Interviews
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How Conductor Williams Left a 20-Year Career to Make Beats Full-Time
“It was the most difficult decision I’ve ever made.” I spoke with producer Conductor Williams, best known for his work with Westside Gunn and Griselda, about the hardest decision of his life: walking away from a 20-year railway career to…
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“Touring Feels Like a 360 Deal”: Rapper Big Pooh on Why Little Brother’s Final Tour Is a Business Decision
Back in 2019, the plan was simple: Little Brother would reunite, tour, drop a documentary, and close their last chapter with intention. The pandemic derailed that plan, but now, five years later, Pooh and Phonte are finally finishing that mission…
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“I’m Not Bitter. I’m Wiser”: Kaash Paige on Leaving the Major Label System
Kaash Paige signed a record deal at 18. By 22, she was independent again. Now 24, she’s rebuilding her career with clarity. This is her story. In high school, Kaash, born D’Kyla Paige Woolen, told her friends, “I’m going to…
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Behind the Scenes: Saba’s Prolonged Sample Clearance Experience
“I’m in the studio, the album postponed indefinitely, just waiting. And then, on the day we were supposed to drop, I get the call: ‘It’s cleared.’” That moment of relief came after years of uncertainty. I spoke with Chicago rapper…
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Tahj Keeton Makes Beauty Through Chaos
Georgia artist Tahj Keeton gets real about his bubbling sound with Audiomack World.
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Polo Perks Is Building a Future From Pieces of the Past
We talk to the Surf Gang artist about microdosing alternative music in his raps.
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Bandmanrill Is Bringing the Jersey Vibe Everywhere
Club Godfather Bandmanrill gets real about the sound he’s helped pioneer and his debut album.
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BIG30 Towers as the ‘Last Man Standing’
The rapper gets real about carrying the torch for Memphis.
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Wiki & Subjxct 5 Made the Next Great NY Rap Tape
New York rapper Wiki and New Jersey producer Subjxct 5 tap the vein of brutish raps and inject it with fun on their 2022 mixtape, ‘Cold Cuts.’
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Babyface Talks Hits, Collabs & Checking His Ego
R&B icon Babyface gets honest about success and keeping a level head ahead of his new album, ‘Girls Night Out,’ for Audiomack World.
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Mavi Scrapped an Entire Album & Made His Best Work Yet
Mavi, one of rap’s essential voices, had to shelve his original sophomore album. He breaks down the grief and triumph of his new album for Audiomack World.
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TriniBad Pioneer Prince Swanny Is Still Working on Himself
The Caribbean artist gets real about his sound and 2022 album, ‘Swanology.’