David Turner
Features
Inside YouTube's Hitmaking Electronic Music Channels
The founders of UKF Dubstep, Mr. SuicideSheep, La Belle Musique and more on the history and future of their platforms.
David Turner
7.7.17
Features
ODESZA Are Back With Another Electronic Epic
The duo dish on their just announced third album, 'A Moment Apart.'
David Turner
6.12.17
Essays
Chief Keef Changed the Way Rap Videos Look Forever
Keef showed that rappers didn’t need lots of money or the eyes of gatekeepers like MTV and BET to have a hit video.
David Turner
5.1.17
Features
How KSHMR Found Freedom in EDM
Niles Hollowell-Dhar was half of a duo with a #1 song to their name, he’s since taken joy in expressing his Kashmiri roots through dance music.
David Turner
3.14.17
Features
Meet Maaly Raw, the Rising Producer Behind Philadelphia’s New Rap Wave
After a prolific 2016, Lil Uzi Vert's go-to beatmaker is just warming up.
David Turner
2.17.17
Features
How Making "Type Beat" Rap Productions Became a Legit Career Path
These producers mimic other artists and game YouTube for a modest living. What do you do after that?
David Turner
2.10.17
Features
How Should We Measure Rap Success in 2015?
For some people, album sales continue to be the sole metric for tracking success. Here are some other alternatives.
David Turner
8.10.15
Interviews
Interview: Youtube Star SheLovesMeechie Dances from the Garage to the Stage
The Atlanta dancer advances from home movies to rap videos with a flick of the wrist.
David Turner
5.31.15
Holy Shit
Is There Anything in Aphex Twin's Massive Soundcloud Dump Worth Listening To?
We waded through 170 tracks to find you the very best of Richard D. James' mysterious Soundcloud.
David Turner
3.7.15
Features
Travis Porter Are the Underappreciated Kings of Atlanta Party Rap
They invented the sound of today's Atlanta, but people still want to know who Travis Porter is.
David Turner
2.18.15
Interviews
Introducing Jay Storm, the Charlotte-Based Beatmaker Who's Making Waves in Chicago
Good luck got him where he is now—but will it get him out of North Carolina?
David Turner
1.31.15
Features
Mac Miller's Reality Show is Secretly Great, and You Should Play this Drinking Game Along to It
In a show where the protagonist is able to buy whatever he wants and seems to be in constant state of wondering what to do for fun next, is there more for the viewer to do with the show than project their own fantasies? Well, you could drink along to it.
David Turner
4.2.13
0102