The seeds of Pollution Opera were planted on a tandem motorcycle trip. Riding through El Shazly’s native Cairo, she and her ...

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Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song. “Perk up and listen, it’s important you n****s get it, I / Fell off the porch and made a portrait out of the skin I ripped,” unfurls one ...

An interview with Welsh author and historian Richard King on his new book, ‘Travels Over Feeling: Arthur Russell – A Life.’ ...

The Opener is The FADER's short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. Clari Freeman-Taylor grew up in the remote English countryside, isolated and with enough time on ...

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Rap Blog is a weekly showcase of a standout rap song.

For Ghostly International's 25th anniversary, founder Sam Valenti IV, artists, and label associates like Matthew Dear and ...

A decade younger than SV’s original members, RJ got his first production credits with the group as Dilla packed his bags, ...

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To make her sophomore album, Bird’s Eye, Ravyn Lenae had to move beyond rigid genres, beyond home, and beyond her past.