Year: 2021

Following up on their horrorcore collab "Plug Addicts," The RZA and Flatbush Zombies have released a new song named "Quentin Tarantino," which is a homage to the filmmaker's work. From name-checking, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill, "Mr. Orange," and Uma Thurman to the Wu-Tang maestro continually asking, "What the fuck's up...

Björk, a former Mixmag cover girl, will star in Robert Eggers' next Viking vengeance film The Northman, which has just released its first trailer. Anya Taylor-Joy, Alexander Skarsgård, Willem Dafoe, Nicole Kidman, Ralph Ineson, and Ethan Hawke star alongside Björk. The film was announced last year, but because of the...

In a new short film, Wizkid brings three tracks from Made in Lagos: Deluxe Edition to life. Wizkid's great fashion sense and passion for dazzling cinematography are showcased in this work directed by Kuukua Eshun and Wizkid himself. Made In Lagos (Deluxe) serves as an extended music video for three...

The artist's legal team termed the recent removal of Four Tet's Domino-released EP from streaming services as "deliberate, cynical, and outrageous." Four Tet is now involved in a legal struggle with Domino about digital royalties, with the record company recently deciding to pull his albums from streaming platforms until the...

The official remix of the Squid Game soundtrack has been released by Alok. The Brazilian DJ and producer, who was voted No. 4 in the DJ Mag Top 100 DJs survey this year, has produced a dancefloor-ready rework of the eerie vocal tones that feature throughout the massively popular Netflix...

Eric Clapton promised some extra holiday pleasure Friday by releasing an upcoming track named "Heart of a Child," co-written by Clapton and his friend and fellow vaccine skeptic Robin Monotti, after successfully preventing a German widow from selling the bootleg CD of her late husband. The song will be released...

A 'VERZUZ' battle with JAY-Z is "a possibility," according to Rick Ross, albeit the event would be more of a celebration than a battle. JAY-Z and Ross are good friends and frequent collaborators, having recorded songs like 'The Devil Is A Lie' and 'FuckWitMeYouKnowIGotIt,' and JAY-Z assisting Ross' signing to...

Meld, the Scottish collective and label, will finish the year with the latest remix album dubbed 'Carnyx,' which will feature reworks of its 2021 releases. Jennifer Walton from Newcastle, Pluralist from Bristol, and Bolam from Edinburgh were approached to remix tracks by KAVARI and Mercy System, who both unveiled albums...

The transition of hip-hop from its golden era in the 1980s to its hardcore phase in the mid-to-late 1990s revolutionized the culture and propelled it further into the mainstream. Artists like Nas, DMX, The Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan, and others told hard-hitting stories about growing up in poverty and weathering...