Stereogum — Before his death last November, the massively influential Lil Peep recorded a song with fellow sing-rapper iLoveMakonnen, who himself had proven to be a transformative figure in hip-hop after his breakout hit "Tuesday." Sometime afterward, before bei... more info

Consequence of Sound — iLoveMakonnen co-wrote the song and shared a snippet of the late XXX talking about Peep, whom he'd never met. more info

Stereogum — Yesterday was a complicated day for a lot of us. The Fourth of July is supposed to be a celebration of America, but it's hard to feel too celebratory when your country is, politically and economically, on a truly fucked-up path. Can you really feel p... more info

NME — Introducing 'Flower Moon' The band are gearing up to release their new album Vampire Weekend have made their first full live return in four years, debuting new material and a new live line-up. The New York band performed a pair of shows in Ojai,... more info

Stereogum — The dance producer Carnage has been playing around with trap aesthetics for a long time. His 2015 iLoveMakonnen collab "I Like Tuh" was an anthem, and last year, he and young thug teamed up as Young Martha and released an EP. Today, Carnage releases ... more info

Stereogum — The Atlanta underground rap star iLoveMakonnen, who officially came out of the closet earlier this year, hasn't stopped releasing music in recent months; he came out with the Fun Summer Vol. 1 EP a few months ago. But Makonnen hasn't really tried t... more info

Stereogum — Carnage, the dance producer who made the great iLoveMakonnen collab "I Like Tuh" a couple of years ago, has formed a new duo with Young Thug. Together, they're calling themselves Young Martha, and they've just debuted with a new track called "Homie" ... more info

Stereogum — Years ago, back when he was first pioneering a whole new kind of cult-rap internet-stardom, Lil B promised a new mixtape called Black Ken and unveiled its truly ridiculous artwork. Now, Black Ken is finally out in the world. It's 27 tracks long, and ... more info

Stereogum — This morning, the influential Atlanta sing-rapper iLoveMakonnen shared the surprise-release EP Fun Summer 17. It's Makonnen's first major release since he came out as gay earlier this year. And if there's any change in Makonnen's music, it's that it'... more info

Stereogum — Back in January, iLoveMakonnen came out as gay. A few weeks later, Quavo of the Migos responded, "That’s wack, bro," before saying some bullshit about how Makonnen’s sexuality undermines his credibility. While Quavo and co. subsequently tried to ... more info