Havoc is moving and shaking on a crisp October afternoon, heading into our interview in a SiriusXM greenroom right after talking to DJ Whoo Kid at the radio conglomerate. Wearing a camo hoodie and pants with a black shirt, he greets me with a handshake, then intently checks his phone …
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Today, Mobb Deep dropped “Against The World,” the group’s first release since the death of Prodigy, who died at age 42 in 2017. The single is the first offering from their upcoming album Infinite, set to release on October 10 as the latest project in Mass Appeal Records’ Legend Has …
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The East Village’s TabeTomo Ramen is quiet on a Tuesday afternoon — but not for long. Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist soon stroll in, with the former colorfully explaining his tardiness: “I was underwear shopping…I’m gonna get fucked in these,” he informs, admiring the three-pack as he sits in the …
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Hemispheres away from each other, Roc Marciano and The Alchemist are in sync like they’re in the same room. Roc is back home in LA, decompressing from Art Basel, while The Alchemist, who DJs for Eminem, is just landing in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with the “Rap God.” It’s slightly past …
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A$AP Rocky continues the lead-up to his much-anticipated new album Don’t Be Dumb with the LP’s latest single, “Ruby Rosary,” featuring J. Cole. The two rappers trade verses over a downtempo, piano-laden beat crafted by the Alchemist: A$AP Rocky has been teasingDon’t Be Dumb for the past few months, including …
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In 2014, Pasadena rapper Big Hit was ready to capitalize on his newfound freedom and pursue music alongside his son Hit-Boy, the Grammy-winning producer who’s laced Kanye West, Jay-Z, and others with chart-topping hits. Big Hit had been incarcerated since Hit-Boy was three years old, including a 15-year federal sentence …
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I speak to Brooklyn’s MIKE while he’s lounging in the Netherlands before another show on his ongoing Somebody Fine Me Trouble Tour, on which he’ll traverse Europe and then the United States through May. He tells me that he’s enjoying his time overseas so far. “We hit a lot of …
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Devotees of Earl Sweatshirt and The Alchemist have been scouring YouTube to find their “mystery album” for years to no avail. Luckily for the scavengers, the beloved artists released their collaboration album Voir Dire last month, and they dropped the DSP version today, with three new tracks in tow — …
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Follow what feels natural. That’s the guidance from Bay Area rapper Larry June and prolific beatmaker the Alchemist. It’s how the pair says their upcoming joint album, The Great Escape, came together. Over Zoom, they tell Rolling Stone that it started out as the two collaborating on a couple of …
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