New Music

Despite the formidable challenges, hip-hop’s second home, France, made a typically impressive account for itself in the second quarter of 2020.

JPEGMAFIA, MIKE, Black Noi$e, and Drew Dave make up our lo-fi rap snack pack for the week beginning June 29, 2020.

“Freedom is knowledge of self, knowing who you are and what you stand for.”

“I’m thinking about listeners 100 years from now.”

Blu & Exile, Asher Simmons, Sadhugold, and Animist make up our lo-fi rap snack pack for the week beginning June 22, 2020.

Taylor’s third studio album, ‘The Album,’ is an honest work of art.

Week 17. Four more must-hear lo-fi records.

“Going to being shielded by a brand to only being the name my father gave me, I hope it gives more opportunities for me to be myself.”

Week 16. Four more must-hear lo-fi rap songs.

“...a shotgun blast to the face.”

Week 15. Four more lo-fi raps to discover.

“...brass knuckle lyricism.”

“Some people will like you and some people won’t. That’s life.”

“It was the first thing I remember loving to do.”

“If this is six months, imagine what’ll happen in six years.”

Week 14. Four more must-hear lo-fi rap songs.

“MET GALA” is eloquence in motion.

We sat down with Frank Hill to talk about his new five-track EP, ‘SELF,’ his “Goku complex,” and forever getting stronger.

Week 13. Four more must-hear lo-fi rap songs.

Week 12. Four more must-hear lo-fi rap songs.

Kehlani’s work carries an unfiltered essence and brims with soul.

“When I did ‘Soul Bounce’ and stuff, I was trying to think, ‘What can I perform at the protest?’”

“We’re all just humans on this planet, trying to figure it out.”

Four more must-hear lo-fi rap songs for installment number 11.