Based in Philadelphia, Dope Shows has become some of the most prolific independent show promoters in the nation. Oddisee floats over a slightly-swung rhodes-soaked accompaniment on his self-produced ...

Brent Faiyaz occupies a particular corner of R&B music where the tone of the lyrics is seen to be equivalent to Future‘s bars at their toxic best. The Columbia, Md. native will release his second full ...

It's a light week for releases, but we still added some good music to our playlist. Mariah the Scientist just dropped her new album, To Be Eaten Alive, featuring her standout collaboration with Young ...

From masks to monikers, here are ten times the two worlds collided in unforgettable ways. Brent Faiyaz blurs the lines between r&b singer and rockstar on this spacious drumless suite from his new ...

Brent Faiyaz is the next Usher. I may have just angered some R&B fans with that statement (and definitely some Usher fans), but with the release of his third full-length studio album “Larger Than Life ...

At just 10 years old, Christopher Brent Wood’s ­metamorphosis into indie disruptor Brent Faiyaz began. As he collected CDs by D’Angelo, Lauryn Hill and Joe, among other R&B/hip-hop artists, the ...

Hear tracks by Brent Faiyaz, Pink, Marcus Mumford and others. By Jon Pareles Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new songs and videos. Just want the ...

Brent Faiyaz continues his rollout of new music with the release of “Tony Soprano,” his second single in two weeks. It follows “Peter Pan,” which dropped tonight as well, and both tracks will appear ...