Today, PG County, Maryland’s .idk. dropped the music video for “S.T.F,” the first single from his upcoming Even The Devil Smiles mixtape. The uptempo, Kaytranada-produced track contains vocals from the late DMX, who begins the track proclaiming, “I gots to make a move and make it soon/I gots to hit …
Read More »Kaytranada's 'Ain't No Damn Way' Is an Airy Amble Through Dance Music History
Kaytranada makes music designed for club systems that can still translate to people who never go out. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and raised in Montreal, his style is rooted in beat maestros like J Dilla, Madlib, and Flying Lotus. But the warmth of his music is less dusty-analog (a la …
Read More »Kaytranada and Justice Will Embark on Co-Headlining North America Tour
Kaytranada and Justice are ready to fill arenas. On Thursday, the electronic music artists announced that they will be going on a 13-date co-headlining tour starting this October. The run of shows will kick off in Vancouver on Oct. 16 before they make their way to cities such as Oakland, …
Read More »Chance the Rapper, Kaytranada Highlight Montauk's Surf Lodge Summer Concert Series
No matter how you get there — early-morning LIRR, stuck on Montauk highway traffic, or affluent aerial transport (if you’re doing the latter, let’s be friends) — it’s become a summer tradition for more musically-inclined New Yorkers to descend upon the Surf Lodge. Once there, Montauk townies, preppy uptowners, humble …
Read More »Alex Isley Has the Perfect Voice for R&B's Soft-Girl Era
2025 could be the year of gentle giants in R&B: Summer Walker’s icy “Heart of a Woman” has been inescapable on Black radio, marking her biggest solo hit since her mainstream breakthrough six years ago. Over the past few weeks, British singer Cleo Sol’s airy hymns landed her sold out …
Read More »Tyler, the Creator Reveals 2024 Camp Flog Gnaw Lineup: André 3000, Kaytranada, Playboi Carti
Tyler, the Creator has revealed the complete lineup for Camp Flog Gnaw 2024, the 10th iteration of his annual music festival hosted on the Dodger Stadium grounds in Los Angeles. The rapper will take the stage at the two-day event with additional performances from André 3000, Kaytranada, Playboi Carti, Sexyy …
Read More »Childish Gambino Falls Under Sorceress' Spell in Kaytranada's 'Witchy' Music Video
Kaytranada has something sinister up his sleeve. The DJ and producer released a music video Wednesday for “Witchy” featuring Childish Gambino, the 16th track off his latest album Timeless. The nearly four minute video show Kaytranada and Gambino grooving in a cool-toned studio when a phantom-like figure begins to mirror …
Read More »Kali Uchis Announces New LP 'Orquídeas Parte 2'
Kali Uchis will release Orquídeas Parte 2, a follow-up to her album Orquídeas, on Aug. 9. The singer revealed the news in an Instagram Reel, although it’s unclear whether it’s a collection of new songs or remixes of the tracks off Orquídeas, which arrived in January. The reel is soundtrack …
Read More »Kaytranada Will Bring 'Timeless' and Channel Tres on the Road This Fall
Kaytranada is taking his third album, Timeless, from international festival stages to his own tour. On Tuesday, the musician announced that he’ll be heading on his Timeless tour later this year. The producer-DJ mastermind will kick off his run of shows on Sept. 14 in Vancouver, stopping in cities such …
Read More »House Music Hit Maker Channel Tres Talks Debut Album 'Head Rush'
Channel Tres took his last shot of alcohol in 2021. During a music session a couple of months later, he smoked his last blunt, albeit with funk music pioneer George Clinton (“I got high with George Clinton. I don’t need to get high anymore,” he says.) Tres spent his formative …
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