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Shalane Flanagan on Conquering the NYC Marathon

Shalane Flanagan knows a thing or two about the New York City Marathon. She won the race in 2017 — becoming the first American woman to win in 40 years — took home second place in 2010 and had a victory lap in 2018, when she secured third place in her final competitive race. Though she's retired from competitive running, now coaching track and field at the University of Oregon, she remains plugged directly into marathon culture, serving as both an ambassador for the event and one of the faces of MasterCard's "Priceless Start" program, which enables a few lucky runners to begin the New York City Marathon well before the crowds and even before the professional runners. Ahead of the 2024 New York City Marathon, Flanagan took a few minutes away from her packed training schedule to discuss shif...

Best New Tracks: MF DOOM, Freddie Gibbs, idk and More

As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.This week’s lineup is led by MF DOOM, Freddie Gibbs and idk, who each released the visual for "Vomitspit" and the albums You Only Die 1nce and  BRAVADO INTiMO. Also joining this selection are offerings from Westside Gunn, Lola Young with Lil Yachty, midwxst, Yeat with Quavo, Balming Tiger and Roy Woods.MF DOOM - "Vomitspit"A music video for "Vomitspit" has been released in celebration of the DOOMSDAY 2024, the anniversary of MF DOOM's death. The visual is directed, animated and composed by Saber, and sees an animated version of the late Supervillain (as well his alter egos like King Geedorah) cooking up something good. It also pays homage to DOOM's legacy with a l...

The Best Shakeouts, Pop-Ups and Parties Around the 2024 New York Marathon

While some prefer to stay off their feet in the days leading up to the marathon, others in town for the race are eager to take in everything. On Sunday, November 3, another 50,000 runners will take on the New York City Marathon and, once again, there’s a stacked calendar of pop-ups, shakeouts and after-parties, along with panels, live podcast tapings and even post-race portraits.​​To help you keep track of everything that’s going on, Hypebeast has compiled a list of the most compelling events going down this week ahead of the marathon’s running, with RSVP/more info links where applicable.Expo & Opening CeremonyMarathon ExpoDate: 10/31-11/2Location: 429 11th Ave, 10001What’s Going On: Runners can head to the Javits Convention Center to pick up their bibs, as well as peruse gear and acce...

Aston Martin Vanquish: In the Age of Hybrid, Are V12s Obsolete?

What's the defining characteristic of a V12 engine? Is it it's inherit smoothness? Or is it its endless linear acceleration? If it's either or both of these factors, would it be daft to say we don't really need 12 cylinders if we have hybrids or even EVs? Hear us out. We went to a private Test Drive in Sardinia, Italy to try out the brand new Aston Martin Vanquish. The namesake has been on a bit of a hiatus since 2018, when it had a 5.9L naturally-aspirated V12 engine; this new iteration brings back the dozen cylinders and slaps two turbos onto them for added shove at the lower end.During our trip and subsequent drives, we couldn't help but ask ourselves – haven't we felt this surge of power, smoothness of execution, and mounting kinetic "oomph" before? We had, and it was in a couple of hy...

Justice on Anime, Remixes and Leaving the Club Scene Behind

When Justice released Hyperdrama, their first album in eight years, this April they didn’t exactly expect to dominate the dance scene like they once had. Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay, began performing together as Justice in 2003, and over the past twenty years, they’ve built a cult-like audience that’s followed their every beat — but the arms-wide-open reception they received from the contemporary audience surprised them..Even as one of the most influential electronic acts of the past few decades – lauded for their convergence of French house and rock music – Hyperdrama served to re-introduce Juitice to longtime fans and a fresh pool of listeners alike thanks to anthemic cuts like the Tame Impala-featuring “Neverender” and other collaborations with Miguel, Connan Mockasin and Thunderc...

Cochise Isn’t Here To Please Anyone

Cochise has achieved TikTok virality time and time again with tracks including “POCKET ROCKET” and “Tell Em.” Laced with his smooth auto-tuned vocals and Floridian finesse and further leveled up with his contagious and clean production style, a whole lot of the rapper’s discography is social media bait. But that’s not what he has his sights set on.He’s making that very clear on his third studio album, WHY ALWAYS ME?, an 18-track offering that he calls the follow-up to 2023’s NO ONE’S NICE TO ME.“You can’t argue with the internet. It’s gonna do what it’s gonna do. But you don't have to be the most viral artist to stay relevant,” he told Hypebeast.Rather than chase his glory days of virality, Cochise prefers to stay in his well-established lane, riding solo if need be. “I don't have all thes...

In The MF DOOM Biography ‘The Chronicles of DOOM’, SKIZ Fernando Gives Us Some Form of Closure

When the video call connects, S.H. “SKIZ” Fernando Jr. is instantly in awe of the 12-hour difference between us. The author, journalist and music critic’s backdrop teases the beautiful, sunny weather of Baltimore, Maryland, while the windows behind me show the electrifying evening skyline of Hong Kong. In just under two weeks, The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap's Masked Iconoclast, his biography about the late and great Daniel Dumile a.k.a. MF DOOM, will be hitting the shelves via Astra Publishing House.It took him a total of three years to put it all together, and the idea of penning the book arose almost immediately after the announcement of the artist’s death. SKIZ had just handed in his Wu-Tang Clan biography, From The Streets of Shaolin, on January 1, 2021 — the day after DOOM's w...

Best New Tracks: Cochise, Tyler, the Creator, Aminé and More

As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.This week’s lineup is led by an album from Cochise and a solid lineup of singles coming from: Tyler the Creator, Matt Champion, Lil Yachty, Aminé x Smino, Paris Texas, Romy x Sampha, Saba x No ID, Summer Walker and KidSuper x Giggs x Quavo.Cochise – WHY ALWAYS ME?After unveiling an impressive string of singles throughout the year, Cochise has finally dropped the album. WHY ALWAYS ME? marks his first long-form release since 2022 and sees features from Aminé, Veeze and Anycia across the 18-track, hip-hop-meets-dancehall LP.Listen: Spotify | Apple MusicTyler, the Creator – "NOID"As CHROMAKOPIA nears closer (now just three days away but who's counting...) Tyler has dr...

Song of the Week: “Disease” Is the Pop Music Homecoming Lady Gaga Deserves

Including other notable releases from Aminé, Parcels, yeule, and more. Song of the Week: “Disease” Is the Pop Music Homecoming Lady Gaga Deserves Consequence Staff

Heavy Song of the Week: Cradle of Filth Conjure Halloween Vibes on “Malignant Perfection”

The English band's “horrific homage to All Hallows Eve." Heavy Song of the Week: Cradle of Filth Conjure Halloween Vibes on “Malignant Perfection” Jon Hadusek

Kokoroko on Finding the Beauty in Imperfection

The palo santo was lit. A row of sneakers — HOKA, norda and ASICS among them — was neatly assembled on a shoe rack just outside the door, and a half-dozen sockless figures filed into a room at the back of USM Modular Furniture's New York City flagship room to take a seat. The sliding door was softly shut, and a reverent silence filled the room as the mammoth OJAS Listening Room installation hummed to life, seemingly buzzing with the energy of the surrounding Soho streets.It was time for two of Kokoroko's eight members (and a few interlopers, from publicists to label reps) to listen to the test press of Get The Message, the band's brand-new four-track EP and first full project since 2022's highly-regarded Could We Be More. The band was back in New York City to begin their first extended US ...

aespa’s Winning Streak Continues with Whiplash: Fan Chant

The latest collection of music from the four-member group plays to their hyperpop strengths. Fan Chant: aespa’s Winning Streak Continues with Whiplash Mary Siroky