Stereogum — Rap lifer the Alchemist has been making beats at a high level for, what, 30 years now? Since he was a little kid in the Whooliganz, his kiddie-rap duo with Scott Caan. These days, Alchemist is still at the top of his game, making woozy stoner-rap ... more info

Stereogum — Jessica Pratt: your favorite mainstream star’s favorite cult artist? The California singer-songwriter’s 2014 single “Back, Baby” was sampled on Troye Sivan’s “Can’t Go Back, Baby” last year, and Pratt was a featured guest on A$AP R... more info

Stereogum — Right now, A$AP Rocky is building up to the release of Don’t Be Dumb, his first album in more than six years. Don’t Be Dumb was originally slated to come out last week, and it doesn’t currently have a release date, but Rocky keeps releasing ... more info

Stereogum — A$AP Rocky’s long-awaited new album Don’t Be Dumb was supposed to arrive today, but it’s been pushed back (again) to this fall. At the beginning of the month, the rapper released the single “Highjack” with Jessica Pratt, and now he’s u... more info

Stereogum — Florida rapper PlayThatBoiZay has worked a lot with Denzel Curry, and Curry is among the impressive cast of guests that appears on Zay’s new album out today. VIP also boasts appearances from A$AP Rocky, JPEGMAFIA, Kenny Mason, and Mike Dimes. Th... more info

Stereogum — For a moment, it seemed like A$AP Rocky was finally going to release his long-awaited new album Don’t Be Dumb. He shared the Jessica Pratt-featuring single “Highjack” and revealed there’s a track titled “Hood Happy” that has Morrissey,... more info

Stereogum — Three weeks ago A$AP Rocky released “Highjack,” the lead single from his long-awaited album Don’t Be Dumb. We liked the song a lot, not least of all because Rocky surprised us with the inclusion of indie-folk darling Jessica Pratt, whose rec... more info

Stereogum — On Friday, A$AP Rocky released “Highjack,” an unexpected collaboration with Jessica Pratt from his highly anticipated forthcoming album Don’t Be Dumb, reportedly coming out August 30. In a new interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, the ra... more info

Stereogum — The world has been waiting on a new A$AP Rocky album almost as long as it’s been waiting on a new Rihanna album, and we keep hearing reports about that new album, which now has the title Don’t Be Dumb and which is reportedly coming out this mo... more info

Stereogum — Once upon a time, A$AP Rocky and his A$AP Mob had a close association with SpaceGhostPurrp and his similarly minded Florida underground rap crew Raider Klan. As Rocky’s fortunes rose, though, he fell out with SGP, and the A$AP Mob/Raider Klan co... more info