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Status Ain’t Hood: Chinx Drugz And Legacy Cut Short

A couple of years ago, I saw French Montana headline the FADER Fort during SXSW, and he brought a pair of deeply random guests with…

Tom Breihan | May 20, 2015 - 5:23 pm

Status Ain’t Hood: Young Thug, Lil Wayne, & Killing Your Idols

Well, it happened. Tha Carter VI came out before Tha Carter V. Young Thug's take on Lil Wayne's legacy is on iTunes and Spotify right…

Tom Breihan | April 22, 2015 - 10:40 am

The Week In Rap: Get Ready For Skepta To Be A Thing

I don't know why American critics stopped writing about grime. Sometime around 2004, grime -- the British hybrid of rap and dancehall and UK garage…

Tom Breihan | March 11, 2015 - 11:57 am

Status Ain’t Hood: Young Thug, Lil Wayne, & Killing Your Idols

Well, it happened. Tha Carter VI came out before Tha Carter V. Young Thug's take on Lil Wayne's legacy is on iTunes and Spotify right…

Tom Breihan | April 22, 2015 - 10:40 am

Stream Wale & A-Trak’s Festivus Feat. Pusha T, A$AP Ferg, Chance The Rapper & More

Wale continues his career-long Seinfeld fixation with his new A-Trak collaboration Festivus, released today in observance of the no-longer-fictional holiday. Festivus also represents a continuation…

Chris DeVille | December 23, 2014 - 4:29 pm

SXSW 2013 Friday: Future, T.I., Master P, More

Our SXSW 2013 coverage continues with a detailed report from that FADER Fort show that brought us Future, T.I., and of course, Usher + Sinkane…

Tom Breihan | March 16, 2013 - 5:26 pm

Credit: Fat Trel - "Fuck The Feds" (Feat. Chief Keef)

Fat Trel – “Fuck The Feds” (Feat. Chief Keef) (Prod. Lex Luger)

Here's a Grade-A slab of drill music from the hard-hitting trio of DC's Fat Trel, Chicago's Chief Keef and Virginia's Lex Luger, a snare-heavy track…

Corban Goble | August 21, 2012 - 12:29 pm

Credit: Chief Keef - "Russian Roulette" (Feat. Fat Trel) Video

Chief Keef – “Russian Roulette” (Feat. Fat Trel) Video

Chicago's teenage rap phenomenon Chief Keef hooks up with like-minded DC rapper Fat Trel for "Russian Roulette," a track produced by go-to street rap producer…

Corban Goble | July 5, 2012 - 12:18 pm