Hypebeast • 8th December 2022 A$AP Rocky Finds Purpose In Everything He Does From his ‘Need For Speed Unbound’ collaboration to fatherhood and his upcoming album, creativity remains as the veteran rapper’s driving force.
HYPEBEAST • 3rd March 2020 Around The Globe: crwn The musical polymath touches on transforming his bedroom project into a full-time job.
HYPEBEAST • 26th September 2019 Around The Globe: Phum Viphurit Thailand’s 23-year-old “Lover Boy” is making a name for himself outside of his country.
HYPEBEAST • 27th July 2019 Around The Globe: SUNSET ROLLERCOASTER The reunited six-piece shoegaze outfit is at the frontline of Asia’s booming music industry.
HYPEBEAST • 10th October 2022 Ben “Lambo” Lambert Believes That Self-Care Is Vital in Becoming a Music Executive Freddie Gibbs’ longtime manager opens up about forging an impregnable career in the music industry.
Hypebeast • 27th February 2023 “Don’t Be One-Dimensional”: Ebro Darden on Finding Your Voice The Apple Music exec and ‘Ebro in the Morning’ host details the realities of succeeding in the media landscape.
HYPEBEAST • 20th November 2019 Filipino-Canadian Duo MANILA GREY Is on a Mission to Expand Their Culture HYPEBEAST sits down with the R&B duo to discuss musicality and identity
Hypebeast • 14th November 2022 For John Rose, Being a Lawyer and Executive Means Building Community It took a village to raise the Jamaica, Queens native. Now, he wants to foster the same culture for others.
HYPEBEAST • 15th September 2021 For RZA, Creating Hulu's 'Wu-Tang: An American Saga' Is a Labor of Love The de facto leader of the legendary hip-hop group speaks to HYPEBEAST about the show’s return after two years.
HYPEBEAST • 14th July 2021 Freddie Gibbs Is Stepping Into His Next Phase With a debut acting role premiering at Cannes, and a new album looming, the artist reflects on longevity and integrity.
Hypebeast • 13th February 2023 Goldie Harrison Believes That Independence Is the Future of the Music Industry The UnitedMasters exec is building a system that puts “the power back into the hands of the creators.”
Hypebeast • 19th December 2022 Honesty and a Career Change Led Jas Bell To Become SZA’s Art Director Bell initially wanted to make his own music. Now he creates visual moments for one of music’s biggest stars.
HYPEBEAST • 13th August 2020 Independent Music Is Fighting for Survival in the Time of COVID-19 The industry needs both innovation and fan support to weather the crisis.
HYPEBEAST • 9th September 2019 Kamasi Washington Highlights Diversity in Harmony in First Live Show in Hong Kong “I don’t need to look like you to love you,” Kamasi Washington, the jazz saxophonist known from his contributions to Kendrick Lamar’s 'To Pimp a Butterfly' and 'DAMN.', Thundercat’s 'Drunk' and Flying Lotus’ 'You’re Dead!', preached in between songs.
HYPEBEAST • 27th May 2020 KOTA The Friend Wants You to Manifest ‘EVERYTHING’ On his new record, the independent Brooklyn MC explores what everything truly means.
HYPEBEAST • 15th June 2022 Lil Nas X Always Keeps It Real In his new vitaminwater partnership, the GRAMMY winner ensures that his ethos of staying true to one’s self remains intact.
Hypebeast • 21st November 2022 Lola Plaku Believes That Clarity Is Key in Adapting to the Ever-Evolving Music Industry The LMG and Girl Connected founder, creative strategist and adjunct NYU professor shares how she rose through the ranks.
HYPEBEAST • 25th March 2022 NIGO and Steven Victor’s Shared Vision and Energy Paved the Way for ‘I Know NIGO’ The dream team opens up about creating the KENZO creative director’s first music album in almost two decades.
Hypebeast • 7th November 2022 Photographer John Canon Is a Disciple of Consistency 21 Savage’s regular collaborator details his keys to maintaining an outstanding repertoire.
HYPEBEAST • 10th April 2020 Rich Brian Talks Creative Freedom and New Single "Bali" With Guapdad 4000 “I don’t see the people telling me to rap in a deep voice anymore.”