Mixtape Mixup
This piece appears as part of “Not In Paris,” an online exhibition hosted and curated by Highsnobiety. Head here to see the full series. Zack Bia is a DJ and known for his #ClubQuarantine Instagram Lives with Pedro Cavaliere which took place at the nascent stages of lockdown. As everyone from Virgil Abloh, Drake, and Luka Sabbat tuned […]
J Balvin recently welcomed Architectural Digest into his Colombian home to offer fans a tour. Situated in Llano Grande, Antioquia, the minimalist mansion was designed by Medellín-based design firm, 5 Sólidos. Balvin refers to the space as his temple, insisting it is not a place to show off, but more so somewhere for his soul […]
Ty Dolla $ign‘s name gets constantly etched next to musical greats, and on Wednesday (July 1), he solidified a dream team of Kanye West, FKA twigs and Skrillex for his latest collaboration “Ego Death.” In his recent Beats 1 interview, he told Zane Lowe that he “was just trying to achieve greatness” with a ‘Ye feature, and “Ego Death” […]
Is Ty Dolla $ign season finally underway? If so, the West Coast hyphenate is off to a strong start with his once-elusive single “Ego Death” featuring Kanye West, FKA Twigs, and Skrillex. The mega-collaboration has an electro-hop feel to the track, as Ty leaps into desperation after losing out on his sweetheart “You murdered my […]
DaBaby and Roddy Ricch won’t stop living the “Rockstar” life this summer after their hit reigns Billboard’s Songs of the Summer chart for the third week (dated July 4). But Lil Mosey is on the up and up lately ever since “Blueberry Faygo” made a 15-13 leap on the summer tally and earned the rapper his first top […]
Plus, North West celebrated her 7th birthday with the fam in Wyoming. Kanye West took to social media on Monday (June 29) to mark the huge family milestone of wife Kim Kardashian reportedly joining him in the billionaires club. “I am so proud of my beautiful wife Kim Kardashian West for officially becoming a billionaire,” […]
Kanye West was a man of his word early Tuesday morning (June 30) when he released his anticipated video, “Wash Us in the Blood,” featuring Travis Scott. At 10:00 a.m. EDT, West unloaded his latest visual, which included various clips ranging from old concert performances to split-screen images of people fighting, twerking, and dancing to […]
On the second anniversary of Smoke Dawg’s death, friend and fellow Halal Gang member Mustafa has dropped a new song in memory of the late artist. Created in collaboration with James Blake, “Come Back” serves as a heartfelt and heartbreaking tribute — one that Mustafa says helped him work through his grief. “Perpetually grateful for James […]
Rising artist Tyla Yaweh spent most of his pandemic-forced lockdown at home in Orlando, Florida “on 80 acres of land, doing crazy stuff” — including paintball wars on motorbikes and swamp fishing. “I was being a Florida boy fa sho,” he says. “Keeping myself together, and staying in the studio” — and joining peaceful Black […]
All eyes on 6LACK. In an industry where many project rollouts can feel formulaic, 6LACK’s innovative approach to unveiling his appetizing 6pc Hot EP features his very own 600 Degrees hot sauce bottle delivered to fans’ doorstep, tracklist-revealing scratch-offs, and a digital 6LACKBOX hub filled with everything 6LACK to connect with his growing audience. The […]