Blue Chips is a monthly rap column that highlights exceptional rising rappers. To read previous columns, click here. There’s a universe where Payroll Giovanni, YG, and Jeezy release a group album scored by the Grammy-winning […]
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ICECOLDBISHOP: Generational Curse
Halfway through Generational Curse, the debut album by the South Central L.A.-born rapper ICECOLDBISHOP, somebody shoots up a house party. Like so many other things in Bishop’s writing—the deaths of parents and friends, the drugs that […]
Yaya Bey: Exodus the North Star EP
On her remarkable 2022 album Remember Your North Star, Yaya Bey unearthed grief and heartache amid a slow-burning patchwork of hip-hop, neo-soul, and Afrobeats. The Brooklyn-based singer’s new EP, Exodus the North Star, is a sparkling addendum and […]
Punter: Punter
Nathan Burns’ furious howl is the sound of someone who’s been screaming relentlessly for days in an otherwise empty room. His home city of Melbourne, Australia holds the record for world’s longest COVID-19 lockdown, totaling almost […]
Purling Hiss: Drag on Gerard
Back in 2009, Mike Polizze was sitting at home in Philadelphia staring down a pile of solo recordings when he decided to slap the name Purling Hiss on them like a provincial flag. It wasn’t […]
FDA Approves Opioid Overdose Treatment Narcan for Over-the-Counter Sales
An over-the-counter nasal spray version of Narcan, the medication used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose, was officially approved by the Food and Drug Administration today, March 29. The move means the medication, […]
Melissa Joan Hart Says She Helped Kids ‘Trying to Escape’ Nashville School Shooting
Melissa Joan Hart spoke about helping kindergartners escape the shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville earlier this week in a tearful video shared on Instagram. Hart and her husband happened to be near the […]
A Young Mom Was Arrested for Theft — and Died Mysteriously in Jail
T he first call for help came before sunset on the evening of July 15, 2021. “I’m throwing up blood,” Ta’Neasha Chappell, a 23-year-old mother in pretrial detention at the Jackson County Jail in Brownstown, […]
Riot for Romance Unveils The Fascinating Story Behind Their Band Name
After releasing their self-titled EP, featuring the tracks “The World And Its Weight” and “Less For Regret,” Riot for Romance, continues to impress with their latest song “Karma Police.” The American post-punk and alt-rock band […]
6lack: Since I Have a Lover
In 2023, every rapper sings and every singer raps, but 6LACK is one of the few who truly stands in the middle. Growing up in Atlanta’s infamous Zone 6, the artist born Ricardo Valentine was […]
A Certain Ratio: 1982
A Certain Ratio took to slap bass like Petrarch did to the sonnet. At the dawn of the 1980s, while many white UK artists emulated the endorphin rush of disco, the Manchester combo sounded more […]
3D & the Holograms: 3D & the Holograms
Listening to Australian punk band 3D & the Holograms is like thumbing through a comic book killing spree. The carnage is splashy and colorful, an addictive thrill that keeps you turning the page. The Sydney miscreants […]