DJBooth·Jul 17, 2020A Candid Conversation with OddiseeBrooklyn-via-Maryland rapper Oddisee, 35, is leaving a real estate meeting when I call him for our interview. The rapper born Amir Mohamed…
DJBooth·Jul 15, 2020Frank Ocean’s “Seigfried” & Living for YourselfThere’s a very particular life I was meant to have. I was meant to meet a nice Jewish boy, get engaged in a flurry, and move to a delicate…A response icon1A response icon1
DJBooth·Jul 13, 2020Juice WRLD’s ‘Legends Never Die’ Is PreciousOn the day Juice WRLD’s first posthumous album, Legends Never Die, released, it was pouring in Philadelphia. It’s hard not to imagine the…
DJBooth·Jul 1, 2020Silence Is Peace: Instrumental Music Just Feels DifferentHave you ever heard of an album created on a limitless budget? Although uncommon, acclaimed manga artist, screenwriter, and film director…
DJBooth·Jun 29, 2020Why English Speakers Love Foreign Language MusicAnglophones are notoriously insular when it comes to consuming foreign culture. We’re picky, limited, and disinterested in straying from…
DJBooth·Jun 29, 2020Meet the Woman Behind “Phatty,” One of TikTok’s Most Popular SongsGo-go music’s definitive conga-infused rhythms, call-and-response tradition, and style of dance have primarily remained within the…
DJBooth·Jun 25, 20206ix9ine & Nicki Minaj Got Their №1 Single — But at What Cost?Tekashi 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj’s “TROLLZ” went №1 on Billboard this week. The infamous duo displays noteworthy chemistry on the record…
DJBooth·Jun 25, 2020JAY-Z’s “Beach Chair” Set the Stage for the Second Act of His CareerFrom the moment JAY-Z’s much-hyped post-retirement album Kingdom Come dropped in 2006, its atmospheric closing song, “Beach Chair,” a duet…
DJBooth·Jun 24, 20206LACK Shares the Story Behind His 6 Favorite Guest Features: Interview“Keep looking if you’re looking for average / I’m living proof, a human covered in magic” -6LACK,” Mourning Star “
DJBooth·Jun 24, 202016 Vignettes for Isaiah Rashad’s ‘The Sun’s Tirade’ SummerThe September 2, 2016 release of Isaiah Rashad’s The Sun’s Tirade never felt quite right. In terms of timing up the mood of the music with…
