Kevin Abstract & Dominic Fike As Geezer: ‘Doggy’
A few weeks ago, Kevin Abstract and Dominic Fike released their joint single “Geezer” as a preface to a longer project called Blush. At the time, they teased that Geezer would also end up being the name of their group, which they made official today with the release of their second single, “Doggy.” While Abstract […]
‘Sound Check’ With Jeremy Hecht: Tech N9ne
This week’s Sound Check With Jeremy Hecht is also a Sound Check with Tech — as in Tech N9ne, the Midwestern indie stalwart whose tongue-twisting rhymes have upheld the standard for lyrical excellence for the past 25 years. The Kansas City native takes on the challenge of choosing between carefully selected songs to display his […]
The 2025 Essence Festival Put New Orlean’s Rich Food
New Orleans is known for a few things, but somewhere at the top of the list is its food. Local cuisine is one of the most cited reasons for New Orleans’ booming tourism trade, and it has some of the most recognizable regional dishes in American cuisine. If you’re going to NOLA, you’re going for […]
Ric Wilson Raises A Glass To Chicago With Rémy Martin
Chicago phenom Ric Wilson creates the kind of music that makes the walls sweat – a kinetic blend of funk, disco, and hip-hop that gets crowds to their feet and fans itching to catch him performing live. But even as the hype behind his music career builds, he stays smooth, cool, bold, and balanced – […]
Best Summer Travel Advice, According To Our Favorite DJs
The Uproxx Music Travel Hot List series is sponsored by Priceline, where you can go to book your next music travel adventure. Nobody knows travel like a DJs and musicians. Planes, trains, cars… yachts! There isn’t a mode of transportation that these artists don’t love to both ride and perform in. That’s why when we […]
Hip Hop Journalist Elliott Wilson Talks Wu-Tang’s Farewell
There isn’t a single group more transformative to hip-hop than the Wu-Tang Clan. They redefined what hip hop could be, forever changing and morphing rap music into their image, inspiring multiple generations of artists and even reaching beyond music. Simply put, we struggle to imagine what hip hop — with all its disparate sub-genres and […]
The 2025 Uproxx Music Travel Hot List
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Essence Festival Of Culture 2025 Lives Up To Its Name
While the event is technically called the Essence Festival of Culture, one of its biggest draws is the nightly concert featuring some of the biggest names in Black music. But at the 2025 Essence Fest in New Orleans, those names and the music they represent could be seen, heard, and felt throughout the weekend, all […]
Danny L Harle And PinkPantheress Share ‘Starlight’
Danny L Harle is busy. He was a primary producer and co-writer on Dua Lipa and Caroline Polachek’s most recent albums, and in general, he’s usually bringing his special sauce to somebody else’s project. Now, though, he’s getting back in the solo realm with “Starlight,” his first new music since his 2021 debut album Harlecore. […]
Syd Shares ‘Die For This,’ A New Solo Song
Syd has been busy, but it’s been a while since we’ve had new solo music from her. It’s been three years, actually, but that changes with today’s (July 7) release of a new single, “Die For This.” The track initially premiere today on BBC Radio 1’s New Music Show as the “Hottest Record In The […]