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In our cover story from Issue 38 of Hypebeast Magazine, Xaviersobased opens up about protecting his independence, taking underground rap mainstream, and why caring about people matters more than playing the part.
Featuring cover stars Xaviersobased, Yohji Yamamoto, and ‘BLEACH’ creator Tite Kubo, our fall/winter print issue is now available to order on HBX.com, shipping worldwide.
All of the biggest music headlines in one place and playlist. Updated live throughout the week.
As Grammy Week picks up, Don Toliver, Jordan Ward, fakemink, ZUKENEE, and xaviersobased all put down solid longform efforts.
Rocky continues to expand ‘Don’t Be Dumb,’ along with a myriad of new project announcements from Don Toliver, fakemink, Foggieraw, James Blake, and a new supergroup from Denzel Curry.
The underground holds down the Rolling Loud 2026 lineup, Lexa Gates’ ‘I Am’ album art exhibition, and, at long last, A$AP Rocky’s ‘Don’t Be Dumb.’
Spotlighting the 10 shorter-form projects that we played on loop this year.
A succinct, straight-to-the-point curation riddled with synths and shoegaze influence.
10 new projects for your weekend.
