Photo Credit: Micaiah Carter/ The FADER Fresh off his back to back weekend performances at Coachella, Playboi Carti sat down with The Fader in his hometown of Atlanta to talk about his forthcoming album, Whole Lotta Red, and how he recorded most of the album at his...

The FADER unveiled its latest cover stars for the forthcoming Summer Music issue and West-Coast Rap group, SOB X RBE are next up. The magazine highlights these "hometown heroes" from Vallejo, California who are comprised of four members: DaBoii, Yhung T.O., Slimmy B, and...

SXSW is among us. That means many artists are down in Texas networking and proving that they are up next. Of all the places to perform during SXSW, Fader Fort is by far one of the top choices. The Fader Fort will be returning to SXSW for the 17th year. From March 14th-16th,...

SZA is the first cover star of FADER's forthcoming Earth Issue due this month. SZA sits down to chat about the last four years, all her accomplishments and how she truly feels about the fame. Catch some hot quotes below and read the full article. The FADER/Cara...

The latest headlines to surround iLoveMakonnen is the combination of his coming out, a peculiar reaction to the news from Migos and his departure from Drake's OVO Sound. In a new interview with The Fader, the Atlanta native provides extensive details on all the...

For all the attendees of SXSW one of the most popular spots to hit is the Fader Fort and it is returning for its 16th year. Last year the yearly Austin staple played host to a surprise set from OVO Sound and are back for more boasting a line-up featuring Cardi B., Young...

21 Savage isn't your ordinary rapper. He lives in a very "real" environment and everything he raps about is the same. The ATL rapper covered the front of the latest issue of The FADER, where that concept is explored even more. Senior writer Amos Barshad writes: “There...

In The FADER’s new America Issue, the First Lady of the United States makes a case for higher education, and explains how she’s making federal student aid easier to apply for. "As you check out The FADER, reading the stories and looking at photographs of the latest...

Ahead of their album SremmLife 2, Tupelo, Mississippi brothers Swae Lee and Slim Jxmmi open up about their childhood, songwriting process, work with Beyoncé, and unique appeal in the latest music issue of The FADER's. Swae Lee, who turns 23 today (happy birthday Swae),...

Erykah Badu proves there's nothing she can't do in her latest feature in The FADER. The producer's issue of the magazine goes in-depth with the multi-talented icon about her life including motherhood, starting her record label, Control FreakQ, and her stance on the Black...

Following The FADER's 100th issue, where Drake and Rihanna graced the cover, the publication made sure to make the next issue, The FADER 101, was just as strong. Cue in YG, who covers the latest issue, showing off his intriguing new head tattoo of Virgin Mary. For the...

This month, The FADER celebrates their 100th issue, and for the celebrating, they've deliver a few stories behind some of its most iconic covers and features. If you missed it, earlier this month we mentioned that OVO's very own Drake covered the 100th issue. In the...

A few days ago, we were surprised with Drake's cover on The FADER's 100th issue, all of the details of which you can take a look at here. Now, another huge announcement about the issue is made. Rihanna is the other cover. It sees her take a self portrait and actually not...

The FADER has officially announced that Drake will grace the front cover of their 100th issue. The rapper is just one of two artist that will grace the cover and was fittingly chosen as an era-defining artist. This announcement comes days after he dropped his surprise...

The hottest singing sensation of the year, Kehlani, is on the cover of the Fall Fashion issue of The Fader. In the feature dubbed “Kehlani Earned This,” the Bay Area bred, Los Angeles based singer breaks down her road to stardom, which started with being attempting to...