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The excitement for the CHAINSAW MAN – THE MOVIE: REZE ARC film is palpable as it heads toward its US premiere this week. The movie's musical foundation rests on two new theme songs produced by Kenshi Yonezu: "IRIS OUT" and "JANE DOE," with the latter being Yonezu’s first collaboration with Hikaru Utada, cementing a historic moment where two of Japan’s most influential singer-songwriters of the modern generation creatively collide.Yonezu is no stranger to the franchise; his previous track for the CHAINSAW MAN anime, "KICK BACK," was a global smash and achieved the first-ever RIAA Platinum certification for a Japanese-language song. For the film, he consciously anchored the new music in the manga’s thematic duality. He noted that the brilliance of the series lies in its rare ability to weave...

GOT7 member and solo artist BamBam is currently charting an independent course, a journey that has led to his distinct solo sound and a major collaboration with Pharrell Williams' JOOPITER auction house. The rapper describes his creative evolution as resisting a single genre, maintaining a recognizable style that is unequivocally his own.He is expanding his influence through collaborations, including an upcoming JOOPITER auction with mentor Pharrell Williams. BamBam, who sees himself as bridging his two "hometowns" of Korea and Thailand. BamBam spoke with Hypebeast in an exclusive converation during his JOOPITER exhibit, where he revealed some of his most memorable artifacts ahead of the auction. Titled, BamBam: From the Stage and Beyond, the auction coincides with the release of his first...

The last time I saw Doechii was on her first Alligator Bites Never Heal run, when she shut down (and completely sold out) Webster Hall last October. People hadn’t properly appreciated the mixtape quite yet. It had dropped just a few months ago. But the self-proclaimed “editorial rapper” still brought the swamp to the city, nonetheless – donning full Miu Miu, of course.Since that October 25, 2024, show, Doechii has skyrocketed, racking in awards and accolades left, right, and every direction in between. In February, she won her first Grammy for Best Rap Album, joining Lauryn Hill and Cardi B as the third-ever woman to win the award. Fresh off the big win, she added another notch to her belt, nabbing Billboard's coveted Woman of the Year award for 2025.With the major Grammy Award win (and a ...

21 is 33!Everyone say "Happy Birthday" to 21 Savage.The rapper properly celebrated another year of life with his 8th annual hometown birthday party – fully available for the public to pop out at.This year's theme threw it back to the heyday of R&B, for a "Showtime at The Apollo" style bash.Over the weekend, Savage transformed Atlanta’s Electric Owl Studios into the golden era of R&B, turning the venue into a true 1990s scene for his biggest birthday bash yet.Savage pulled out all the stops for 33, donning custom Jodeci (styled by Fatima), and tapping Keyshia Cole, Keith Sweat, Xscape, Kut Klose, Pleasure P, and more R&B legends to perform live on-stage.The rapper gave us an inside look into the night with an exclusive photo diary."Had to do it big for my 33rd year of life. Show...

As the week comes to a close, we’re rounding up the most notable music-related headlines – new releases, live performances, tour announcements, merch drops, fashion campaigns, footwear collaborations, and more.Jean Dawson Announces New AlbumHypetrak cover star Jean Dawson is back with big news. As we broke the news in the magazine back in September, the Hypebeast-affiliated OG has officially lifted the veil on the details of his next studio project to the rest of the world. The deluxe edition of his Glimmer of God, the new sonic selection is dubbed Rock A Bye Baby, Glimmer of God, and, in his own words to Hypetrak, is "The end of the story." "It's different, but it's informed by everything I've done." A confirmed tracklist hasn't been revealed (to the masses, that is) quite yet, but expect...

As Fashion Month finally reaches a close, we're wrapping up with one more music roundup of Paris Fashion Week.Yeat Makes His Runway Debut at VETEMENTS View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hypetrak (@hypetrak)Guram Gvasalia's VETEMENTS showcase is always one to remember, each runway almost guaranteed to feature a familiar face. Last September, Travis Scott opened the show. Anok Yai has walked multiple VETEMENTS runways, this season marking her second Spring/Summer show as the runway's closing bride, with Cara Delevingne also making her first-ever appearance on the VETEMENTS runway. A brand so plugged into the music zeitgeist, it only makes sense that one of the biggest global rappers walks the same runway as two of the biggest models in the world; this SS26 season, Yeat ma...