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On ‘Stardust,’ Danny Brown Runs Towards the Light
Danny Brown's latest, ‘Stardust,’ is one of 2025’s most daring and rewarding rap albums.
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“There Are No Rules”: An Interview With Club Music Icons Mumdance and Logos
From weightless sounds to a stream of “pings,” we chat with UK electronic music titans Mumdance and Logos about their latest compilation album.
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Ten Years Gone: "DS2" Remains The Crown Jewel Of Future's Legendary 2015 Run
To celebrate 10 years of Future’s opus, ‘DS2,’ Son Raw breaks down the historic run of projects from the Atlanta superstar.
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Bug Chat: Kevin Martin Breaks Down His Greatest Underground Influences
From dancehall classics to free jazz, one of the greatest genre experimentalists speaks with POW about the music that shaped his life.
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Survival of the Fittest: The Everlasting Impact of Mobb Deep's "The Infamous"
On its 30th anniversary, Son Raw dives into the ever-lasting impact of Mobb Deep's The Infamous, the sound of two post-adolescent geniuses from the QBC…
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The Dharma of Lex Boogie and Senz Beats
For the release of their new collab album Dharma, Son Raw linked up with Lex Boogie and Senz Beats to break down each song, its beatmaking process, life…
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The Return of The Mid: How To Keep An Open Mind While Still Hating Without Really Trying
In the latest No Country For Old Men column, Son Raw argues why it's worth it to keep bucking the trends and searching for new music amidst an…
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Tokyo Cigar and August Fanon Create The Next Great Rap Concept Album
This album is the rap equivalent of a film shot entirely in close ups – one more concerned with its subject’s interior life than dramatic twists and…
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No Country For Old Men 004: What Do Music Critics Want from Rap?
In the latest edition of No Country For Old Men, Son Raw questions the lack of enthusiasm for new rap music outside of the growing brain rot…
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No Country For Old Men 03: Give Flower Boy His Flowers
For the third edition of No Country For Old Men, Son Raw details the long and winding road that Tyler, The Creator's career has taken, pushing his…
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No Country For Old Men 002: On Underground Raves, Safe Spaces, And Watching The Party Die
Welcome to the second edition of No Country For Old Men, where Son Raw tackles the state dance music and music writing and underwater basket weaving…
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No Country for Old Men 01: This existential crisis gets a 3.9/10
Welcome to No Country For Old Men – a (hopefully) regular column in which a 40 year old DJ turned music writer turned musician grapples with the state…
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