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Black Astronaut doesn’t ease into a room so much as kick the door off its hinges. “Chakra Flow,” the Atlanta-based project’s latest single featuring ai12DIE, is a high-octane verbal barrage that feels purpose-built for massive speakers and packed arenas—music that dares you not to...
Sir Budd’s “16 Gold” arrives with the kind of low-slung confidence that doesn’t need to announce itself loudly to be felt. After a brief 12 second intro, the Florida-based rapper settles into a groove that’s all bass weight and forward motion, the beat hitting...
Boston-born, Atlanta-based singer and activist Darrell Kelley has never been content to make background music. With his latest single, “Sick of This,” Kelley once again positions himself at the crossroads of pop, R&B, and social conscience—using melody as a megaphone and conviction as his...
Recently it seems that horror aesthetics have gone mainstream and “spooky season” now lasts year-round. That said, few artists commit to the bit — or elevate it — quite like Hounds & Jackals. The multidisciplinary project, helmed by creator and clinician Bruce Ballon (a.k.a....
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