Carol Ades Turns Self-Doubt Into Indie Pop Gold on New EP ‘Worst Person In The World’
Across the EP, Ades navigates the push-and-pull between perfectionism and personal freedom.
Music She Wrote: The Print Magazine Rewriting Music Journalism
Marissa Duldulao is carving out space for women of color in hip-hop, R&B, and alternative music—centering conversation and community over critique.
MUSUBI Talks Ambition, Identity, and Her Latest Single, ‘Taste It’
“Taste It” opens a window into the energy driving her current bold, confident era, rooted in a desire to build something deeper than a single track.
DIGITAL ISSUE 02: Sassy 009 Is More Than a Dreamer
Sassy009 graces the second edition of 1202 MAGAZINE’s digital cover series.
Meet WHATMORE, the Best Friend Band Soundtracking New York’s New Era
How five friends from New York turned their shared history into forward motion, building a band that moves as fast as the city that raised them.
Behind the Decks and Beyond the Noise with Soraya
The DJ and producer is charting her own path and blending cultures through her music.
TheARTI$t on ‘Who I Am,’ Vulnerability, and the Future of Black Music
She unpacks love, heartbreak, and finding herself with lush production and stripped-down emotion.
J Noa: The Voice That Won't Compromise
The Dominican rapper on writing her life as it happens, making politics danceable, and why being cancellable sometimes is just being honest.
Supah Mario Bridges his Hip-Hop Roots with the Spirit of Jazz in New Project ‘DEMO TAPE’
The Grammy-nominated producer strives to show the world how cool jazz really is.
Matt Louis’ Defiance Is Making Him the Next Pop Star out of Puerto Rico
The multidisciplinary musician embraces his queerness and boldness in his album, GAMMA.
Jean-Luc: The ‘NYC Clout Guy’ Adds ‘Musician’ to his Resumé
His newest single, “Make U Mad,” is out now.
Phillip Johnson Richardson on Breakout EP: ‘hurt ppl squared: in da summer’
In an industry replete with gimmicks, Richardson strives to be the poster child for new-aged authenticity within contemporary R&B.
DIGITAL ISSUE 01: Who is LUCY?
Bktherula graces the first edition of 1202 MAGAZINE’s digital cover series.
LØLØ’s Rise to Stardom from the School Theater to World Tours
In her latest single, “the devil wears converse,” LØLØ wrote the lyrics about temptation and finding yourself accidentally falling in love.
Neena Roe: A Trip Through the Diasporas in ‘ROSAS’
The Iranian-American musician taps her trilingual side, singing in Persian and Spanish.
Cupid’s ‘The Cookout’ Is a Cultural Reset, Not Just a Summer Bop
It’s a time capsule. A tribute. A promise that Black joy will always have a beat to move to.
