Houston sonic maven DJ OG Ron C is one of the flagbearers of Houston's signature chopped-and-screwed sound -- he co-founded Swishahouse Records and his work with artists like UGK and Chamillionaire…   Read Story »

Even though Take Care album closer "The Ride" was not included on the initial leaked version of Drake's highly-anticipated new album, the Internet was quick to clamor for the track thanks to…   Read Story »

Alongside chief collaborator Noah ‘40’ Shebib, the just-leaked Take Care represents the culmination of everything Drake has done to this point, a career that already spans dozens of hits and a…   Read Story »

We mentioned Lady Gaga's Born This Way: The Remix LP around these parts a little while ago -- Wild Beasts' remix of "Yoü And I" hit the web in August -- and now another one of the tracks we were…   Read Story »

Gaga is set to drop a slate of products on 11/21 and 11/22, including a remix CD, a deluxe repackaging of her 2011 LP Born This Way, a DVD of her Madison Square Garden Performance and a photo/art…   Read Story »

Abel Tesfaye's drug-damaged R&B project the Weeknd has dropped two excellent mixtapes, House Of Balloons and Thursday, so far in 2011, and they've promised us a third full-length before the year is…   Read Story »

Canadian narco-R&B project the Weeknd have done remix duty on "Shake It Out," the excellent new single from Florence & The Machine. They've transformed the song from a rousing anthem into a slithery,…   Read Story »

Last year, right around the time summer turned to fall, we at Stereogum published our list of the 40 best new bands of the year. The idea of a "new" band is a pretty nebulous one, since many of the…   Read Story »

The first clip from the Weeknd's Thursday-released Thursday mixtape comes for "The Birds (Part 1)." It stars Akiko Mims as a dancer that smokes and goes dayglo. Let's call it Black(light) Swan.…   Read Story »

House Of Balloons took the Weeknd from clandestine and shadowy R&B project to Entourage tie-ins and triumphant live shows, so we can only guess and brace for where Abel Tesfaye's second and third…   Read Story »