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The Making of Sonos & Gorillaz’ Spirit Houses

Meeting the creative minds behind the instillations which toured the globe ahead of ‘Humanz’

Kodak Black

will.i.am releases bizarre music video set on Coronation Street

The Black Eyed Peas founder shared the video on Sunday evening (2 April), following the…

How Printed Goods created two bespoke pieces for World Water Day

The twin brothers from Bristol used Stella Artois and Water.org’s campaign as a starting point for two new creative pieces

Drake

Drake samples himself on More Life

Of all the samples on More Life, perhaps it’s most impressive that Drake managed to…

Here’s the Moodymann set Drake sampled on More Life

Rubbing shoulders with Young Thug, Kanye West, Jorja Smith, Giggs and Skepta, Moodymann’s unmistakable tones…

How composer Michael Abels produced the chilling score for Get Out

The composer talks about blending classic horror tropes with African undertones for the year’s most talked-about movie

Bronx rapper Mike channels his teenage anxieties

The Bandcamp rapper discusses using music as a conduit for youthful creativity and adolescent fears

We spoke to Jenny Francis, the iconic radio DJ featured on Stormzy’s album

The star of ‘Jenny Francis Interlude’ explains how she ended up on the album and what makes Stormzy so special

Eight talking points from Gang Signs & Prayer

Carlos, Crazy Titch, confessions and Mumzy. #GSAP has got the timeline on fire, here are the initial takeaways.

Porter Ray has poured personal hardship into his debut album

Meet the prodigious Seattle rapper whose debut album comes out on Sub Pop in March

Stormzy announces UK tour

Following the announcement of his debut album, Gang Signs and Prayer, Stormzy has announced a…

We spoke to Daps, director of Stormzy’s Big For Your Boots video

The LA-based director is also responsible two Migos videos – ‘Bad & Boujee’ and ‘T-Shirt’

New Gen

Track by Track: Welcome to the New Gen

A&R Caroline SM and Executive Producer Renz breakdown every track on their showcase of the new UK underground, ‘New Gen’

Roy Young, Bowie’s pianist, reflects on 40 years of Low

From Paris to Berlin, Low was born out of unscripted experimentation

We spoke to the college professor running a course on OutKast

Dr. Regina N. Bradley is offering the class on ‘OutKast and the Rise of the Hip-Hop South’ at Armstrong State University in Savannah, Georgia

The Year in Collaborations

Contributors and collaborators from Blackstar, The Life of Pablo, Konnichiwa and more reflect on their part in the year’s biggest releases

Turning Points:
Shirley Collins

Upon celebrating the release of a new album, Collins looks back across public betrayal and personal growth with Crack’s Duncan Harrison

NTS Radio‘s Sean McAuliffe on their new LA studio

We speak to the station’s chief operating officer about their new home away from home in Northeast Los Angeles

Quiet Luke studies and refashions the sounds of his youth

With choral melodies and classical influences, enter the dramatic realm of New York City experimental producer Quiet Luke

Introducing Clifford Jago: the London stylist finding upcycled freedom

Touch-ups, Topshop and tulip-mania with the enigmatic stylist on the eve of his new exhibition

Chance The Rapper delivers his gospel in technicolour

J Balvin, Colombia’s biggest popstar, dazzles London

Lil Yachty:
Dream On

Old school hip-hop heads are outraged by his ‘bubblegum trap’ but, asks Duncan Harrison, isn’t it about time we let Lil Yachty and the kids have their fun?

Jubilee

Moodyman shines bright for an escape to Club Cosmos

Turning Points:
DJ Semtex

In this month’s edition of Turning Points Duncan Harrison unpacks the landmark stages of DJ Semtex’s relentless grind