Jazzy Jeff takes Boiler Room through a whirlwind set of hip-hop, R&B and house.
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TAKE MY MONEY: BAPE Mens and Ladies Spring/Summer 2017 Lookbook
The couple that Bapes together, stays together.
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Peep This: NOISEY Debuts Season 2 with a Trip to the Bay Area
The strength of VICELAND is how it takes its viewership down any locational pipeline through a single perspective: be it food, fashion, women, drugs or abandoned buildings.
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Jam On It: Illa – “I Remember” (Prod. by Trackademiks)
When San Francisco songstress Illa pairs up with producer Trackademiks, the end result is a refreshing nod to throwback R&B.
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Tory Lanez Kicks off 2017 with “The New Toronto 2” and “Chixtape 4” Mixtapes
“2017 belongs to the Umbrella”, Tory Lanez tweeted after announcing two new projects to kick off the new year.
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Chase Allen’s “Lost Souls” and “Nothing to Lose” Explores an East to West Coast Transition
An L.A. transplant by way of Philadelphia, Chase Allen walks the streets of his new West Coast stomping grounds in the music video for Chase’s latest single “Lost Souls.”
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The North Face Opens Urban Exploration Concept Shop in San Francisco
North Face’s latest is “concrete jungle-proof”.
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Peep This: Solange – “Cranes in the Sky” + “Don’t Touch My Hair”
“Don’t touch my pride.”
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Interview: Rapper DUCKWRTH and the Concept of “Uugly”
“Let’s get ugly.”
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KITH Outfits the Lox in Their Latest “96 Collection”
New York, New York
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Peep This: Kaytranada – “You’re the One” (feat. Syd)
“I’ll give you my heart and the rest is up to you.”
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Watch Chance the Rapper and Kanye West Honor Chicago with “Ultra Light Beam” at Magnificent Coloring Day
“This is a God dream.”
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Our Favorite Month is Here: Red Bull 30 Days in LA 2016
We’ve already started counting down: Approximately 41 days from today is the kick-off to Red Bull’s 30 Days in LA.
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Peep This: YG – “Why You Always Hatin'” feat. Drake and Kamaiyah
Y u mad?
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Peep This: Isaiah Rashad – “Free Lunch”
Chattanooga’s finest is searching for his meal ticket.
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Jam On It: Mac Miller – “Dang!” (feat. Anderson .Paak)
Summer is forever eternal, long as Anderson .Paak is making music.
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Peep This: Daye Jack – “Raw”
“As Raw as it gets.”
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Jam On It: Chance the Rapper, Big Sean, Jeremih, Smino – “Living Single”
“Ain’t a single living thing that likes living single,”
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Peep This: 88 Rising’s Original Video for Goldlink’s Spectrum
Dance battles, satin and one gold gun… 88 Rising interprets Goldlink’s “Spectrum”
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BBNG – “IV” Review
Toronto jazz outfit, BADBADNOTGOOD explore what it means to be contemporary in latest IV album.
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Jam On It: Masego – “Loose Thoughts” EP
Fun and free-wheeling, vocalist-saxophonist Masego brings more traphouse jazz to the masses with “Loose Thoughts” EP.
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Best of 2016… So Far
Six months into 2016 and we’ve faced another year that’s had such a consistent smattering of good music come our way prior to.
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Interview: MH the Verb and Arthouse95
MH the Verb is a busy guy. Between his DJ residency in New York City and community involvement in educating artists on financial independence, MH has evolved from being a solo artist into a multi-hyphenate that includes educator, activist, band member art curator in no particular order. His curating though, has come to full fruition via […]
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Peep This: Kaytranada – “Lite Spots”
Five months in 2016, and there’s already at least four worthy candidates to make the race for “Album of the Year” a close one. Kaytranada’s studio debut “99.99%” is definitely in that mix. A 15-song masterful piece of extra-bouncy music with a pristine featured list, it might be too soon to recognize “99.99%” as Kay’s […]
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Peep This: Chance the Rapper Blesses Tonight Show
I feel like Chancelor Bennett doesn’t get as much credit and recognition as he deserves. Even after he’s earned credits on Kanye’s “Pablo”, spearheaded Donnie Trumpet’s “Surf” and steals the light from other rappers via features on the daily, I feel like Chance gets treated as an after-thought. In music’s latest sprint, we were so […]
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Super Cozy: Stussy Teams up With Champion
Champion’s dip into the streetwear pool proved beyond successful. Pairing the quality basics they’ve built their brand off of and their own take on urban-esque styles, Champion steadily climbs the athleisure ladder. Marry that with Stussy, a brand known for the reverse process (culture-inspired graphics and aesthetics to high quality pieces) and I don’t think […]
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Luxe + Lexie Latest MONOTONE Collection on Time for LA Summer Nights
Luxe + Lexie cuts itself from the familiar LA cloth of avant garde womenswear, but makes their mark with classic silhouettes and contemporary, but subtly edgy styles. Their latest drop, MONOTONE, is a summer collection hit left of center for the stark black and stormy-backdrop pieces, but are LA sartorial staples in cut and shape, […]
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