Photos by: Josh Ladouceur – Detroit-based rapper Danny Brown, who released his fourth album, Atrocity Exhibition, on September 27th, 2016 via Warp, which featured guest appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Earl Sweatshirt, B-Real, Kelela and Petite Noir, and which followed up his 2013 album, Old, which featured guest appearances from Freddie Gibbs, ASAP Rocky, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, Scrufizzer, Charli XCX and Purity Ring, performed at the Town Ballroom in Buffalo, New York last night with Nigerian-American hip-hop … Continue reading
By: Staff – As anticipation for their forthcoming RTJ3 album continues to mount, hip-hop duo Run the Jewels have announced their first full scale North American headlining tour since 2015. The “Run the World” tour kicks off in mid-January in Philadelphia and continues through to the end of February, with stops in veritably every major city in the US along the way. Support … Continue reading
Photos by: Ryan Deasley – Chicago-based hip-hop artist K Flay, who released her debut album, Life as a Dog, on June 10th, 2014, which received funding from fans via PledgeMusic, and which reached no. 14 on the Billboard Rap Albums chart and no. 133 on the Billboard 200, performed at the Biltmore Cabaret in Vancouver last night with alt-pop band Nightly, and singer-songwriter … Continue reading
Photos by: Andrew Gomez – Grammy Award-winning rapper Kanye West, who released his seventh album, The Life of Pablo, on February 14th, 2016 via Def Jam, which featured the singles “Famous”, “Father Stretch My Hands”, and “Fade”, performed at The Forum in Inglewood, California last night during his ongoing “Saint Pablo Tour”.
Photos by: Kathryn DeFrank – Hip-hop duo Rae Sremmurd, who released their second album, SremmLife 2, on August 12th, 2016 via Interscope, which featured the singles “By Chance”, “Look Alive”, and “Black Beatles”, and guest appearances by Kodak Black, Lil John, Juicy J, and Gucci Mane, performed at the National in Richmond, Virginia on October 25th with Atlanta-based rapper Lil Yachty, who … Continue reading
Photos by: Adam Harrison (@AdamRHarrison) – Hip-hop artist Yelawolf, who released his newest EP, Hotel, on October 10th, 2016, which followed up his 2015 album, Love Story, which featured the singles “Box Chevy V”, “Till It’s Gone”, “Whiskey in a Bottle”, “American You” and “Best Friend” featuring Eminem, performed at Rebel Nightclub in Toronto last … Continue reading
By: Staff – Run The Jewels is back with a vengeance and a new anthem titled “Talk To Me” via the Adult Swim Singles Program from their fervently anticipated RTJ3 LP. Run The Jewels first introduced the track during their memorable Coachella set this past year and now it’s officially here for the feasting. The politically charged face-melter produced by El-P, coproduced by Little … Continue reading
Photos by: Charito Yap – Hip-Hop artist YG, who released his second album, Still Brazy, on June 17th, 2016 via Def Jam, which featured production by Swish, P-Lo, Terrace Martin, Larrance Dopson, CT Beats, Ty Dolla Sign and Hit-Boy, and guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Drake, Nipsey Hussle, performed at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last night with rapper Kamaiyah, who released her debut mixtape, Good Night in the … Continue reading
We’re giving away two (2) GA tickets to Watsky in Toronto! Buy tickets here. Date: October 27th – Doors at 7pm – Show at 8pm Venue: The Opera House Openers: Lowry, Daye Jack, Chukwudi Hodge You can enter only once via one of the following entry methods: Follow Aesthetic Magazine on Twitter and tweet the following message: Contest: Win 2 tickets to … Continue reading
Photos by: Anthony D’Elia – South African rap-rave band Die Antwoord, who released their fourth album, Mount Ninji and Da Nice Time Kid, on September 16th, 2016, which featured the singles “Gucci Coochie (ft. Dita Von Teese, The Black Goat & God)”, “Banana Brain”, “We Have Candy”, and “Fat Faded Fuck Face”, and which followed up their 2014 album, Donker Mag, performed at Rebel Toronto in Toronto … Continue reading