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J Dilla: Shine On
In this 2006 feature from FADER #42, collaborators and family tell the stories behind some of the late J Dilla’s great productions. Think twice, youngbloods, precocious hoodrats, beatbox prodigies. Somewhere in the fine print of … read more »
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Big Boi: General Patton’s Prayer
With the golden era of the Dungeon Family gone, Big Boi’s riding on with his new label Purple Ribbon. But is there a lane for a second generation of Atlanta’s “weirdo type funk shit?” I … read more »
New York Rap: State of the Empire
A group of young New York rappers tries to bring hip hop home. Far Rockaway, Queens MC Stack Bundles has a song called, “Temper, Temper” in which he says of the state of New York … read more »
Prime Numbers: Seven Easy Pieces for Dressing in the New Year
Styling: Mobolaji Dawodu Stylist’s Assistants: Deidre Dyer, Elsa Lam and Nick Spain. Makeup: Marcela Alcala for Smashbox cosmetics. Models: Koné from Red Model Management, Brenda, Danny and Jeremy from Request Models, Samantha and Valentyna from … read more »
Bloc Party: Ring the Alarm
In a New London, Bloc Party are ready to detonate. On a Monday night at Dublin’s Whelans, emotion hangs in the air, dripping off the Celtic knots painted on the walls, seeping out onto the … read more »
Four on the Floor: Electronic Labels
Everything goes in cycles, and right now we’re currently somewhere in the late-middle period of a heavy electronic music resurgence. Everyone involved is obsessed with talking about the textures of their music, and even more … read more »
Memphis Rap: Parting the Dark Clouds
Can Memphis rappers reclaim the sound of their city and still find success? Memphis can feel pretty barren to the uninitiated. Locals tend to herd visitors instinctively, if not to Graceland then to its eerily … read more »
Future: Dungeons and Dragons
Future has the streets of Atlanta in the palm of his hands while the city’s history pumps through his veins. Though Future is from Atlanta, his St. Louis show at the club Amnesia, billed as … read more »
Cass McCombs: Scorpio Rising
Cass McCombs is riding high on a dark horse. Death is an LA hippie with sandy Jesus hair and an Eagle Rock area code. Usually he makes you wait, but tonight, at the Gaylord Apartments … read more »
Bon Iver: The Son And The Earth
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon returns home to the Wisconsin town that raised him. Walk into The Joynt in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, at happy hour and a beer will set you back just 30 cents. Signs … read more »
