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R N G L D R Magazine RNGLDR Magazine is an online literary, audio, and visual publication dedicated to the in-depth exploration of music, style, design, and photography.
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Disappointed with and bored of other publications claiming a similar purpose, RNGLDR was founded to provide full and focused immersion into the world of creative passions existing in harmony with everyday life, without the distractions so commonly inhibiting other magazines.

‘For me, identity is always important. I’m not saying that you have to look at my work and see me in it, but somehow a p...
09/11/2021

‘For me, identity is always important. I’m not saying that you have to look at my work and see me in it, but somehow a part of me belongs on it.'

-SECK

Check out our conversation about his debut exhibition FOLKLORE, as well as photos and an editorial:

https://www.rngldr.com/seck-folklore

‘For me, identity is always important. I’m not saying that you have to look at my work and see me in it, but somehow a part of me belongs on it. And I feel like that could be the reason that I draw the way I do. When I used to draw cartoons and stuff, I was just bored, and it was just doodles. N...

Pink Siifu wanted to make an album that reminded him of the music he and his crew used to listen to while cruising throu...
03/08/2021

Pink Siifu wanted to make an album that reminded him of the music he and his crew used to listen to while cruising through the country towards Birmingham. He wants you to play it loudly. He doesn’t want to be put in a box. So, Pink Siifu made GUMBO’!

https://www.rngldr.com/pinksiifu-gumbo

Pink Siifu wanted to make an album that reminded him of the music he and his crew used to listen to while cruising through the country towards Birmingham. He wants you to play it loudly. He doesn’t want to be put in a box. Pink Siifu decided to make GUMBO’!

Another fluid composition by way of Juls's confluence of style, 'Wicked' boasts the kind of West African rhythm and bea...
23/07/2021

Another fluid composition by way of Juls's confluence of style, 'Wicked' boasts the kind of West African rhythm and beachy cool that we’ve come to expect from his production, while its beaming list of starring front-men bridges the UK-Ghanaian gap.

https://www.rngldr.com/juls-wicked

Need new music? Check out today's Music Spotlight.

Halfway through the year, we’re checking in. If you need new music, these 25 projects are the must-listens of 2021 so fa...
11/07/2021

Halfway through the year, we’re checking in. If you need new music, these 25 projects are the must-listens of 2021 so far.

https://www.rngldr.com/25-2021-sofar

What's been your #1 collection this year?

For Snoh Aalegra, it starts with the heart, the keys + the bass. ‘Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies’ is a defining, of...
11/07/2021

For Snoh Aalegra, it starts with the heart, the keys + the bass. ‘Temporary Highs in the Violet Skies’ is a defining, oft-morose collection of failed-at-love anthems for the digital age, bringing a new chapter of R&B under the banner of the short flame.

https://www.rngldr.com/snohaalegra-thitvs

For Snoh Aalegra, it always starts with the heart, the keystrokes, and the bass. Distorted vocals spewing poetic stanzas provoking a listener’s thought merge with underwater synth strokes, and some signature bass to open a different kind of album for a different kind of Snoh. And just who is this ...

What is it that makes Jvck James one of the most stylish people alive? Check out our 'Style Points' editorial on his sty...
11/07/2021

What is it that makes Jvck James one of the most stylish people alive? Check out our 'Style Points' editorial on his stylistic prowess, here:

https://www.rngldr.com/stylepoints-jvckjames

• Bold • Youthful • Artsy • Raw • 90's-Reminiscent •

'There's conviction and confidence in the laid-back delivery ‘cause I believe the s**t I say and it’s real experiences…....
22/06/2021

'There's conviction and confidence in the laid-back delivery ‘cause I believe the s**t I say and it’s real experiences….'

Ron Obasi

Full Interview Here:

https://www.rngldr.com/obasi-interview

It seemed a fitting place – a tomato garden – to take photos of Nashville’s Ron Obasi. Not just any garden, but that of friend and producer, Coleman () whose lady boasts an unendingly green thumb. Drenched in sun, resonant of growth, teeming with life, and quietly calm, the setting...

The silky mellow of McClenney's wide-reaching sound is understated. The Maryland creative is also greatly influential on...
14/06/2021

The silky mellow of McClenney's wide-reaching sound is understated. The Maryland creative is also greatly influential on a musical generation in constant search of a fluidity between stylistic definition.

