2014 was a year of lite pop — think tin cans, diamond rings, and police controversy — and I don’t mean that in the diminished or lacking in substance or seriousness sense of the term, I mean it in terms of the beer sense of the term. We had fun gathering up some of our favorite tracks from this year […]

This Saturday night just past, French producer STWO took over the Diplo & Friends show on BBC Radio 1 with a trap-inspired set that ranged from the chill-out to hip-hop to the proper dance off. Much like Parisian co-patriot DJ Snake, who dropped an Essential Mix earlier last month, his Diplo & Friends set is pure trap-aholic, ranging from the […]

A gift from the inter webs and a soda company flush with marketing dollars, Complex Music and Dr. Pepper joined to drop some new sounds from the RZA. Fans of the Wu Tang Clan will be thrilled to hear The Abbot actually produced the 4-track EP Only One Place to Get It, he didn’t just throw in some Bobby Digitilisms and […]

TOKiMONSTA gives a glitch bass makeover to Tinashe and ScHoolboy Q’s “2 On” single, lending some much needed heft to the DJ Mustard produced track. Definitely far better on real speakers…