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Charlotte rapper Frais releases his latest chilled out EP.
J-Dilla’s mother Maureen Yancey speaks on Detroit then and now, why she’s never been all that into Motown, and the state of the culture she helped raise.
The legendary producer drops some serious knowledge on Aretha, Ginuwine, and what today’s producers can learn from the past.
Premiere: The Chicago rapper shares some new black & white visuals.
Keef’s self-produced beats are as unpredictable as he is. But we found the gems.
This is what Makonnen keeps close.
The Bay and Atlanta connect between Iamsu!, Kool John and Rich Homie Quan with “On Me.”
Your new favorite rapper is also a computer science student.
Minaj’s album The Pinkprint has been pushed back again, to December.
FADER FORT Makonnen went up on a Saturday.