Raymond Mai’s foray into rap was motivated by a pretty girl sitting next to him in class. Determined to catch her attention, Mai scribbled in his notebook a love poem, which he rapped to her during ...

It’s exciting when a popular artist releases a new album—until that same artist drops a hot new mixtape and you’re conflicted and confused. Ultimately it’s about making music that wins over fans.

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In her column “Made a Mixtape, Hope You Like It,” Amanda Altarejos ’26 curates a “mixtape” of modern music for older artists. Listen here for a playlist “for fiona apple.” In an interview with NPR, ...

The BTS ARMY just can't catch a break, can they? After getting surprised with the release of J-Hope's new single and music video for "Chicken Noodle Soup" featuring Becky G, fans should be preparing ...

Martin Sexton’s newest album, “Mixtape of the Open Road,” dropped in February, and since then he has been touring the country, sharing tracks reminiscing about love, freedom of expression and, of ...

At age nine, Terry Gray realized his passion by way of his mother. When Gray’s mom noticed his knack for freestyling at school, she wrote him his first rap. Now, a fourth-year Afro-American studies ...

As a feminist and a hip-hop fan, I always experience discomfort participating in the genre of music I love. It’s not just the textbook misogyny and homophobia that attack my queer womanhood, although ...

From the days of elementary school to the teen years and into adulthood, a good album has the power to transcend time and act as a continuing soundtrack to memorable moments. Amy Ray, of Indigo Girls, ...

Thursday was recently crowned “The Day to Get Down” as 180,000 people visited The Weeknd’s website to download his new mixtape. Thursday. The second installment of Abel Tesfaye’s nightmarish mixtape ...