Stereogum — The thoughtful, insular North Carolina rapper MAVI released his debut album Let The Sun Talk in 2019. That same year, MAVI appeared on Earl Sweatshirt’s “El Toro Combo Meal,” a track from Earl’s Feet Of Clay EP. Last year, MAVI released ... more info

Stereogum — Indie rap musicians love getting together and making entire collaborative projects. Consider the case of MIKE, the prolific New York MC, and Tony Seltzer, the Brooklyn producer. Last year, MIKE and Seltzer got together to release Pinball , a loos... more info

Stereogum — The Florida-raised, Brooklyn-based rapper Niontay has made a name for himself in part through his work with groggy underground favorites like MIKE and Earl Sweatshirt. He’ll be dropping his next album a month from now, a largely self-produced of... more info

Stereogum — The first time many of us heard about MIKE, we were listening to Earl Sweatshirt’s Some Rap Songs in 2018. On “Nowhere2go,” Earl raps, “I be with MIKE and Med, nowadays I be with Sage and sixpress?” At first I thought this was a throwawa... more info

Antimusic Rock — The Bay Area's iconic indie music fest - Noise Pop Festival - has just unveiled the Phase 3 lineup marking its most star-studded billing in recent memory more info

Stereogum — The New York producer Evilgiane, founder of the Surf Gang collective, has cultivated a reputation as one of the most inventive, energetic sonic experimenters working in rap. In the recent past, Evilgiane produced tracks like Kendrick Lamar and Bab... more info

Stereogum — In the earliest days of this year, the Canadian poet and singer Mustafa threw a concert called Artists For Aid in New Jersey benefitting those suffering in Gaza and Sudan. Thursday, he staged a second Artists For Aid show at Troxy in London. Perfo... more info

Stereogum — Back in January, Mustafa hosted a benefit concert in New Jersey that raised money for the people of Palestine and Sudan. Now, as people of both regions continue suffering under abhorrent violence, the Sudanese-Canadian soul-folk musician is settin... more info

Stereogum — Technically, NxWorries, the duo of Anderson .Paak and producer Knxwledge, have already released Why Lawd?, their long-awaited sophomore album. Right now, however, Why Lawd? is only available physically; it doesn’t arrive on streaming services un... more info

Stereogum — After going quiet for a few years, the singular Chicago rap stylist Valee is suddenly very busy. Valee returned to action with 2022’s Vacabularee , which was actually his first full-length album. Last year, he released collaborative LPs with pr... more info