The Rap Round-up: Kamaiyah puts the bounce back into the Bay
Welcome to FACT’s Rap Round-up. If you were worried that 2016 was missing some heavyweight rap records, this week should sort you right out. Not only do we have a contender for album of the year with...
View ArticleSingles Club: Eminem’s rap-rock fumble ‘Untouchable’ is unbearable
Each week on the FACT Singles Club, our writers rate and slate the biggest new tracks of the last seven days. This week, Eminem goes for the political jugular on ‘Untouchable’, while Ma$e takes us back...
View ArticleIt’s OK if Cardi B and Nicki Minaj don’t like each other
Less than a week after Cardi B released her deft debut Invasion of Privacy, Nicki Minaj stoked the rumors of beef between the two rappers by releasing two new tracks that could conceivable be aimed at...
View ArticleThe Rap Round-up: Cardi B is here to stay, Xanax may be out the door
The Rap Round-up is back! Each month, columnists Alphonse Pierre and Lorena Cupcake compile a list of the most noteworthy rap releases. Up this month: Cardi B, J. Cole, Princess Nokia and more. Does...
View ArticleSingles Club: With RP Boo, the future is (still) footwork
FACT Singles Club features a panel of writers rating and slating the biggest new tracks of the last seven days. Of the great DJ Lilocox’s new track ‘Vozes Ricas’, Singles Club contributor Cameron Cook...
View Article10 under-the-radar club tracks you need to hear in May 2018
For Club Use Only is your one-stop guide to the best underground dance music from across the world. Each month, The Astral Plane’s Gabe Meier forecasts the next wave of sounds due to break through into...
View ArticleA beginner’s guide to the history and hybridity of reggaeton
You won’t find Capezzio Disco Bar in reggaeton history books — rarely do traditional timelines stop off in the Mexican port town Veracruz — but in 1990, it became the national epicenter of the explicit...
View ArticleThe 25 best albums of the last three months: April to June 2018
Every three months, FACT rounds up the best albums that have passed through our inboxes and over our desks. This is 2018’s second quarter report and it’s jam-packed with club, ambient, experimental and...
View ArticleLafawndah reimagines songs by Kelsey Lu, Fashion Amina and Cardi B on Honey...
Tirzah, Kelsey Lu, Nídia, Bonnie Banane and Elheist will join Lafawndah for the Honey Colony show at the Southbank Centre. Experimental pop artist Lafawndah has released the second edition of her Honey...
View ArticleNetflix announces hip-hop talent show Rhythm + Flow
Cardi B, Chance the Rapper and T.I. are set to appear as judges on the new reality TV show. Netflix has unveiled its latest foray into the world of reality TV. The hip hop talent show Rhythm + Flow...
View ArticleSolange, Cardi B, and Rosalía announced for Primavera Sound 2019
For the first time, the program includes as many female artists as it does male artists. Primavera Sound – which takes place at Parc del Forum, Barcelona from May 30 – June 1, 2019 – has revealed its...
View ArticleBad Bunny is methodically changing Latin trap one Billboard hit at a time
An air of discomfort swept over Boston’s Agganis Arena earlier this year as 24-year-old Puerto Rican trap idol Bad Bunny extended the length of his embrace with a young boy he invited to perform on...
View ArticleSOPHIE, Kendrick Lamar and Cardi B receive Grammy nominations
The 61st Grammy Award nominations have been announced. Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Cardi B and, most excitingly, SOPHIE are among artists nominated for a Grammy Award in the 61st edition of the awards...
View ArticleThe best rap of 2018
In history books, 2018 will be remembered as when Travis Scott unleashed a temporal rift that allowed disembodied voices of music’s past and present to echo throughout the psychedelic darkness. Whether...
View ArticleThe 50 best albums of 2018
The 50 best albums of 2018 Back to FACT A good list should read like a story, with all the surprises and reassurances that might entail. With the FACT list this year, we’ve attempted to distill our...
View ArticleCardi B, Solange and The Streets announced for Parklife Festival 2019
The Manchester festival has revealed the lineup for its 10th edition. Cardi B, Solange and The Streets are just some of the artists that have been confirmed for Parklife Festival’s 2019 edition, which...
View ArticleCardi B, Childish Gambino, Ariana Grande and more win at the 2019 Grammys
The results are in. Cardi B, Childish Gambino and Ariana Grande are among the artists who have received awards at the 61st Grammy Awards. Childish Gambino, AKA Donald Glover, won Record of the Year,...
View ArticleThe Rap Round-up, February 2019: Chicago shows up strong
Every month, columnists Lorena Cupcake and Torry Threadcraft compile a playlist of the most noteworthy rap releases for The Rap Round-up. Up this month, Chicago shows up strong with selections from...
View ArticleThe Rap Round-up: June 2019
Every month, columnists Lorena Cupcake and Torry Threadcraft compile a playlist of the most noteworthy rap releases for The Rap Round-up. This month, Lil Nas X’s got a new hit in the back. By the time...
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