https://www.spin.com Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More Tue, 28 Jan 2020 00:23:49 +0000 en-US https://assets.spin.com/wp-content/themes/spin/assets/images/spin-logo_feed.png https://www.spin.com 125 40 Music News, Album Reviews, Concert Photos, MP3s, Videos and More hourly 1 https://www.spin.com/2018/11/smino-noir-stream/ https://www.spin.com/2018/11/smino-noir-stream/#respond Fri, 09 Nov 2018 00:22:56 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=309931 Smino's sophomore album NOIR arrived today via Downtown Records. Longtime collaborator Monte Booker, who in recent years helped Smino develop his colorful brand of gadgety funk, handled the majority of the LP's production, with additional contributions from Sango (Tinashe, Christina Aguilera), Phoelix (Saba, Noname), and others. The project features several Chicagoans, including drill veteran Dreezy, rising soul singer Ravyn Lenae,… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2018/11/smino-noir-stream/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2018/11/smino-klink/ https://www.spin.com/2018/11/smino-klink/#respond Tue, 06 Nov 2018 02:14:15 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=309667 Smino has shared "KLINK" from his forthcoming sophomore album NØIR. His longtime producer Monte Booker loops a dense flamenco guitar riff that Smino commands with characteristically frenzied flows and a hook like Future's cracking "King's Dead" falsetto on Adderall. The song follows the Sango-produced "L.M.F." as the album's second single. Smino released… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2018/11/smino-klink/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2018/01/cam-obi-smino-tenderheaded-stream/ https://www.spin.com/2018/01/cam-obi-smino-tenderheaded-stream/#respond Tue, 23 Jan 2018 00:57:48 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?p=275153 Cam O'bi has influenced the direction of Chicago hip-hop about as much as anyone. The Las Vegas native produced early local hits by many of the youth poetry scene's breakout players, from Chance the Rapper and Vic Mensa ("Cocoa Butter Kisses") to Saba ("Church/Liquor Store") and Noname ("Diddy Bop"), establishing a signature sound in the… ]]> https://www.spin.com/2018/01/cam-obi-smino-tenderheaded-stream/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/featured/favorite-rap-songs-2017/ https://www.spin.com/featured/favorite-rap-songs-2017/#respond Sun, 31 Dec 2017 21:35:24 +0000 https://www.spin.com/?post_type=featured&p=272073 https://www.spin.com/featured/favorite-rap-songs-2017/feed/ 0 https://www.spin.com/2017/08/saba-world-in-my-hands-smino-legit-video/ https://www.spin.com/2017/08/saba-world-in-my-hands-smino-legit-video/#respond Fri, 04 Aug 2017 19:20:27 +0000 http://www.spin.com/?p=252413 Saba has released the video for "World in My Hands," which was featured on his 2016 album Bucket List Project. The Tom Vin-directed clip literally illustrates the song's title and crops Saba's face (as well as guest artists Smino and Legit) out of frame to look like one of those aughties Hewlett Packard commercials. Watch the video, premiered by Complex, below.]]> https://www.spin.com/2017/08/saba-world-in-my-hands-smino-legit-video/feed/ 0