http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:03:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/download-young-dros-we-outchea-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/download-young-dros-we-outchea-mixtape/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:15:22 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=168965 Young Dro goes it alone on his first mixtape of the year, We Outchea. My mix tape aint featuring nobody every body hating ima do this thang SOLO!!!!!!! — Young Dro (@dropolo) January 14, 2012 … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/download-young-dros-we-outchea-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/03/what-you-missed-over-the-holidays-everything-and-nothing-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/03/what-you-missed-over-the-holidays-everything-and-nothing-2/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:09:52 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=165258 Welcome back to your office, hope it smells like you remember! FADER takes a break for the holidays, but we’re now happily back in our office chairs. As you blink into your RSS feed, like … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/03/what-you-missed-over-the-holidays-everything-and-nothing-2/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/06/video-young-dro-maserati/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/06/video-young-dro-maserati/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 18:00:51 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=160452 “Maserati,” straightforwardly singing the praises of orange-interiored luxury swag, is one of the least-goofy songs on Young Dro’s punchline-haven Drocabulary mixtape. In the video, Dro rambles about Southwest Atlanta, dressed in red and white Polo. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/06/video-young-dro-maserati/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/23/young-dro-wild-horses/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/23/young-dro-wild-horses/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:45:23 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.thefader.com/?p=140715 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 »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/23/young-dro-wild-horses/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/21/young-dro-racked-up-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/21/young-dro-racked-up-mp3/#comments Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:15:53 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=140389 Kaleidoscopic metaphors have long been Young Dro’s calling card so the colorlessness of his Beat Billionaires laced banger “Racked Up” comes as a bit of a shock at first. Gone are the kiwi Maybachs, the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/21/young-dro-racked-up-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/11/young-dros-drocabulary-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/11/young-dros-drocabulary-mixtape/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:00:20 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=124845 Though the title nods to his more lyrical side, Drocabulary finds Atlanta’s most underrated still partially stuck on that lighthearted swag tip, landing somewhere between his early and intense masterworks and his later collabs with … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/11/young-dros-drocabulary-mixtape/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/13/donnis-southern-lights-mixtape-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/13/donnis-southern-lights-mixtape-2/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:00:08 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=105239 Is there anything more comforting than a Big Rube intro? It’s like having your deep-voiced grandpa assuring you that the time you’re about to spend with a record is totally worth it. And yeah, it … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/13/donnis-southern-lights-mixtape-2/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/31/video-young-dro-polo-down/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/31/video-young-dro-polo-down/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 15:00:16 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=102720 Young Dro turns in the best Ralph Lauren related video since “Been Had Polo.” And all praise to Jose Hustle and his way with words (“Oh my god! Stop that shit!”), Dro may be better … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/31/video-young-dro-polo-down/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/25/young-dros-equestrian-dro-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/25/young-dros-equestrian-dro-mixtape/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:30:22 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=95323 Downloading this took forever, our KB/sec dipping toward nonexistent, just another cosmic block between Young Dro and our eager iTunes. But we’re deep in it now. We sat strong and avoided distraction, and Equestrian Dro … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/25/young-dros-equestrian-dro-mixtape/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/23/young-dro-polo-down-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/23/young-dro-polo-down-mp3/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:30:48 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=94632 Young Dro loves Polo so, so, sooo much, and we have nothing but respect for his probably-unsponsored dedication to personal branding, but there’s something super fishy about his latest, “Polo Down.” That little flute flourish, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/23/young-dro-polo-down-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/09/video-young-dro-f-gucci-mane-and-ti-freeze-me/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/09/video-young-dro-f-gucci-mane-and-ti-freeze-me/#comments Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:00:19 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=82276 A version of this Dro song has been reaching out from corners around the internet since the last time we were wearing shorts. Then “Freeze Me” got extra-chilly, reinforced by verse time from Rick Ross, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/09/video-young-dro-f-gucci-mane-and-ti-freeze-me/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/30/schnippers-slept-on-slept-on-2010-1/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/30/schnippers-slept-on-slept-on-2010-1/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:00:21 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=80374 Each Tuesday, FADER editor Matthew Schnipper highlights an underappreciated release he thinks we need to know about. Starting this week and lasting through the end of 2010, he’ll be highlighting music exclusively from 2010. This … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/30/schnippers-slept-on-slept-on-2010-1/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/23/video-vado-f-young-dro-polo/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/23/video-vado-f-young-dro-polo/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 16:00:39 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=79662 Polo white tee/ Man on the horse at the bottom, more than likely. Yes. These dudes make a point to show off the tags on the Rugby joints they have. Dro, they open a Rugby … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/23/video-vado-f-young-dro-polo/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/30/vado-f-young-dro-polo-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/30/vado-f-young-dro-polo-mp3/#comments Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:30:57 