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Felipe Delerme

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GEN F: Lex Luger

In the spring of 1995, amidst a bid to snap back from the commercial failure of an album called Juvenile Hell, Mobb Deep’s Prodigy offered unrepentant insight into the desperation of his adolescence. I’m only … read more »

POSTED December 20, 2011 6:00PM IN GEN F Comments (1) TAGS: , , , , , ,
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Brooklyn Bound: Future Live at Converse Rubber Tracks

There’s a great American tradition of New York being a welcoming port and FADER teamed up with Converse’s new Rubber Tracks studio in Brooklyn to further it. Once a month, we’ll be welcoming touring artists … read more »

POSTED December 12, 2011 1:15PM IN Brooklyn Bound Video TAGS: , , ,
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Brooklyn Bound: High Places Interview at The Arm

There’s a great American tradition of New York being a welcoming port and FADER teamed up with Converse’s new Rubber Tracks studio in Brooklyn to further it. Once a month, we’ll be welcoming touring artists … read more »

POSTED November 30, 2011 12:30PM IN Brooklyn Bound Video Comments (1) TAGS: , , , , ,
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Brooklyn Bound: An Exclusive Download From Zola Jesus’ Converse Rubber Tracks Performance

There’s a great American tradition of New York being a welcoming port and FADER teamed up with Converse’s new Rubber Tracks studio in Brooklyn to further it. Once a month, we’ll be welcoming touring artists … read more »

POSTED October 28, 2011 4:30PM IN BROOKLYN BOUND, MP3 / STREAMS, Brooklyn Bound Photos TAGS: , , , ,
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GEN F: Future

If we could credit a single song for the overabundance of Gucci sneaker prints and stiletto heel holes dug deep into the couches of Georgia club promoters’ VIP booths this past spring, it would be … read more »

POSTED October 28, 2011 9:33AM IN GEN F TAGS: , ,
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Brooklyn Bound: Zola Jesus Interview At 4th State Metals

There’s a great American tradition of New York being a welcoming port and FADER teamed up with Converse’s new Rubber Tracks studio in Brooklyn to further it. Once a month, we’ll be welcoming touring artists … read more »

POSTED October 26, 2011 1:30PM IN MUSIC INTERVIEWS, SPECIALS, Brooklyn Bound Video Comments (1) TAGS: , , , ,
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Brooklyn Bound: Zola Jesus Live at Converse Rubber Tracks

There’s a great American tradition of New York being a welcoming port and FADER teamed up with Converse’s new Rubber Tracks studio in Brooklyn to further it. Once a month, we’ll be welcoming touring artists … read more »

POSTED October 25, 2011 1:30PM IN SPECIALS, Brooklyn Bound Video Comments (3) TAGS: , , , ,
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GEN F: Nicki Minaj

The first time I heard Nicki Minaj rap, I swore I was really listening to Lil Wayne. Taking in her well-enunciated verse on “Don’t Stop, Won’t Stop” from 2007’s Da Drought 3 mixtape, I thought … read more »

POSTED October 7, 2011 6:30PM IN GEN F Comments (1) TAGS: , ,
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Young Dro: Wild Horses

Young Dro is swagged, tagged and ready to take off. Young Dro is the immediate future of TI’s Grand Hustle record label and characterizes his swagger with one very weighted yet very empty phrase. “Everybody’s … read more »

POSTED September 23, 2011 8:45PM IN FEATURES TAGS: , ,
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Soulland Stamps Menswear onto Your Envelope

Modern day fashion and the regimented ideals of the postal system aren’t the likeliest bedfellows. After all, mail’s most basic truth is that it’s what’s inside that counts. But perhaps understanding that they need a … read more »

POSTED September 2, 2011 3:30PM IN ART+CULTURE INTERVIEWS, NWSPRNT, STYLE Comments (2) TAGS: , , ,