The debut album was not an instant classic upon its release in 1996. What changed?

17 track album

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17 track album

From weightless sounds to a stream of "pings," we chat with UK electronic music titans Mumdance and Logos about their latest compilation album.

Danny Brown's latest, 'Stardust,' is one of 2025's most daring and rewarding rap albums.

"They'd never have the balls to do this to rock music." Son Raw dissects and inverts the new canon.

Indie rap powerhouses Gabe Nandez and Preservation break down what it means to be go-for-broke hip-hop heads.

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6 track album

6 track album

6 track album

Kingston-based Hip Hop artist Five Steez and Montreal-based producer Son Raw are at it again! The Test Of Time, a new 4-track EP of straight bangers, builds on the success of their 2023 album Re:DEFin...

For the release of their new collab album Dharma, Son Raw linked up with Lex Boogie and Senz Beats to break down each song, its beatmaking process, life lessons, and more.

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A mission statement, Soul in the Music sees Five Steez examine his evolving relationship with rhyming as an artform and its place in his...

On its 30th anniversary, Son Raw dives into the ever-lasting impact of Mobb Deep’s The Infamous, the sound of two post-adolescent geniuses from the QBC, plunging into darkness, violence, and …

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In the latest No Country For Old Men column, Son Raw argues why it’s worth it to keep bucking the trends and searching for new music amidst an ever-changing industry pushing out unoriginal co…

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This album is the rap equivalent of a film shot entirely in close ups – one more concerned with its subject’s interior life than dramatic twists and turns, Son Raw writes.

For the final piece in Son Raw’s incredible retrospective essay series, he takes on the Tony Starks masterpiece.

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The city of Montreal is reminding tenants of their rights in anticipation of record rent hikes.

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In the latest edition of No Country For Old Men, Son Raw questions the lack of enthusiasm for new rap music outside of the growing brain rot suburban-core lane.

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Ravers young and old would do well to remember grime’s instrumental moment, as it’s proof that good, forward-thinking music—if promoted with the right enthusiasm—can shock the world.

From Kendrick Lamar's “Not Like Us” to Tinashe's “Nasty,” these are the songs we had on repeat this year.

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From Charli xcx's Brat to Ravyn Lenae's Bird’s Eye and Bladee's Cold Visions, these are The FADER's 50 best albums of 2024.