(In the most decisive, unironic voice possible): It takes a certain level of intelligence to understand Playboi Carti. To me — ahem, a seasoned music critic you should never doubt because I’m always right — his talent’s always been as clear as his flawless skin.

Last month, Shamir unexpectedly announced their final album Ten, comprising songs written by their closest friends, and shared the single “Neverwannago.” Today, the Philly indie musician is unveiling the nostalgic anthem “Recording 291.”

M83 records have always sounded like the soundtracks to imaginary movies, and project mastermind Anthony Gonzalez has dabbled in making soundtracks to actual movies over the years. Gonzalez jumped into the movie world by soundtracking the Tom Cruise sci-fi joint Oblivion. Since then, he’s also done the soundtracks for smaller pictures You And The Night and Knife + Heart. Now, …

Mass Appeal started out in the ’90s as a slick cultural zine named after a great Gang Starr song. The company has been through a bunch of different incarnations since then. In 2013, Nas invested in Mass Appeal and became part-owner. A year later, Mass Appeal became a record label, and its first release was Run The Jewels 2 — …

Boldy James and Real Bad Man have another collaborative project on the way. The Detroit rapper and the LA producer have today announced Conversational Pieces, out next month, with the double lead single “Come Back Around” and “It Factor”; the former song features the DC rapper/producer DREAMCASTMOE, and the latter features Run The Jewels’ El-P.

Everyone has an opinion on Coachella. You don’t need to actually go to Coachella to have an opinion about Coachella, whether you hold the position that it’s a fun cultural moment or that it’s a sign of our inexorable slide toward corporate rot. Maybe it’s both! (The one time I went, a decade ago, I had a pretty good time.) …

The pan-genre Wisconsin musician was once a major-label prospect with Travis Barker and Bloc Party collaborations to his name. Since splitting with Arista, he’s become an indie traveler whose work sounds even more unencumbered. Last year, Hoopla released the indie rock jam “ONE TULIP//,” his first single since his Arista deal ended. (I guess that’s what we’re calling him when …

Last year, Joe Goddard of Hot Chip released his third solo album Harmonics. Today, he’s announcing his new EP Kinetic featuring Ward 21’s SUKU, Dynamite MC, Pinty, and more.

You have to feel bad for High Vis right now. The UK rockers have been a tireless touring machine for years, and they’ve been hitting the road hard behind Guided Tour, which was my favorite hardcore album of 2024 despite arguably not being a hardcore album at all. Last night, High Vis were supposed to head out on a headlining …

On this date in 2022, the hip hop world lost one of its most prolific voices when DJ Kay Slay, known affectionately as “The Drama King,” passed away at the… The post The Source Magazine Remembers DJ Kay Slay “The Drama King” Three Years Later appeared first on .