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Pop Smoke

The Best and Worst of Rap This Week: The Unfortunate First Draft of Pop Smoke’s Album Cover and More

Including the incredible soundtrack to HBO’s I May Destroy You, a dissection of Duwap Kaine’s fashion-and-weed-obsessed lifestyle, and a ruthless track from BabyxSosa and Hook.

  • by: Alphonse Pierre
Stepa J. Groggs

Remembering Injury Reserve’s Stepa J. Groggs With Five Key Verses

Essential tracks from the Arizona rapper, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 32

Music videos from Ashnikko, Megan Thee Stallion, and more

The 7 Best Music Videos of June 2020

The top clips of the month starring Amber Mark, Ashnikko and Grimes, Megan Thee Stallion, and more

The Rock’n’Roll Sci-Fi Novel A Song for a New Day Eerily Predicted Our Dystopian, Concert-less World

Now Sarah Pinsker’s 2019 book could potentially help us reimagine the meaning of music culture, offering a palpable example of radicalism in the face of technocratic forces.

18Veno

The Ones: 18Veno’s “Fuck Rap”

The must-hear rap song of the day

The 9 Best DJ Mixes of June 2020

Sets that celebrate innovative Black artists and DJs

BlueBucksClan

The Ones: BlueBucksClan’s “Flyin’ Up”

The must-hear rap song of the day

BabyxSosa and Hook

The Ones: BabyxSosa and Hook’s “Pretty Bitch”

The must-hear rap song of the day