One of the WILD’s contributors Britt Kubat, along with her partner Charles Billot, recently produced an editorial video for Terra New York Raincoats. Inspired by a childhood dream that it can rain indoors, their vision comes to life in the short film. It features model Madeline Kragh, donning the brands sheer, sexy raincoats inside a [...]

Nasir “Nas” Jones is back. Being the emcee that brought us smashes like “Thief’s Theme,” “Made You Look” and “Hip Hop is Dead,” it is no surprise that his latest track is an absolute banger. Nas has focused his attention back on representing his home – New York City – and on staking his claim [...]

For dwellers of the Northern Hemisphere, summer is coming, which means preparing a summer soundtrack is a necessary task. The perfect track to start off with is “Walkin’” by Brainfeeder artist Thundercat. This little gem comes from his Flying Lotus-produced debut album The Golden Age of Apocalypse, and is yet another example of the type of unique and imaginative music Brainfeeder [...]

Drake and Rihanna have collaborated before and they’re at it again, this time on the title track of Drizzy’s sophomore album Take Care. The song has already achieved international success and gone platinum in America, which is unsurprising given its pairing of two of the hottest stars in music right now. The fact that these [...]

It is quite obvious that women are underrepresented in hip hop, and the genre, even today, remains a patriarchal one. It doesn’t help that there is still a great deal of misogyny and machismo in songs and music videos. This doesn’t mean there aren’t any decent female rappers out there though. In fact, the evidence [...]

Since working with Terry Urban on his 2008 mixtape, Goin’ Ape, Ohio-native Stalley has been doing his utmost to establish himself in the ever-competitive world of hip hop. Having toured alongside major hip hop players like Mos Def, Styles P, Jay Electronica and KRS-One, he is now starting to gain recognition as a standout artist [...]

The past 24 hours were all about insomnia for hardcore Madonna fans (and worried Lady Gaga fans). After last night, the songs off Madge’s new album – out on the 26th of March, now internationally called #madonnamonday – started to leak online many of us spent our Tuesday without trying to catch our breath. As [...]

Jake Gyllenhaal is no stranger to music videos. He has previously made cameo appearances in videos for tracks by Jamie Foxx and Vampire Weekend. Now he’s taken more of a starring role in the epic eight-and-a-half minute video for The Shoes’ song “Time to Dance”. The song itself is a catchy electro-pop number that has [...]

Jurassic 5 DJ and producer, DJ Nu-Mark, has joined forces with legendary emcee Bumpy Knuckles (aka Freddie Foxxx) on his latest offering ‘Dumpin’ ‘Em All’. The track effortlessly balances Nu-Mark’s bouncy production with Knuckles’ aggressive vocal style and there is a definite tinge of that old-skool J5 sound, which was always so appealing. Coming in [...]

It is difficult to pinpoint what exactly it is it that qualifies a song or artist as being hip hop these days. The way in which hip hop has diversified over the past few years has left many people confused as to how to accurately describe the genre. Do you merely need an emcee and [...]

Ever since their inception in 2007, the multiple members of Odd Future, or, to give them their full name, Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All (OFWGKTA), have been on a mission to shake things up. Careering at full throttle into the mainstream music world’s consciousness in 2011 meant they had to crank it up [...]

Like many creative young people in his home country, Venezuela-native artist OneChot had a desire for expressing himself; his fears, his hopes, his dreams. Music seemed the ultimate vehicle, where his reggae and dancehall beats served as the background for a thoughtful and profound message, pleading for the end of a tragic violent wave that [...]

There can be no denying that France has had its fair share of international music successes. From Gainsbourg and Hallyday, through to Daft Punk, the Ed Banger Records crew and superstar producers like David Guetta and Bob Sinclar, there’s definitely global love for our Gallic friends. French hip hop may be harder to sell abroad [...]

It seems the words of Chic’s 1978 disco classic are still true in 2012. South African hip hop crew Die Antwoord are back, and not only are they the stars of fashion designer Alexander Wang’s spring 2012 campaign, but they’ve also got a new track with a video that’s freakier than ever. I Fink U Freeky, from their new album Ten$ion, is [...]

If you like your beats served with a slice of controversy then look no further than After The Smoke‘s track OIAM (One In A Million). A dispute over the production rights to the song – involving a previously unreleased, leaked track with Yelawolf and collaborators rapping over the original beat – ultimately led to OIAM [...]

Saying that Stefani Germanotta is on a roll is clearly an understatement. Whether people love her or not, it’s hard not to acknowledge the fact that she’s the most talked-about, most daring and most successful female pop artist of our time, and she’s got the critical and fan accolades to prove it. Her looks, songs [...]