Matthew Ismael Ruiz
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Past articles by Matthew Ismael:
As David Byrne’s ‘Rei Momo’ Turns 30, We Look Back at Its Complicated History
David Byrne's 'Rei Momo' was released 30 years ago. → Read More
Nuevo Noise: 18-Year-Old Ambar Lucid Wants to Create Music That Makes People Hopeful & Motivated
Story by Matthew Ismael Ruiz Photography by Itzel Alejandra Martinez Much like the artist that created it, Ambar Lucid’s discography is still young, with infinite room for growth. The 18-year-old U.S.-born singer/songwriter was born Ambar Cruz to a Dominican mother and a Mexican father in New Jersey. Her debut LP, Dreaming Lucid, comprises gorgeous bedroom[.....] → Read More
Helado Negro's New Album 'This Is How You Smile' Is an Instruction Manual for Latinx Self-Care
Helado Negro's new album 'This Is How You Smile' is a career-defining project that is as therapeutic as it is beautiful. → Read More
How New York Dominicans Helped Launch the Latin Trap Explosion
In New York, Dominicans played a crucial role in the rise of Latin trap. → Read More
On New Album 'I Don’t Run,' Hinds Are Older, Wiser, and Ready to Party Like Grown-Ups
Hinds' gritty garage rock matures on their latest album. → Read More
How Jenn Morel Went From Video Vixen to Nimblest Dominicana Rapper in the Game
Jenn Morel is on the hunt for her rap queen fairy tale. → Read More
15 Latinx Music Journalists You Should Be Reading
Follow these writers if you want to know about new music and culture. → Read More
Meet the Latino Photographer Who Shot Iconic Album Covers for Big Pun, Nas, and Wu-Tang Clan
Danny Hastings captured the raw grit of 90s New York hip-hop. → Read More
Downtown Boys Are Here to Make You Uncomfortable – and You Should Let Them
On their new album 'Cost of Living,' Downtown Boys evolve their defiant, grisly punk. → Read More
Nick Hakim Talks Recording in Spanish, Sacred Spaces, and His New Album ‘Green Twins’
Nick Hakim's reverbed soul creates a space of healing on 'Green Twins.' → Read More
For An International Artist With a Dream, SXSW Has Always Come With Serious Sacrifices
SXSW promises exposure to international artists, but it comes with big risks. → Read More
Intersect: How Mala Rodríguez and Rihanna Rewrote the Rules of Their Careers on 'Bruja' and 'Anti'
A look at Mala Rodríguez and Rihanna's journeys to creative freedom. → Read More
The Stripped-Down Soul of Gabriel Garzón-Montano's 'Jardín' Blooms With Aching Beauty
Gabriel Garzón-Montano's retro R&B is meticulously raw. → Read More
Tupac Shakur's Most Socially Conscious Lyrics: 10 Times He Was at His Most Woke
Tupac Shakur [1] contained multitudes. He was a brilliant poet, a highly trained and skilled actor, advocate and free-thinker. He’s also the man who championed THUG LIFE (later explained as the backcronym The Hate U Give Little Infants F---s Everybody”), wrote songs about the disposability of women, and openly wished violence upon his enemies. One of these does not cancel out the other -- 2Pac… → Read More
Tupac Shakur’s 10 Most Socially Conscious Songs
Tupac Shakur contained multitudes. He was a brilliant poet, a highly trained and skilled actor, advocate, and free-thinker. We looked for meaning in his back catalog, searching for some of his most positive and socially conscious lyrics. → Read More
8 Problematic Early Eminem Songs That Wouldn't Fly In 2016
Few musicians have been as polarizing as Eminem [1], hip-hop’s great white hope and the terror of the religious right. He built a career thriving off of others’ outrage, pushing himself to find the limits of what people deemed acceptable in pop music. At his best when he’s punching up, whether at a bully, rappers that underestimate him, or authority figures, he’s often looked real ugly, like… → Read More
8 Problematic Early Eminem Songs That Wouldn’t Fly In 2016
With the release of his new track “Campaign Speech,” we still find Marshall Mathers dropping the word “f----t” and threatening violence against women. Here are eight songs by Eminem that, despite their technical brilliance, give us cultural indigestion. → Read More
Prince Lyrics: Top 10 Most NSFW Lines
"Luke Cage" showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker planned to show Prince the first two episodes, hoping that he would appear on the show. Both Prince and the show's Pop used swear jars. Here is Billboard's list of Prince's dirtiest lyrics, which definitely would've called for donations. → Read More
Prince’s Top 10 Most NSFW Lyrics
"Luke Cage" showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker planned to show Prince the first two episodes, hoping that he would appear on the show. Both Prince and the show's Pop used swear jars. Here is Billboard's list of Prince's dirtiest lyrics, which definitely would've called for donations. → Read More
The Weeknd’s Top 10 Drug References
We’ve rounded up some of the Weeknd's more memorable drug references, in an attempt to understand what could hurt so bad to need all those narcotics. Here are our ten favorites from Abel Tesfaye. → Read More