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 ...

Atmosphere has announced a new run of 2025 headline dates, dubbed “Imagine The Fun Tour” with Sage Francis and Mr. Dibbs. The tour name, a nod to the Atmosphere album, You Can't Imagine How Much Fun ...

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 ...