NEWEST MUSIC INTERVIEWS
Interview: Too Short
Oakland’s Too Short has been rapping longer than many rappers have been alive, and he remains one of hip-hop’s most craft-conscious entertainers. No Tresspassing, his 19th studio LP, is out today. It comes on the … read more »
Interview: Evian Christ
Joshua Leary, the 22-year-old UK producer known as Evian Christ, lives a six-hour car ride from London and has only visited the city twice, most recently to perform at a showcase for Tri Angle, the … read more »
Interview: Ab-Soul
As our recent Black Hippy cover story showed, the Los Angeles rap quartet is a complex compound of several moving parts. None, perhaps, more complex than Ab-Soul. Perpetually hidden behind a pair of shades (he … read more »
Meet the 21-Year-Old CEO Who’s Been Hosting Your Rap MP3s
Hulkshare is a file hosting site built specifically to help people share rap music. By permitting anonymous, un-traceable file uploads, the site became a major player in the no-questions-asked online storage game, and a haven … read more »
Lungu Lungu: E.L.’s Azonto Beats are Crazy Chale!
It seems the word you hear the most in Accra is no longer “akwaaba” or even “chale”, but “azonto”. The azonto dance has taken Ghana by storm, and although everybody seems to know the dance … read more »
Interview: La Chat
La Chat’s been doing it big for a long time. A queen of Memphis rap who’s been steadily recording since the late ’90s, she got her start even earlier, when she entered a talent competition … read more »
Lungu Lungu: Kuduro is Dead
It pains me to say it, but it appears kuduro is seriously fading out in Angola. It’s so hard to believe. I was there just two years ago, and kuduro was blasting out of every … read more »
Interview: James Ferraro
Right around the time that James Ferraro released his latest album, Far Side Virtual, we met up in Union Square to talk about the record. That conversation turned into a thing about technology and comfort … read more »
Interview: Au Palais
The brother and sister duo Au Palais are David and Elise Commathe, who’ve been building a quiet buzz around their moody, electronic dirges. They’re new EP Tender Mercy is out this week on one of … read more »
Watch Andrew Noz Interview Clams Casino in Spain
Andrew Noz—a man frequently consulted by NPR for his rap expertise—sat for an 120-minute interview/lecture with producer Clams Casino at the Red Bull Music Academy in Madrid, during which Noz spoke with his most lovely, … read more »
