Medhane is reminiscing about Future’s untouchable mid-2010s mixtape run, when the Atlanta star seemingly couldn’t sneeze without unleashing another classic. “That shit turned him up!” he says excitedly over Zoom. The 23-year-old’s abstract, reflective raps are certainly a far cry from Future’s supervillain laments, but he was inspired by the work ethic. And over the last six months, the Brooklynite has been on a similarly prolific tear with Own Pace, his motivational breakthrough; the self-produced Full Circle; and this week’s Cold Water, his best album to date…
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Nicki Minaj and her former friend and mentor Fendi surprised fans when they reconciled following years of feuding. Minaj rose to fame in the early 2000s with the help of the R&B group Full Force,…
Since releasing his 2014 debut EP, Ozone Music (taking its name from the melody-heavy brand of trap-meets-rap that he coined), Nafe Smallz has scaled the heights of the music scene at an astonishing…
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