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It’s an overcast weekday afternoon in August, and Westside Boogie is holed up in a recording studio just off Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park. Less than six weeks removed from the release of his second studio album, June’s More Black Superheroes, the Compton native is trying to stick to an …

Ahead of the release of Megan Thee Stallion’s highly anticipated sophomore LP, the Houston rapper revealed the album’s title, cover art, and the track list. She appeared to share the information before the album dropped due to some information about it circulating before she was able to make the announcement. …

Over the last decade, fans have witnessed Florida rapper Denzel Curry grow up, from his early days as a member of SpaceGhostPurrp’s loud and boisterous Raider Klan to his most recent solo LP, Melt My Eyez See Your Future. The new album incorporates dizzying jazz elements, with features from features …

Chance the Rapper and Joey Bada$$ brought their introspective track “The Highs and the Lows” toThe Tonight Show Monday, delivering an artistic performance of the collaborative single, complete with superimposed lyrics and onstage lo-fi footage filmed on a handheld camera. The rappers debuted the song — which deals with the …

Nearly three decades have passed since Fatlip exited the Pharcyde, one of the cleverest, funniest hip-hop groups to emerge in the early Nineties. Since then, he has put out a solo album, The Loneliest Punk, scored an underground hit with “What’s Up, Fatlip?” and even buried the hatchet with some …

By all accounts, Mariel Semonte Orr was a natural-born leader —intelligent and level-headed, with a scene-stealing personality. Orr, also known as the Atlanta rapper Trouble, deserved a shot at rap’s big leagues, and nearly everyone who spoke for this article believed he would have soon received it. In the early …

RZA’s alter ego Bobby Digital returns with new song “Troubleshooting” from the Wu-Tang Clan founding member’s upcoming soundtrack for the graphic novel of the same name, Bobby Digital and The Pit of Snakes. In the accompanying video, which features animated graphics inspired by the book, a bloody battle ensues while …

Over the last decade, the ghostly influence of Memphis rap has been inescapable, from hit remakes of Three 6 Mafia classics like Rae Sremmurd’s “Powerglide” or A$AP Ferg’s “Plain Jane,” to underground artists like $uicideboy$ and Raider Klan who have reinterpreted the city’s dark, distinctive style. As an artist born …

Lil Uzi Vert is feeding fans with back-to-back singles. On Monday, the “20 Min” rapper released “I Know” on SoundCloud, just two days after dropping their single “Space Cadet” over the weekend. “Made that girl drop it on the floor (Floor)/In the days with my cash grow (Grow),” Uzi raps …

Kid Cudi has announced his 2008 debut mixtape, A Kid Named Cudi, will officially hit streaming services for the first time on July 15. “This official release is 2 days shy of the 14th anniversary,” he tweeted. “I am so damn excited u all get to enjoy it again, remastered, …