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Critical Thot: A POW-Exclusive Mix From sha ray and DJ Haram
Photo courtesy of Eva Tusquets
It’s ironic that Critical Thot was recorded remotely—on opposite sides of the continent, in fact—because each artist’s contribution seems to burrow so deeply into the other’s. The production, fine-tuned in Br...
The New Album You Need to Hear This Week
Tierra Whack, WHACK’S MUSEUM
People tend to talk about Tierra Whack in terms of her being withholding. The Philadelphia native raps sparingly, in terms of the sheer size of her catalog and the brevity of her early songs; WHACK’S MUSE...
Did Fenix Flexin Make the Song of the Summer—Or Did AI?
POW investigates whether "Rubberz" is entirely the work of humans.
In the unfettered chaos of 2026, it actually feels right that one of the first contenders for Song of the Summer is a Smiths pastiche released by a member of Shoreline Mafi...
The Rap-Up: Family Business
Samara Cyn f/ Ovrkast., “BUSHWICK”
Samara Cyn channels the high-pitched range of Ghanaian artist Amaraee for “BUSHWICK,” where the Murfreesboro, Tennessee rapper promises that she “knows some guys” there in case you got a problem. In...
Remembering Tay Keith, an Unmistakable Producer
Art by DJ Short
The best music history is being written under YouTube videos. Not too long ago, I came across a comment from an old New Yorker about how the mixing of many early rap records was optimized for Ed Koch topography: boomboxes t...
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cleveland-based writer, hater and nice guy
writer, editor, podcaster i guess?
mostly songs, movies, pictures, and stories
eli, blogging
I'm Michael McKinney, a freelance writer with extensive histories with electronic music of all stripes—club, experimental, home-listening, and whatever falls between the cracks. Words at Passion of the Weiss, RA, Pitchfork, and elsewhere.
Head of THE LINX. Contributor for POW, Pitchfork, and SuperEmpty. South Florida Superstar. \ud83d\udd17
Gabrielle (@saltlacroix) is a writer and comedy content creator based in LA. She also hosts the Microtrending Podcast on Spotify, Apple Pods, and YT <3
professional reminiscer
Rhys Langston is a Los Angeles-born freelance eccentric and polite force of nature, whose work encompasses literature, music, visual art, performance, and uhh...
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