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Pink Siifu is one step ahead

Prolific and impossible to predict, Pink Siifu is reimagining the limits of rap. Try and keep up

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10 posthumous albums that should have stayed locked in the vault

From Tupac to Kurt Cobain, these are the 10 worst posthumous albums

How the Luniz’ I Got 5 on It went from stoner anthem to Jordan Peele’s Us

An investigation into the story of the 90s banger and how it came to soundtrack this year’s most important horror movie

Under Covers: The untold story behind Amy Winehouse’s vivacious Frank artwork

Photographer Charles Moriarty recalls how he and Amy Winehouse took to the streets of London and New York to capture the cover for her debut album Frank

10 biopics that every music fan should watch

From ‘Behind the Candelabra’ to ‘Control’, we round up ten music biopics that go beyond being a two-hour Wikipedia page

Under Covers: The untold story behind Tupac’s haunting The 7 Day Theory artwork

Under Covers is a new series tracing the stories behind classic and groundbreaking album artworks….

A guide to Qebrus, the Aphex Twin-approved producer who created alien IDM

Admired by Aphex Twin and other fans of deeply experimental music, the cult French producer died in February this year. We provide an entry point into Thomas Denis’ extraordinary universe

Sons of Kemet’s Afrofuturist jazz is the sound of youthful, modern London

Johny, Papa and the dark implications of the memeification of kids’ TV

Childrens videos are increasingly being repurposed into creepy memes by adults. But this is a problematic trend, according to one expert

Close Listening: Tracing the history of field recordings and electronic music 

From wax cylinders to washing machines, Thomas Hobbs explores how everyday sounds have shaped the development of electronic music

Wiz Khalifa revives Kush & Orange Juice in a reminder that he can sometimes be great

From Abbey Road to Wyoming: What makes a legendary studio run?

A look back through moments where unique recording spaces became catalysts for new, ingenious sounds

What the Cambridge Analytica scandal means for musicians on social media

As users abandon Facebook in the fallout of recent scandals, has the relationship between musicians and social media been irrevocably soured?

10 Hip-Hop Documentaries That Are Absolutely Essential

The canon of hip-hop documentaries is growing fast – here’s the best, from ‘Style Wars’ to ‘Wot Do U Call It?’

Retrospective: White Light/White Heat

Thomas Hobbs revisits the rock ‘n’ roll band’s sophomore 1968 release and finds it prompts mixed feelings in today’s context