Listen to 'Kerosene' :

https://www.rngldr.com/mcclenney-kerosene

Need new music? Check out today's Music Spotlight.

Just in time for failed summer love, 'Favorite Song' explores the simple notion of being played over and over again. Ali...
14/06/2021

Just in time for failed summer love, 'Favorite Song' explores the simple notion of being played over and over again. Alike everything he’s put out, the track shines HXRY under a light of necessity for the state of R&B. But it's also a new direction...

https://www.rngldr.com/hxry-favoritesong

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'Closer' is – per Reuben James' love for collaboration – another fluid composition of the many. Jay Prince, Sophie Faith...
14/06/2021

'Closer' is – per Reuben James' love for collaboration – another fluid composition of the many. Jay Prince, Sophie Faith, and CARRTOONS all lend their groovy hands to the Summertime single.

https://www.rngldr.com/reubenjames-closer

Need new music? Check out today's Music Spotlight.

Detroit’s Langston Bristol puts on a lyrical exhibition with sunshiny rooftop visuals for latest single ‘Cloud 9’https:/...
12/06/2021

Detroit’s Langston Bristol puts on a lyrical exhibition with sunshiny rooftop visuals for latest single ‘Cloud 9’

https://www.rngldr.com/tv-langstonbristol-cloud9

Catch the video and learn more about his artistry in our interview with him here:

https://www.rngldr.com/langstonbristol

Aware of the range and influence in Detroit’s past, Langston Bristol exists today as both a student of that musical breadth, and a continuation in its evolution. His is a largely indefinable texture – one that during our hour-long chat, he casually referred to as a hip-hop, R&B-ish sound – tha...

The The Internet are an omnipotent force of creative influence. Get to know more about them as a collective and as indiv...
12/06/2021

The The Internet are an omnipotent force of creative influence. Get to know more about them as a collective and as individuals in our new artist profile, here:

https://www.rngldr.com/profile-theinternet

An early detour from Tyler, the Creator led Odd Future’s roots, Syd – an impeccably crystalline soulstress and songwriter – and Matt Martians – a productive and percussive wizard often behind the curtain, act as the band’s bookends. And between them have also emerged only icons...

A fan of R&B is a fan of the emotion that it evokes. And a fan of that vulnerability will find a lot of reminiscent comf...
12/06/2021

A fan of R&B is a fan of the emotion that it evokes. And a fan of that vulnerability will find a lot of reminiscent comfort, while at the same time a lot of experimental newness in the interwoven artistic force of Kaleem Taylor & The Code as Vague Detail

https://www.rngldr.com/vaguedetail-vaguedetail

A fan of R&B is a fan of the emotional responses that the music evokes in our day-to-day lives. And a fan of that emotional vulnerability will find a lot of reminiscent comfort, while at the same time, a whole lot of experimental newness in the interwoven artistic force of Kaleem Taylor and The Code...

Drawn akin by silky vocals, thought-provoking raps woven effortlessly into them, and calming guitar riffs, the entirety ...
12/06/2021

Drawn akin by silky vocals, thought-provoking raps woven effortlessly into them, and calming guitar riffs, the entirety of Mereba's new EP, 'AZEB' in many ways feels like one run-on springtime composition.

https://www.rngldr.com/mereba-azeb

From track one through track seven, a listener is immersed in the meditative mellow of Mereba’s beautiful AZEB, acting as ‘a light to help guide you on your way.’ And though her quote on the project may seem ambiguous and almost obvious for most artists to say about their work, here, it feels ...

At a macro scale, Patrick Turn-The Paige II is a masterful curator of the grey area. He’s just too talented to dabble in...
25/05/2021

At a macro scale, Patrick Turn-The Paige II is a masterful curator of the grey area. He’s just too talented to dabble in anything short of nearly everything. And ‘If I Fail Are We Still Cool?’ is a dynamic tour de non-failing force displaying his range at 40000 ft.

https://www.rngldr.com/patrickpaige2-iifawsc

truthfully, through its 45 minutes, that knack for immersion and fluid flexibility is something that defines If I Fail Are We Still Cool?; defines Patrick Paige II as its creator; defines its creator as one seemingly always exploring self-reinvention with one hand firmly on the album’s aviatic the...

