Channel Tres talks to Reed Jackson about how channeling anger through art helped bring positivity back to his life.


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After creating a release video for his ‘Care For Me’ project, Saba invited me to pitch him in the lobby of a Manhattan hotel on a treatment for his next music video. It went well, and I ended up writing and directing the video for “Busy/Sirens” using a small crew, a spotlight and an old house in Rockaway Beach, Brooklyn.

Reed Jackson interviews the revered London dance music producer about his love for hip-hop, following his instincts, the process of stepping into new genres without watering it down and more.

Drezus grew up selling drugs, was in a chart-topping rap group, almost died twice, and came back to rap about his heritage.

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The 27-year-old singer has the potential to be the next biggest thing in music. With her upcoming album 'Both,' can she do it?

Reed Jackson speaks to Marcus Brown aka Nourished by Time about dealing with an overactive brain amidst his recent stardom, nearly becoming a barber, the importance of meditation and more.

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My journey to find the origins of the leak begins in early October, as I start poking around for clues and end up falling into a strange corner of the internet, full of encrypted messages, mysterious aliases, and shadowy industry figures.

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From clumsy stadium rock to unacceptable ska, Logic’s overly ambitious album is a painful slog.

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What started out as a quick corporate check for a San Francisco trio blossomed into one of the most popular jazz albums of all time.

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As The Martian, he seemed untouchable. But his flaws humanized him — and that’s a good thing.

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Soulja Boy, Sonny Digital, 9th Wonder, and other producers discuss the influence of the program that went from a porn game company coder's side project to a building block of the sound of modern music.

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Also, his new album ‘The Iceberg’ is good as shit.

PnB Rock’s first and only meaningful relationship began in the same place that it would end: a grocery store. 

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Swizz Beatz, Diddy, and others are paying attention, but can the songs that New York's subway dancers move to become the next big thing out of the city?

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The Punjabi-Canadian MC returns from his eight-week retirement with a droning collection of listless would-be bangers.

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Questlove, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, Just Blaze, and DJ Premier are just some of the legendary names who have turned to Gene Brown for sampling fodder.

Reed Jackson sits down with house and electronic producer, Kareem Ali, to discuss his upbringing in New York's Westchester County, his roots in the Nation of Islam, and more.

The rising Brooklyn rapper’s new mixtape gets over on sheer maximalism just like its predecessor, with enough deft touches to keep things exciting.

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The Atlanta upstart may be small, but his sound is not.

BROCKHAMPTON ‘iridescence’ review (Pitchfork)

The group’s fourth record is a pummeling collection of mosh-pit conductors, crowded songs, and fleeting moments of delicacy.

Reed Jackson speaks with Channel Tres about wiping the slate clean, the history of house music, and traveling the world.