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Beanie Sigel: The Truth

In 1998, Jay-Z had finally accomplished his mission. With “Hard Knock Life,” he’d blown up on the pop charts, taking his Roc-A-Fella business venture into the big leagues and escaping street life for good. Nevertheless, he […]

Tolerance: Anonym / Divin

The index of experimental musicians known colloquially as “the Nurse With Wound list” came printed on the inner sleeve of the British industrial pioneers’ debut album, 1979’s Chance Meeting on a Dissecting Table of a Sewing Machine […]

Man Who Killed Jordan Neely Identified

A 24-year-old U.S. Marine Corps veteran named David Penny has been publicly identified as the man who killed Jordan Neely, 30, a dancer and Michael Jackson impersonator, on the New York subway, two senior law enforcement officials […]

billy woods & Kenny Segal: Maps

In billy woods’ music, personal history is global history. There’s a recurring figure in his songs: the Average Joe thrust onto the world stage and forced to select from a menu of bad choices. “It ain’t […]

Mike Dean: 4:23

“Once Upon a Time,” the intro track to Mike Dean’s latest album, 4:23, addresses the raging debate over artificial intelligence’s place in music with all the urgency of the first draft of an abandoned Tron sequel. In a story narrated […]

7ebra: Bird Hour

On the cover of Bird Hour, twin sisters Inez and Ella Johansson have their backs turned as they hunch over a sparsely furnished dollhouse, blissfully unaware of the camera. The music they make together as 7ebra is […]