Childish Gambino

For reasons associated with our increasingly-virtual lives, the hit Spotify Original podcast Dissect is devoting its seventh season to Childish Gambino’s 2013 concept album Because the Internet – which has amassed 263M streams to date. A long-form deep-dive into the history, social context, and musical analysis of contemporary hip-hop records, the podcast previously dove into albums such as Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly and Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange — the latter earning Dissect a spot on New York Times list of the best podcasts of 2018. The first episode of the season premiered September 8, and episodes will release weekly on Tuesdays.

Listen here and go deeper into the BTI world with Dissect's visual guides and the Because The Internet screenplay.

Lil Peep

"HELLBOY is the masterpiece of Lil Peep's lifetime"
– Pitchfork

On the fourth year anniversary of its original release on Soundcloud, Lil Peep's most popular mixtape HELLBOY will be made available on all DSPs for the first time. Heralded by Pitchfork as one of the top 200 albums of the 2010s, the project features frequent collaborators and GothBoiClique members Lil Tracey, Horsehead & Xavier Wulf, amongst others. Throughout the mixtape, Peep takes inspiration from his love of the Hellboy comics and the titular character and perfects his now-iconic emo rap flow, creating a work of art that catapulted him to fame just a year prior to his death.

Shay Lia

“Montreal-based vocalist Shay Lia touches places other artists can't reach” – CLASH

Djiboutian-Canadian R&B singer Shay Lia releases her smooth new EP Solaris. Blending pop and afrobeat into a warm, sensual and melancholy combination, Shay Lia is coming into her own and flexing her versatility with her new EP including her recently released rhythmic singles "All Up To You" and "Love Me, Love Me Not". Following the acclaim and accolades of her 2019 debut project and an epic collaborative exchange with KAYTRANADA,  Shay is proving she's one to watch in 2020.

NVDES

"NVDES is a universe where everyone can be their best selves" – FADER Magazine

NVDES, the Los Angeles-based experimental electro-pop project formed by musician and producer Josh Ocean, releases his new powerhouse album NVDITY WORLDWIDE. Made with a dozen collaborators from across the globe including Whethan, Tommy Cash, filous, Florance Arman, BLVTH, and more, NVDITY WORLDWIDE expands on the explosive originality and frenetic momentum of NVDES’ 2018 full-length debut Vibe City Utah. Built on a sonic aesthetic Ocean calls “laptop punk,” the album unfolds in 10 exhilarating tracks brought to life with deep intentionality.

Lil Bam

“Lil Bam: The Julio Jones of the Rap Game...Bam is on the brink of breaking through to the mainstream” – ALLHIPHOP

Birmingham rapper Lil Bam returns with his new single "Hot Body" – a follow up to his successful "Julio" which recently got a feature on the remix from Rick Ross and Jucee Froot. Charming and charismatic, 21-year-old Lil Bam is navigating a burgeoning rap career and riding high off the success of his new album Airport Baby which birthed his hit single “Julio”. The music video garnered over a million views on YouTube and earned him the title of Hot 107.9’s Battlegrounds Champion for three straight weeks.