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Billy Woods on the Lyrics That Changed His Life
The semi-anonymous indie rap legend and Backwoodz Studioz co-founder pays homage to songs by Nas, MF Doom, Fela Kuti, and more.
What's a Summer Party Without Heaters?
A recap of our Summer Party in Queens featuring Baltimore rap duo Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals
Music for Smoothing Your Brain
Plus a twisty charismatic rapper, three head-empty club queens, and a band that jams (not a jam band)
Experimental Visionary Lyra Pramuk Breaks Down 7 Perfectly Produced Songs
The Berlin-based artist talks about favorites by Björk, Ennio Morricone, and Andy Stott, and explains how she collaborated with slime mold on her generative new album, ‘Hymnal.’
Attention Hip-Hop: Generative AI Is Not Your Friend
Several rap icons have taken to artificial intelligence as a bold step in the genre’s future. They couldn’t be more wrong.
Music Is Free Speech
How artists are fighting back against the powerful forces trying to silence them.
Music for Real Bitches in a Fake-Ass World
Plus pop-punk-techno for hot days and cold beers, the rapper with the best song titles, and more!
The Great Instagram Jazz Guitar Plagiarism Scandal
What Giacomo Turra shows us about the strange intersection of jazz and social media
The Next Great Folk Singer-Songwriter
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How Lincka Wrote the Three-Year-Old Song That Became the Anthem of Anti-ICE Protests
In her first interview since her 2022 song found a viral second life as a protest soundtrack, the Oklahoma City artist says “this was inevitable.”