ASAP Rocky’s mum pleads for him to be released from a Swedish jail
Renee Black returns to the district court in Stockholm after lunch, on 30th July, two days before prosecutors must decide whether to continue detaining her son.
Music
YBN Cordae’s ‘The Lost Boy’ raises the bar for contemporary rap debuts
Review: In a landscape of Xanax-inspired, mumbled flows, Cordae champions lyrical dexterity without frowning upon his peers.
Burna Boy shines with star power on ‘African Giant’
Review: The Nigerian artist has blended genres to brew style with international appeal.
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100% Miraa May: the Tottenham singer with zero fucks to give
The brazen artist with grime connections talks about what she likes, loves and loathes and her new EP Dark, out today.
Cautious Clay’s music is too damn catchy
Clay is a self-taught, flute-playing multi-instrumentalist making pop-adjacent power tunes for the world, despite being a bit of a loner.
100% Lealani: the Californian artist has found her alien-self
Lealani is the art-pop musician summoning an extraterrestrial atmosphere
Club Regulars 011: Sofie
Part of both the Stones Throw and Boiler Room families, the DJ currently resides in Vienna – the opera capital of the world. But what are its party credentials?
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Backstage with Octavian and Travis Scott in London
Behind-the-scenes photos from the London show that everyone's been talking about.
Iggy Fucking Pop
The Godfather of Punk, American Caesar and so much more. All hail Ig.
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The Face Mix 005: Mike Servito
A brash, funky and raw blend that’ll have you pining for the club.
100% Joviale: the otherworldly singer about to take off
The North Londoner takes inspiration from Greek mythology for new track Taste Of The Heavens.
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Band in the USA: why’s it so hard for UK musicians to tour The States?
Artists and industry insiders reveal the tricks, trials and tribulations that come with booking an American tour.
Club Regulars 010: Ciel
Toronto’s scene is struggling, but Ciel is determined to support its community of underground ravers.
For the culture: the Wireless crowd in photos
Once again, Wireless proved itself to be the UK’s essential rap festival.
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The Face Mix 004: Juls
The British-born Ghanaian producer whose discography includes work with Lauryn Hill, Burna Boy, Mr Eazi, Not3s and Kojo Funds takes us on an hour-long tour through the Ghana highlife genre.
Spike Fuck: Burnt out on love
The Melbourne artist has endured heartache, drug addiction, a mental health crisis and a run-in with the law – now she’s back with the stunning new release Body by Crystal.
Velvet Negroni: the music’s all that matters
Having shrugged off cosigns from the likes of Justin Vernon and GOOD Music and signed to 4AD, the Minneapolis artist is creating something he truly believes in.
