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SZA Responds To Criticism Of Solange-Directed Video “The Weekend”
When SZA dropped visuals directed by Solange for her certified platinum and Grammy-nominated song, “The Weekend,” criticism on the Internet soon followed thereafter…
Meet The Dancer In JAY-Z’s “4:44” Video Reclaiming Agency Over The Black Female Body
“When I’m making work, I’m making it from a black/brown woman perspective. It’s about authorship of language of the body. Authorship of language coming out of the tongue…
Young M.A. Lands The Cover Of ‘The FADER’s’ First Ever “Sex Issue”
The FADER just revealed its first ever sex issue in the most Brooklyn-est way possible. The borough’s shining star, Young M.A, landed the inaugural cover, not only that…
Princess Nokia Talks Infusing Santería In Her Music
Princess Nokia isn’t one to blur her ties to spirituality. “My religious beliefs are my birthright,” the Afro-Boricua told Fader of her roots in Regla de Ocha, otherwise…
Meet The Photog Documenting The Evolution Of Hip-Hop Culture
There are iconic hip-hop photographs that remain etched in cultural memory: Biggie donning a Coogi sweater while counting racks in ’96, Salt-N-Peppa sporting Kente cloth…
Chile’s Kali Mutsa Is Back From The Future With A Cosmic Soundtrack
From the odder end of the indie spectrum and out of the depths of the intergalactic, comes Chilean singer and band Kali Mutsa, mixing elements of cumbia, gypsy culture…
Get To Know Gucci Mane From The People Who Know Him The Best
Based on Gucci Mane’s trap-themed music, his past and present legal troubles, it’s easy for one to get a negative picture of the hardest working MC in hip-hop — that’s…
Rihanna Snaps Her Own Photo For The Cover Of The Fader 100
Rihanna is a tease and she knows it. The “B–ch Better Have My Money” singer has peppered her Instagram account with studio sessions for her forthcoming record R8…
Drake On The Meek Mill Feud: “Nobody Told You That This Was A Bad Idea?”
Drake’s run has been candy coated with success ever since his 2009 release of So Far Gone, and now six years later, the 6 God is at the top of his game and arguably one…