KEXP Seattle — Written by Morgen and Amie Schuler Day two of Forecastle Music Fest started the same way day one did: hot. That didn’t stop me from getting there as early as I could to start capturing the fantastic musicians they had scheduled. Lucy Dacus kic... more info

Stereogum — Tyga's new project, Bitch I'm The Shit 2, is coming out at the end of the week. It's his first release since being signed to G.O.O.D. Music last fall. Today, he's revealed the tracklist and it features a number of marquee guests, including Kanye West... more info

Stereogum — A funny thing happens when you become a critically acclaimed rapper bubbling just below the mainstream: You end up performing at seemingly every music festival on Earth. It happened to Danny Brown, the wide-eyed yapwer from Detroit, and then a few ye... more info

Stereogum — So far this year, Ty Dolla $ign has been featured on various songs helmed by big names. Mac Miller, Anderson .Paak, and Vince Staples all enlisted him for guest spots, and just yesterday the rapper debuted a new track called "Love U Better," which fe... more info

AllHipHop — SEE WHAT THE CHEF HAS TO SAY ABOUT LINES FROM SOME OF HIS FELLOW RAPPERS more info

Stereogum — JAY-Z worked with a single producer on his soul-baring new album 4:44 . That producer is No I.D., also known for his work with Common, Kanye West, and Vince Staples, and in a new interview with Rolling Stone , No I.D. teases the release of B-sides ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — First, regarding the title of Long Beach rapper Vince Staples’ new record, “Big Fish Theory”: The moniker does not refer to any particular doctrine or a chalkboard full of equations. “It comes from something that I experienc... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — First, regarding the title of Long Beach rapper Vince Staples’ new record, “Big Fish Theory”: The moniker does not refer to any particular doctrine or a chalkboard full of equations. “It comes from something that I experienc... more info

New York Times — The California rapper on his experimental new album, “Big Fish Theory,” and the unrealistic expectations of hip-hop. more info

DrownedInSound — If Kendrick Lamar’s niche is as prophet of the end times, Staples is its diarist more info