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=71884 Polo white tee/ man on the horse at the bottom more than likely. Today’s Critical Shopper column in the New York Times is knowing take on the newly re-opened Ralph Lauren store in the city, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/30/vado-f-young-dro-polo-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/07/young-dro-f-rick-ross-yung-la-gucci-mane-ti-freeze-me-rmx-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/07/young-dro-f-rick-ross-yung-la-gucci-mane-ti-freeze-me-rmx-mp3/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:30:00 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.thefader.com/?p=64540 This is the song that just keeps getting better. The original remix with Gucci and TI was pretty solid, but this new version from DJ Smallz’s I Got The Internet Goin Nuts! Vol. 2 mixtape … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/07/young-dro-f-rick-ross-yung-la-gucci-mane-ti-freeze-me-rmx-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/17/young-dro-f-gucci-mane-and-ti-freeze-me-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/17/young-dro-f-gucci-mane-and-ti-freeze-me-remix-mp3/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:30:49 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=40479 The original version of this came out in…March? Seems like a long wait for a remix, but if that means that we get three of our current favorite rappers (TI needs to slow down on … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/17/young-dro-f-gucci-mane-and-ti-freeze-me-remix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/10/pill-f-young-dro-rocko-and-all-star-dope-boys-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/10/pill-f-young-dro-rocko-and-all-star-dope-boys-mp3/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:15:04 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=39700 Even when he’s in a kinda depressed mode (100 grand on my arm/they don’t know bout Dro no more/man I be so icy in the winter it don’t snow no more…) Young Dro sounds like … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/10/pill-f-young-dro-rocko-and-all-star-dope-boys-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/31/video-8ball-and-mjg-f-young-dro-bring-it-back/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/31/video-8ball-and-mjg-f-young-dro-bring-it-back/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:45:08 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=24085 Young Dro on a horse. MJG on a toilet. Get the song here.]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/31/video-8ball-and-mjg-f-young-dro-bring-it-back/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/24/young-dro-freeze-me-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/24/young-dro-freeze-me-mp3/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:00:18 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=23671 This dropped while we were down in Austin so it’s about a week old aka whatever 4000 internet years, haters. Fortunately Young Dro is so completely likable on “Freeze Me” you can’t hate. Unless you … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/24/young-dro-freeze-me-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/dear-drunks-your-new-anthem-by-oj-da-juiceman/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/dear-drunks-your-new-anthem-by-oj-da-juiceman/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:14:06 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=22305 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/12/dear-drunks-your-new-anthem-by-oj-da-juiceman/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/10/alley-boy-f-young-dro-tall-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/10/alley-boy-f-young-dro-tall-mp3/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:07:13 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=22233 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/10/alley-boy-f-young-dro-tall-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/21/8ball-and-mjg-f-young-dro-bring-it-back-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/21/8ball-and-mjg-f-young-dro-bring-it-back-mp3/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 16:23:10 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=21651 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/21/8ball-and-mjg-f-young-dro-bring-it-back-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/07/yung-la-f-young-dro-big-kuntry-damn-i-look-good-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/07/yung-la-f-young-dro-big-kuntry-damn-i-look-good-mp3/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:00:20 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.thefader.com/?p=20559 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/07/yung-la-f-young-dro-big-kuntry-damn-i-look-good-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/03/video-young-dro-f-yung-la-i-dont-know-yall/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/03/video-young-dro-f-yung-la-i-dont-know-yall/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:00:49 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=19406 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/03/video-young-dro-f-yung-la-i-dont-know-yall/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/19/young-dro-r-i-p-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/19/young-dro-r-i-p-mixtape/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:40:15 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=18669 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/19/young-dro-r-i-p-mixtape/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/09/ricco-barrino-f-young-dro-stupid-problems/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/09/ricco-barrino-f-young-dro-stupid-problems/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:06:15 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.thefader.com/?p=17715 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/09/ricco-barrino-f-young-dro-stupid-problems/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/24/rich-kids-money-swag-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/24/rich-kids-money-swag-mixtape/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:01:10 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.thefader.com/?p=10332 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/24/rich-kids-money-swag-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/01/jap-f-young-dro-big-kuntry-how-we-get-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/01/jap-f-young-dro-big-kuntry-how-we-get-mp3/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:37:50 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=8252 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/01/jap-f-young-dro-big-kuntry-how-we-get-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/23/freeload-the-fader-issue-62-podcast/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/23/freeload-the-fader-issue-62-podcast/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:30:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/23/freeload-the-fader-issue-62-podcast/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/23/freeload-young-dro-on-fire-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/23/freeload-young-dro-on-fire-mp3/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:45:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/23/freeload-young-dro-on-fire-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/26/video-kia-shine-f-young-dro-maino-checkin-my-fresh/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/05/26/video-kia-shine-f-young-dro-maino-checkin-my-fresh/#comments Tue, 26 May 2009 10:00:00 +0000 THE FADER 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