'Even though you know I’m from the West Coast, I make a sound that screams diversity, but it’s not forced. It’s who I am...
22/04/2021

'Even though you know I’m from the West Coast, I make a sound that screams diversity, but it’s not forced. It’s who I am'

-Nappyhigh

We speak with the prolific producer on his unique aesthetic, his first four albums, collaboration, and more.

https://www.rngldr.com/nappyhigh

If you don’t yet know Nappyhigh, you’re about to. Not just through the length of our conversation with him here, but through the undeniably West Coast yet indefinably wide-ranging aesthetic in his signature sound, the LA-rooted producer, DJ, musician, songwriter, and rapper finds himself today a...

Keep an eye and an ear out for Topaz Jones' April 23rd release of album/short film, 'Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma.' It's ...
08/04/2021

Keep an eye and an ear out for Topaz Jones' April 23rd release of album/short film, 'Don't Go Tellin' Your Momma.' It's about to be a paradigm shift for music & film.

And in the mean time, listen to his second single en route to the project, 'D.I.A.L.'

https://www.rngldr.com/topazjones-dial

Need new music? Check out today's Music Spotlight.

Why is Lucky Daye not only one of the most prominent rising talents in R&B, but also one of the world’s most stylish art...
08/04/2021

Why is Lucky Daye not only one of the most prominent rising talents in R&B, but also one of the world’s most stylish artists?

Our fashion writer, Chi Ilochi took to the research and boils it down to 10 Style Points.

Here they are:

https://www.rngldr.com/stylepoints-luckydaye

• Timeless • Colorful • Bold • Emotional • In-Touch •

East London Prince of R&B, Jvck James recently released his 'JOYRIDE EP,' and the 6-track project – his second behind 20...
08/04/2021

East London Prince of R&B, Jvck James recently released his 'JOYRIDE EP,' and the 6-track project – his second behind 2019 debut collection, 'DETOUR' – is, as he says, his ‘best work to date.’

https://www.rngldr.com/jvckjames-joyride

JVCK JAMES recently released his JOYRIDE EP. The 6-track project – his second behind 2019 debut collection, DETOUR – is, as he says, his ‘best work to date.’ It feels pretty undeniable to say so, as the London vocalist has spent much of his four-year limelight run largely outside of it altog...

New name, same silky sound | ALIAH - FKA Aaliyah Allah - is ‘In The Middle.’ Overtop a beat from A Billion Young that bl...
08/04/2021

New name, same silky sound | ALIAH - FKA Aaliyah Allah - is ‘In The Middle.’ Overtop a beat from A Billion Young that blossoms with the subtle, poppy synth strokes we’ve come to expect, the rising Chicago soulstress puts on a future R&B clinic.

https://www.rngldr.com/aliah-inthemiddle

Need new music? Check out today's Music Spotlight.

Elhae + Masego Music hold the keys to Springtime R&B with their new single, 'My City.' The joint is one that exhibits j...
08/04/2021

Elhae + Masego Music hold the keys to Springtime R&B with their new single, 'My City.' The joint is one that exhibits just how insanely talented and wide-ranging today’s indefinable R&B and hip-hop grey areas really are. It's also incredibly addicting.

https://www.rngldr.com/elhae-mycity

Need new music? Check out today's Music Spotlight.

‘Whatever your genre is or whatever you niche is, you have to listen to stuff outside of it because that’s how you evolv...
07/04/2021

‘Whatever your genre is or whatever you niche is, you have to listen to stuff outside of it because that’s how you evolve the sound’

- Langston Bristol

We speak with the Detroit Area artist in his range, his influence, and what’s still to come.

https://www.rngldr.com/langstonbristol

Aware of the range and influence in Detroit’s past, Langston Bristol exists today as both a student of that musical breadth, and a continuation in its evolution. His is a largely indefinable texture – one that during our hour-long chat, he casually referred to as a hip-hop, R&B-ish sound – tha...

More Than Music // Research essays on how artists go beyond their craft, using their pedestals to give back and help gro...
07/04/2021

More Than Music // Research essays on how artists go beyond their craft, using their pedestals to give back and help grow the communities they represent.

