Santogold

The king of summer festivals is back on the beautiful 700-acre Manchester farm in June (11th-14th), and the announcement of (some of) the performers came this morning.
The lineup is packed full of big names and great accompanying artists. Metallica and Kanye are gone this year (YES!), and Phish is bringing back Bonnaroo as a jam [...]

None of these picks are mind-blowing if you’ve been keeping up with their record reviews over the past year, so as far as consistency goes, and as a whole, they do a decent job. But a handful of picks seem kinda crazy to me: New Age at #3 (it’s good but not that good), Cut [...]

Evan Roth presents… the first ever rap video with open source code! He uses typographic illustration, repeatedly throwing down letters that spell “Brooklyn” to eventually form sweet illustrations of Jay-Z and Biggie.
Why Biggie? The song comes off the Notorious OST, a biographical film starring Jamal Woolard. It’s out January 16 via Fox Searchlight.
The track was [...]

Nobody has a clue what M.I.A.’s plans are anymore, but we can tell you her music career isn’t over quiiiite yet. 
This leaked demo of “Rain Dance” comes from an upcoming collaboration between Esau Mwamwaya and Radioclit. Other guests on the record include Santogold, Vampire Weekend, the Ruby Suns, Marina from Bonde Do Role, BLK JKS, and others.
 
Stream: Esau & Radioclit’s [...]

First it was M.I.A., now Santogold? Top Ranking is Diplo’s 9th full mixtape in 5 years, and Diplo continues to bask himself in young-found talent. He remixes every song from Santogold’s debut and features over a dozen artists including The Clash, Ratatat, Panda Bear, the B52s, Three 6 Mafia, and even Sir Mixalot.
Diplo has stressed [...]