Minneapolis hip-hop duo Atmosphere has always been one of those road markers for me to judge other people’s taste in music. Rapper Slug’s (Sean Daley) heart-on-sleeve lyrics, combined with producer ...

Sean Daley has always embraced darkness in his music, lacing his lyrics with emotional rawness, unvarnished truths and a wicked sense of humor. Better known as Slug, the MC half of long-running ...

Since last year a cohort of underground rappers with a penchant for aggro instrumentals, histrionic lyrics, and face tattoos has been attracting a lot of national media attention—in the New York Times ...

Atmosphere’s sixth studio album, “When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold,” debuted at no. 5 on the Billboard Top 200 in April. It has now scanned almost 120,000 units and is the fastest ...

Atmosphere has announced new tour dates for 2026 with ‘The Winter Carnival Tour’ featuring Sage Francis, R.A. The Rugged Man, with a Special Performance By Kool Keith and a Premier DJ Set by Mr. Dibbs ...

Today, underground hip-hop titans Atmosphere confirm that a new album, entitled simply, WORD?, is on the way, set for release on October 8 via Rhymesayers Entertainment. The announcement comes with a ...

October 8, 2021 • NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include James Blake's Friends That Break Your Heart, new ones from Cimafunk, the underground hip-hop duo Atmosphere, Reba McEntire ...