003 // Jay Chambers, his socially motivated hip-hop, and his spoken word poetry in the Black experience.

https://www.rngldr.com/mtm-jchambers

The Manchester wordsmith is dynamic. Whether through music or the barebones emotionality of a spoken word performance, his is a stream of consciousness more vocabulary driven and thought provoking than just about anyone else on the modern rap-poetic spectrum. As alongside others on that spectrum, 20...

April + VISTA are exploring music’s most intuitive human nature. If debut, 'You Are Here' was a celebration of and a lis...
07/04/2021

April + VISTA are exploring music’s most intuitive human nature. If debut, 'You Are Here' was a celebration of and a listener’s relationship with the idea of presence, 'Pit of My Dreams' explores another overlooked human relationship with self: dreams.

https://www.rngldr.com/april-vista-pomd

With new project, Pit of My Dreams, April + VISTA are again exploring and exhibiting music’s most intuitive human adherences, albeit in a completely reoriented direction. If You Are Here was a celebration of and an auditory drug aiding in a listener’s relationship with the idea of presence, Pit ...

A sun-soaked reminiscence has always tethered the auditory aesthetic of California soulstress, Joyce Wrice not only to t...
07/04/2021

A sun-soaked reminiscence has always tethered the auditory aesthetic of California soulstress, Joyce Wrice not only to the Golden State, but to the Golden Era. And with debut album, 'Overgrown,' she's a bridge between all of R&B's many moments.

https://www.rngldr.com/joycewrice-overgrown

A sun-soaked reminiscence has always tethered the auditory aesthetic of California soulstress, Joyce Wrice not only to the Golden State, but to the Golden Era. It’s not to say that she’s not a figment of Neo-Soul modernity – having been a collaborative name and a standalone artist on the rise ...

‘To Kill A Sunrise’ is to acknowledge that KOTA The Friend & Statik Selektah are cohesive bliss. Their timeless East Coa...
20/03/2021

‘To Kill A Sunrise’ is to acknowledge that KOTA The Friend & Statik Selektah are cohesive bliss. Their timeless East Coast fluidity is the latest example that the producer-rapper collaboration construct is still thriving.

https://www.rngldr.com/kota-statik-tkas

Ultimately, Kota and Statik is a collaboration that makes all too much sense. For more than a decade, Statik Selektah has been reinventing the East Coast wheel without ever removing himself from what that original aesthetic meant and continues to mean. Jazz samples, drum samples, vocal samples: comp...

Most recently, on a tear of A-Side / B-Side releases dating back to last year, Saba has been putting the stretch of his ...
19/03/2021

Most recently, on a tear of A-Side / B-Side releases dating back to last year, Saba has been putting the stretch of his rangy sound to the test. And most recently of those drops is the expectedly lyrical 2-pack, 'Ziplock / Rich Don’t Stop.'

https://www.rngldr.com/saba-ziplock

Need new music? Check out today's Music Spotlight.

Wouldn’t it be crazy if reggie worked a collaboration with Monte Booker? What about one with Kenny Beats? Well, the up-a...
19/03/2021

Wouldn’t it be crazy if reggie worked a collaboration with Monte Booker? What about one with Kenny Beats? Well, the up-and-coming Houston rapper is killing one track with the two high-flying producers in new single, 'AIN’T GON STOP ME.'

https://www.rngldr.com/reggie-agsm

Need new music? Check out today's Music Spotlight.

In a collaborative follow-up to 2019’s 'Gray Area' taken from illustrious – and now Grammy-award-winning -'BUBBA,' Mick ...
19/03/2021

In a collaborative follow-up to 2019’s 'Gray Area' taken from illustrious – and now Grammy-award-winning -'BUBBA,' Mick Jenkins and Kaytranada are again teaming up for the fast-paced, lyrically prolific, and unendingly head-bobbing 'Designer Frames.'

https://www.rngldr.com/mickjenkins-designerframes

Need new music? Check out today's Music Spotlight.

The poetically meditative, yet stylistically meandering flow that comes by way of Milwaukee's Myquale eternally bridges ...
19/03/2021

The poetically meditative, yet stylistically meandering flow that comes by way of Milwaukee's Myquale eternally bridges the thought-provoking and the wavy. And alongside Trapo, his latest single, 'Gangsta Party' is another must-listen.

https://www.rngldr.com/myquale-gangstaparty

Need new music? Check out today's Music Spotlight.

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