Music & Culture

Chance The Rapper performs during Spotify's RapCaviar Live in Brooklyn, New York.

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Chance The Rapper Does His Own Thing, Drops Two New Singles

11:30am November 30, 2018

by Madeline Clement

Continuing his 2018 trend of dropping singles whenever he pleases, Chance the Rapper has favored us with two more: "The Man Who Has Everything" and "My Own Thing (Feat. Joey Purp)."

Citizen Cope's Heroin and Helicopters is out March 1.

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Citizen Cope Swings For The Fences And Scores On 'Justice'

9:45am November 30, 2018

by Bruce Warren

The hallmark of Citizen Cope's music is his impressive ability to pair deep grooves with wondrous lyrical simplicity. Hear this premiere from Cope's forthcoming album, Heroin and Helicopters.

Alessia Cara, performing live earlier this month in Spain, released one of our must-hear albums for Nov. 30, The Pains Of Growing.

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New Music Friday For Nov. 30: The 5 Albums You Should Hear Now

5:00am November 30, 2018

by Robin Hilton

The 1975's Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, singer Alessia Cara's affecting coming-of-age manifesto The Pains Of Growing, an exercise in minimalism from rapper Earl Sweatshirt and more.

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East L.A.'s Whittier Boulevard in 2018, seen from inside a classic Chevy.

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The Story Of 'Whittier Blvd.,' A Song And Place Where Latino Youth Found Each Other

8:46pm November 29, 2018

by Mandalit del Barco

One of the first Chicano rock bands, Thee Midniters were often called East L.A.'s Beatles. Their instrumental track "Whittier Blvd." was a regional smash that pointed to a coming cultural movement.

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Students of the Westminster Choir College perform with the Vienna Philharmonic at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2015.

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Why Is The Chinese Government Trying To Buy A School In New Jersey?

7:32pm November 29, 2018

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

An elite music college in Princeton, N.J., is up for sale. Its prospective buyer is a for-profit Chinese company — which is partially owned by the Beijing municipal government.

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