Flying Lotus' sixth studio album Flamagra is now available in full. Announced last month, the release comes five years after his last album You're Dead and includes guest appearances from George Clinton, Solange, Thundercat, Tierra Whack, Shabazz Palaces, Toro Y Moi, and David Lynch, who performs a spoken-word verse on a track called "Fire is Coming." Since "Fire is Coming"'s release last month, the...

Spin's Rap Monthly column interviews an artist making waves, reviews selections from the past month, and holds some lame shit accountable. Jasper Marsalis is in London, preparing to exhibit sculpture at a repurposed bookstore, talking to me over the phone about drawing cars. “I wanted to be a car designer originally. I just had this obsession,” he says. “I took this design class when I used...

Today on his website, Morrisseycentral.com, Morrissey released a statement in response to widespread criticism that followed his donning of a far right wing British political party's pin during a recent performance on Fallon. (Where would he have gotten the idea to flatter conservative politicians on The Tonight Show?) It's no secret, of course, that Morrissey has daft political opinions, and the...