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Simplicity Is Key for Hit-Boy
Hypebeast is conducting a series of conversations with producers to learn more about the oftentimes overlooked musicians behind the mixers. Though he’s best-known for his Grammy-winning contributions to Ye and Jay-Z’s “N*ggas In Paris,” Beyoncé’s RENAISSANCE and Nas’ King’s Disease, Hit-Boy’s first production placement was “Forever,” a song from Jennifer Lopez’s 2007 album Brave.If your response to that was “Wait… I didn’t know Hit-Boy produced that,” that’s the exact response that fuels the producer’s artistry.“My sound is not having a sound,” he shares. “I like throwing people off. I like making people say ‘Damn, I didn’t even know Hit-Boy did this.’”And that versatile nature has been part of Hit-Boy’s career since those early days. Shortly after his contributions to Brave, he produced G...
Mahalia Is More Comfortable in Her Skin Than Ever
Despite receiving Grammy nominations and Billboard chart positions, Leicester-born Mahalia will never forget where she came from.The 26-year-old singer-songwriter has been working towards her current success since she was in school, telling Hypebeast that her mum would wake her up at five in the morning to take her from London studio sessions to books and studies in Birmingham.Growing up with a Black Jamaican mother and white British father, Mahalia’s family life was different from many of her childhood peers; she was encouraged to express her thoughts and frustrations, which in turn led to a plethora of emotional music, destined to stand the test of time.Mahalia’s early emotional maturity eventually led to her 2019 debut studio album, ‘Love and Compromise’, with the 13-tracker solidifying...
Is Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die with a Smile” Good Or Not? We Debate.
Other highlights this week come courtesy of Wild Pink, Merce Lemon, Angie McMahon, and others. Is Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die with a Smile” Good Or Not? We Debate. Consequence Staff
Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion Is Perfectly Fine Country Music with an Extra Heaping of Heart
Post Malone's pivot has officially arrived jam packed with features and a lot of love for the genre. Post Malone’s F-1 Trillion Is Perfectly Fine Country Music with an Extra Heaping of Heart Mary Siroky
Heavy Song of the Week: trauma ray Transcend Shoegaze on Adventurous, Expansive “Bishop”
From the Fort Worth band's upcoming debut LP Chameleon. Heavy Song of the Week: trauma ray Transcend Shoegaze on Expansive “Bishop” Jon Hadusek
Best New Tracks: LISA x Rosalía, Post Malone, Peggy Gou 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 LISA with Rosalía, Post Malone and Peggy Gou, who released the collab "New Woman," the album F-1 Trillion and the single "Find The Way," respectively. Also joining this selection are offerings from Oasis, Jorja Smith, Jean Dawson with Lil Yachty, Rich Amiri, Tiësto with Afrojack and MC Ambush, Durkalini and Big Sean with The Alchemist.LISA x Rosalía - "New Woman"BLACKPINK's LISA enlists Rosalía for her latest single, "New Woman." The bilingual cut features production work from Max Martin and ILYA and arrives with a stunning music video from director David Meyers.Listen: Spotify | Apple MusicPost Malone - F-1 TrillionPost Malone is in h...
7Fest is Here to Spotlight Dutch Creativity
7Fest is for the community.Founded by Ghanaian-Dutch afrobeats musician, Frenna and Moroccan-Dutch creative entrepreneur, Zakaria Ekhanza, the music festival attracts over 25,000 visitors annually and has become a pivotal platform for showcasing emerging African, Caribbean and techno talent in the Netherlands. Notably, 7Fest hosted one of Burna Boy’s first performances in the country, just before his global breakthrough in 2019.Since its launch, 7Fest has established itself as a melting pot for cultural diversity, with thousands of visitors from various ethnic backgrounds attending to two-step through the weekend. The event merges the worlds of music and fashion, encapsulated by its partnership with Daily Paper which has hosted the festival’s vibrant Afropiano stage for the past three year...
Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week August 3rd – August 9th
Hear great new tunes from Machine Girl, Oso Oso, LA LOM, Lunar Vacation, and more. Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week August 3rd – August 9th 2024 Consequence Staff
Best New Tracks: Ye x Ty Dolla $ign, Larry June 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 Ye x Ty Dolla $ign and Larry June, who released the digital deluxe version(s) of Vultures 2 and the album Doing It For Me. Also joining this selection are offerings from DJ Love, Latto, MAVI, PlayThatBoiZay with Kenny Mason, Ravyn Lenae, Zedd with Remi Wolf, The Kid LAROI and Max Jury.Ye x Ty Dolla $ign - Vultures 2 (Digital Deluxe)Shortly after dropping Vultures 2 last weekend, Ye and Ty Dolla $ign have begun giving it real-time updates with the digital deluxe edition. Only available on YEEZY.com, the new versions currently feature a total of five bonus tracks including "BELIEVER," "DRUNK" with Kodak Black and Peso Pluma, "GUN TO MY H...
tendai Is Opening Up to the World More Than Ever
For Canning Town-born musician, tendai, all of the stars are aligning.The London-raised R&B singer has had a whirlwind of a music career thus far. Raised in a musical Seventh-Day Adventist family, tendai’s passion for music evolved into something more during his two years at music college, before the COVID-19 pandemic pushed him into isolation. This forced seclusion let the singer-songwriter create both the physical and mental spaces needed for experimentation, allowing him to dabble in different sounds and cadences, and the time needed to improve his piano playing abilities. Since then, tendai’s career has only progressed.Releasing his first official single, 'Not Around’, in 2021, tendai’s rapid music ascendancy appears lightyears ahead of the time he’s spent in the spotlight so far. ...
Natsuko Shoji Is Breaking The Mold
Natsuko Shoji celebrated été’s 10th anniversary this year with a three-day exhibition at Kaikai Kiki Gallery in Tokyo that incorporated works from flower artist Makoto Azuma where all the cakes and flowers were given away over the course of the show. The exhibition transformed Takashi Murakami's art gallery into a surreal garden, where Shoji’s food art was carefully intertwined with Azuma’s botanical creations. The result was an ethereal garden of edible arrangements that looked way too beautiful to consume, yet that was its purpose and beauty: ephemeral, transient, fleeting.été today represents both a French fine-dining concept as well as a cake shop. The former is a private restaurant that translates to “summer” in French, and is a reference to “Natsuko” which means “summer child.” T...
For Turbo, Timing Is Everything
Hypebeast is conducting a series of conversations with producers to learn more about the oftentimes overlooked musicians behind the mixers. What’s the most important part of a beat to Turbo, the producer responsible for "YOSEMITE," "neck on a yacht" and "WUNNA"? “Tempo,” he says immediately. “Even without any music, if a beat has the right drums, it’ll still make people move.”It’s a fitting answer from the experienced producer, who attributes his success to his ability to discern the “right place, right time.”Shared College Park, Atlanta roots officially connected him and Gunna in the studio in 2017, when the producer was working with T.I. and the rapper with YSL. Turbo contributed significantly to the rapper’s Drip Season 3 in 2018 — despite Gunna losing his hard drive in the process — wh...
