baraz

Healing with Alina Baraz

Office Magazine — The mysterious singer's debut full length album drops today.
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Crazy Legs Explains The Long, Wild History Of Breaking For A Younger Generation

Crazy Legs Explains The Long, Wild History Of Breaking For A Younger Generation

HipHopDX — New York, NY - Iconic b-boy Crazy Legs (born Richard Colón) is one of the true pioneers of Hip Hop culture. Speaking to the Bronx-based dancer feels like skimming through pages of a comprehensive Hip Hop encyclopedia. Dates, names and moments are seared into his memory and he recites them with a warm but precise conviction.
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20 Classic Beats RZA & DJ Premier Didn't Play During Their Battle

20 Classic Beats RZA & DJ Premier Didn't Play During Their Battle

HipHopDX — The Instagram Live DJ battle between DJ Premier and RZA on Saturday (April 11) cemented its place as one of the greatest moments in Hip Hop history. This iteration of the quarantine-induced VERZUZ style battles organized by Timbaland and Swizz Beatz made it the center of the Hip Hop community for the weekend as its viewership peaked at 850,000.
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Fighting words: Denzel Curry on the productive power of the rap battle

Fighting words: Denzel Curry on the productive power of the rap battle

Document Journal — The rapper joins Document to discuss 'Unlocked,' shaving his signature dreads, and how to channel aggression into positivity "Fuck proving shit to people. I'm tired of rap," says Denzel Curry backstage in Miami the first weekend of March. "I feel like I be proving shit to people and they still don't want to believe it."
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