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POPGUN 15th ANNIVERSARY SHOW JULY 25th (ELUCID, FATBOI SHARIF AND MORE)
· By Sam Foley
PopGun 15th Anniversary w/ ANAMANAGUCHI, ELUCID, Cecile Believe, Fatboi Sharif, TONY OR TONY, Heathered Pearls (DJ Set), Shallowhalo (DJ Set) CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS @ ELSEWHERETuesday July 25, 2023Doors open: 7:00 PM Elsewhere is located in Bushwick, Brooklyn at 599 Johnson Ave, just a short walk away from both Jefferson St. and Morgan Ave subway stations. GET TICKETS
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FATBOI SHARIF & STEEL TIPPED DOVE PLAYLIST
· By Sam Foley
In preparation of the pair's upcoming collaborative album titled, DECAY, arriving on July 21st, the artists have selected a highlight reel of important tracks from their catalogues. LISTEN TO PLAYLIST PRE-ORDER: DECAY VINYL PRE-ORDER: DECAY on STREAMING / DOWNLOAD
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MAPS PRESS LOG
· By Sam Foley
#3 in COS albums of the year so far: https://consequence.net/2023/06/best-albums-2023-so-far-list/7/ Vulture included in their round-up too: https://www.vulture.com/article/best-albums-of-the-year-2023.html Treblezine: https://www.treblezine.com/the-34-best-albums-of-2023-so-far/ Brooklyn Vegan review of the NYC show: https://www.brooklynvegan.com/billy-woods-kenny-segal-played-babys-all-right-pics-setlist/ Maps included in The Guardian’s round-up of the best music of the year so far: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jun/06/the-best-albums-of-2023-so-far Time Out preview of the London show: https://www.timeout.com/london/music/the-best-london-gigs-and-concerts-this-month Passion of The Weiss piece on Maps: https://www.passionweiss.com/2023/06/01/billy-woods-maps-emotional-rap/ Pitchfork included Maps in their round-up of the best of the year so far: https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/best-music-2023-so-far/ Pitchfork posted the Babylon By Bus video: https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-billy-woods-and-shrapknel-new-babylon-by-bus-video/ Hip-Hop DX, 4.6/5 album review: https://hiphopdx.com/reviews/billy-woods-kenny-segal-maps-review The Quietus feature: https://thequietus.com/articles/32972-billy-woods-bakers-dozen-favourite-music Clash, 9/10 album review: https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/billy-woods-kenny-segal-maps/ Spectrum Culture, 80%...
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FATBOI SHARIF & STEEL TIPPED DOVE ANNOUNCE DECAY
· By Sam Foley
There is nothing quite like announcement day when you run a record label. Primarily because up until then, you and the artists have been working on this project, listening to this project, talking about this project, and now you finally start to let everyone else in on the secret. Release day is great, don’t get us wrong, but that’s like the day the baby is born. Album announcements are more like when you let everyone know that you are going to have a child. Suddenly, this thing that you have been obsessing over becomes a little bit more real.On that...
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BILLY WOODS & SHRAPKNEL - BABYLON BY BUS
· By Sam Foley
WATCH "BABYLON BY BUS" OFFICIAL VIDEO NOW CAUGHT EM LACKIN’ ON 9/11I LIE DOWN LIKE V.I. LENINPEOPLE DONT WANT THE TRUTH THEY WANT ME TO TELL EMGRANDMA WENT TO HEAVEN
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MAPS OUT NOW + Soft Landing Video
· By Anton Schlesinger
May 5, 2023 It’s D-Day friends and neighbors, Maps, the new album from billy woods & Kenny Segal has landed! We are premiering the first video off the album here, and we also want to give our subscribers the early heads up that we have made a few additional quantities of the deluxe vinyl available on the Backwoodz site. These are the last copies that we have, so grab them while you can. billy woods & Kenny Segal"Soft Landing" Our first visuals off Maps arrive courtesy of a partnership with directors Tim and Henry Nelson. “Soft Landing” finds woods...