Rap Song of the Week breaks down the rap and hip-hop tracks you need to hear each week. Check out the full playlist here. For our latest installment, Kendrick Lamar makes a roaring comeback on Baby Keem’s “Family Ties.” It’s no surprise that Kendrick Lamar’s first guest appearance since announcing his final album on TDE is on Baby Keem’s new single. Not only are the two rappers cousins, but Keem is the flagship artist on Kendrick’s company, pgLang, which will logically be the Compton rapper’s focus after leaving his label of 17 years. Besides that, 2021 is shaping up to be Keem’s mainstream breakout year. After teaming up with Travis Scott on “durag activity,” the 20-year-old rapper was featured on a track played at one of Kanye West’s early DONDA listening parties. Advertisement Rela...
The electronic music community is constantly evolving with new sounds every week, as artists become more innovative with their compositions. EDM.com’s weekly “Playlist Picks” series highlights the top releases in the genre, helping uncover the latest tracks that will soon dominate the dance music scene. EDM.com Top Hits Don’t You Hold Me Down – Alan Walker & Georgia Ku Remember (and David Guetta) – Becky Hill Lovin’ Every Minute – AREA21 Festival Hits 2021 Somethings about to go down – Anti Up Recommended Articles LOL OK (Habstrakt Remix) – MUST DIE! Downtown – BYOR & VINNE Electronic Avenue On A Mountain (Flume Remix) – Danny L Harle & DJ Danny I Feel – Biicla Knowing How To Break (With RUNN) –...
Bass Canyon became a real-life game of hide-and-seek last weekend, thanks to a young woman who purportedly went missing on purpose. Our story begins on Thursday, August 19th at the Bass Canyon pre-party. The roads around northwest Washington’s idyllic Gorge Amphitheatre were filled to the brim, teeming with eager ravers ready for a weekend of ear-splitting dubstep and rail-riding. Angela Melnik was among them. As far as we can tell, the next 48 hours or so passed just as any other camping festival would. The DJ sets were slapping, the fans were clapping, and the ferris wheel went round and round. Then, on the last night of the event, Melnik vanished without a trace. When Melnik still hadn’t turned up by the time her friends were packing out of the Gorge on Monday...
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, Halsey refuses to hold back with pop-punk jam “Easier than Lying.” Halsey lets loose in a multitude of ways on their new album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, but nowhere more so than on “Easier than Lying.” Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross co-wrote every song on the album, and “Easier than Lying” offers the perfect spot for their industrial sensibilities to reach full throttle. It’s wildly energetic and cathartic — and Halsey, who has proven to be adept at bouncing from genre to genre, truly shines in the pop-punk chaos of it al...
There is so much talent within the electronic music community that it’s difficult to keep a finger on its pulse. To assist you on your music discovery journey, EDM.com’s monthly “Synth Sisters” series illuminates new releases from brilliant women producers of all genres and sizes with the hope of celebrating their contributions. “My Eyes Only” – Ashibah Following her D4 DANCE debut earlier this year, Denmark-based producer, writer, composer, and vocalist Ashibah returned to the label for her fresh house heater, “My Eyes Only.” Accompanied by an extended mix, the euphoric single is contagiously groovy and danceable. “Hungry Dragon” – VEIL VEIL returned to Liquid Stranger’s WAKAAN imprint with her latest two-track venture, IXXI. Vicious stomach growl...
When Cory Juneau cinched bronze in men’s park at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the 22-year-old skateboarder was wearing sneakers of his own design. He had been immersed in sneaker culture for years by virtue of his sport and beyond mere functionality, formed an appreciation for shoe design. Juneau was such a fan of the Italian brand Golden Goose, in particular, that he reached out to the company himself to gauge if it would be interested in working with him. Less than a year later, their collaboration made its debut in the international arena as Juneau repped the United States in the first-ever Olympic park skateboarding competition. Coming off of his history-making win, Juneau talked to HYPEBEAST from his home in San Diego in an exclusive interview, delving into shifting perceptions of skatebo...
When Halsey shared the artwork for her fourth studio album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, the inspiration was clear: seated on a throne, confidently exposed with a child in her arms, she is the regal image of the Madonna. Halsey (who goes by the pronouns “she/they”) has always seemed fascinated by the stories that make up humanity, from the mythic to the biblical and fantastical. If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power is the next chapter in her own tale. This marks the fourth studio album for Halsey, who is on the cusp of turning 27 — her debut LP, Badlands, shot the singer into the spotlight when she was just 20 years old. Her bracing honesty and electronic production helped her cultivate a dedicated following of young adults, many of whom have grown with her in the years since that deb...
Author’s note: the names in the article have been changed, the memories have not. According to Forbes, Jimmy Buffett is worth just north of half a billion dollars. All because he wrote a tune while getting shit-faced one afternoon in Austin, Texas. It was 1976. Jimmy Buffett sat in Lung’s Cocina del Sur. He had just finished a series of gigs opening for Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention. At the time, it seemed like a smart move, but, mostly, Buffett played to a lot of confused, zonked-out freaks. He sat in the bar, reflecting on his career, his time in Key West, and what the future might hold. Buffett’s drink at the moment: a margarita The song, “Margaritaville,” released Feb. 14, 1977, paints the portrait of a hungover man. He spends his days loafing about a small beach commu...