W hen you meet Amaarae, it’s hard not to notice how much deeper her speaking voice is compared with the sweet falsetto she constantly deploys in her music. It’s all intentional: “There’s a sensitivity ...

On this day in hip hop history, 27 years ago, Mos Def and Talib Kweli joined forces to release their iconic debut album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star on Rawkus Records — a landmark project that ...

Hedonism can be a tricky topic in pop music. Indulgence can tip over into self-indulgence all too easily; holding back can result in a timidity that makes a song sound at odds with its subject. On her ...

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Half of Black Star, Talib Kweli, just released a new album with Madlib, and he has some dates of his own, too. Black Star brought out Madlib, and Ice T also reprised his Chappelle’s Show “Play Hater’s ...

Amaarae‘s star has been one to watch for a while now, initially inviting an influx of eyes with breakout single “Fluid” in 2017. Almost ten years later, the Ghanaian-American’s artistry is still ...

Amaarae sees confidence as the overlap. Her music is tenebrous and innovative where Carpenter's is ebullient and trenchant, and she sings of doting on baddies while Carpenter scoffs at dopey men. Yet ...

The rapper-turned-podcaster is washing his hands of the LP. (AllHipHop News) “Trying to find the right deal for the Black Star album. There are a few on the table, but we have to choose the right ...