Andrew Friedman

DJ Mustard protégé RJ is the everyman rapper who represents a new wave of LA stardom

FACT Rated I 09.08.17

DJ Mustard protégé RJ is the everyman rapper who represents a new wave of LA stardom

XXL’s Freshman Class keeps up with rap’s expanding borders in 2017 – but only just

Features, Opinion I 14.06.17

XXL’s Freshman Class keeps up with rap’s expanding borders in 2017 – but only just

Through The Wire: Remembering Idris Elba’s 2-step past

Features, Interviews I 06.06.17

Through The Wire: Remembering Idris Elba’s 2-step past

Sibling revelry: How Starlito and Don Trip bring out the best in each other on Step Brothers

Features, Interviews I 06.05.17

Sibling revelry: How Starlito and Don Trip bring out the best in each other on Step Brothers

The cassette revival needs blank tapes – meet the hoarders coming to the rescue

Features I 07.02.17

The cassette revival needs blank tapes – meet the hoarders coming to the rescue

Shawty Lo was a DIY icon who ushered in a new generation of Atlanta rap

Features I 22.09.16

Shawty Lo was a DIY icon who ushered in a new generation of Atlanta rap

The borders are blurring between hip-hop and EDM – just ask ‘Hot Nigga’ producer Jahlil Beats

Features I 30.08.16

The borders are blurring between hip-hop and EDM – just ask ‘Hot Nigga’ producer Jahlil Beats

Straight outta Eyjafjallajökull: Iceland’s rap scene is ready to explode

Features I 03.08.16

Straight outta Eyjafjallajökull: Iceland’s rap scene is ready to explode

Stakes Is High at 20: How De La Soul’s classic album signaled hip-hop’s great divide

Features I 02.07.16

Stakes Is High at 20: How De La Soul’s classic album signaled hip-hop’s great divide

How Taylor Gang became the first US rap crew to get through Red Bull Culture Clash unburned

Features I 22.06.16

How Taylor Gang became the first US rap crew to get through Red Bull Culture Clash unburned

It’s 2016, so why do people still have a problem with laptop DJs?

Features, Opinion I 07.06.16

It’s 2016, so why do people still have a problem with laptop DJs?

Why Chance The Rapper is not a truly independent artist

Features I 20.05.16

Why Chance The Rapper is not a truly independent artist

Frauds in Atlanta? Why the controversy over Desiigner’s ‘Panda’ goes deeper than you think

Features I 26.04.16

Frauds in Atlanta? Why the controversy over Desiigner’s ‘Panda’ goes deeper than you think

Prince was the baddest motherfucker on the planet

Features I 22.04.16

Prince was the baddest motherfucker on the planet

Red Hot Car: How a Japanese auto maker fueled the rise of EDM

Features I 12.04.16

Red Hot Car: How a Japanese auto maker fueled the rise of EDM

Streets, Rhymes and Life: How Phife Dawg was the secret to Tribe’s appeal

Features, Opinion I 23.03.16

Streets, Rhymes and Life: How Phife Dawg was the secret to Tribe’s appeal

I ran the official record store of Soviet Azerbaijan

Features I 19.03.16

I ran the official record store of Soviet Azerbaijan

Why Kanye West’s The Life Of Pablo could be a turning point for troubled Tidal

Features I 16.02.16

Why Kanye West’s The Life Of Pablo could be a turning point for troubled Tidal

Excuse My French: The dirty secrets of hip-hop’s clean versions

Features I 10.02.16

Excuse My French: The dirty secrets of hip-hop’s clean versions

Hip-hop’s golden age isn’t the 1990s, it’s the 2000s

Features I 03.02.16

Hip-hop’s golden age isn’t the 1990s, it’s the 2000s

The Breaks creator Dan Charnas on rap, race and American history

Features, Interviews I 04.01.16

The Breaks creator Dan Charnas on rap, race and American history

Will 2016 be the year grime cracks the USA?

Features I 15.12.15

Will 2016 be the year grime cracks the USA?

The five worst things about 1990s hip-hop

Features I 29.10.15

The five worst things about 1990s hip-hop

Return of the B-Boy: Mr. Lif remembers I Phantom

Features I 24.10.15

Return of the B-Boy: Mr. Lif remembers I Phantom

Still Sippin’: Houston’s Paul Wall talks Actavis, addiction and Islam

Features I 06.10.15

Still Sippin’: Houston’s Paul Wall talks Actavis, addiction and Islam

Mac Miller, Lil Dicky and the White Rapper problem in 2015

Features I 29.09.15

Mac Miller, Lil Dicky and the White Rapper problem in 2015

Why looking at music from a tech and business perspective makes no sense

Features I 16.09.15

Why looking at music from a tech and business perspective makes no sense

We Are Your Friends is a depressing chronicle of EDM’s limitations

Features I 02.09.15

We Are Your Friends is a depressing chronicle of EDM’s limitations

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