NEWEST GEN F
GEN F: Stevie Neale
It’s Saturday morning and Stevie Neale sounds remarkably cheerful for someone lying on the floor of her family’s house in Cornwall, England, recovering from a slipped disc. We’re speaking over Skype and, even injured, she’s … read more »
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GEN F: Bodega Bamz
When Bodega Bamz was in his early teens, he hit a blunt laced with angel dust. He got scared, and rushed to the most welcoming place he could think of at the time. “I ran … read more »
GEN F: Young Thug
Stretched out on a leather couch in a small Midtown Atlanta apartment, Young Thug sips a pink smoothie as he describes the housing projects he grew up in. “Anything you see wrong with me came … read more »
GEN F: King Tuff
Trying to talk to Kyle Thomas about his music feels a bit like pinning a fidgety school kid down in the playground and making him wax philosophical about why he likes recess. Sometimes Thomas is … read more »
GEN F: Shlohmo
At the turn of this year, Shlohmo’s dad asked him, “half-jokingly and half-mad,” why he uses the same hi-hat on every song. Shlohmo said, “I don’t know, dad. Fuck.” Actually, it’s an element of his … read more »
GEN F: Nails
“People have told me that I seem intimidating,” says Todd Jones, his voice a little sad. “It’s not an aspect of myself that I like. In fact, I really dislike it, because I’m a big … read more »
GEN F: Nautic
Listening to London trio Nautic is kind of like filling up on dim sum: there’s a lot of small components to consider, and it can feel like an embarrassment of variety. “Fresh Eyes,” one of … read more »
GEN F: Rich Kidz
Last year, Atlanta rap duo Rich Kidz released a mixtape called Everybody Eat Bread. Besides having one of the most inclusive, we-can-all-shine titles in recent memory, it felt like the apex of their hyperactive positivity, … read more »
GEN F: Shy Glizzy
The real-life Shy Glizzy is calmer than you’d expect from his videos. The 20-year-old rapper from southeast DC is a restless ball of aggression on YouTube, his scrappy sideburns spilling out of crudely fashioned headwraps … read more »
GEN F: Gary Clark Jr.
This past December, Gary Clark Jr. performed with the Rolling Stones two Saturdays in a row. In a video of the first cameo, at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, you see him emerge, natty in a knit … read more »
