Where was Abstract Mindstate all these years? That’s a question that Chicago has had as long as “What if Bartman never tried to catch the ball from Alou?” — and to find the answer, you’ll have to take ...

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When I hop on the phone with Ian Simpson, the vocalist who parades the globe as Kevin Abstract, he’s just returned to Los Angeles from a trip to Texas. Abstract was born in Corpus Christi and has ...

Kevin Abstract, former leader of the rap crew Brockhampton, has pivoted to indie rock. Today, Abstract releases his new album Blanket, which he calls "a Sunny Day Real Estate, Nirvana, Modest Mouse ...

Abstract NOLA events tend to be as much big social events as they are art exhibitions. The art platform, which focuses on uplifting native New Orleans culture, hosts events throughout the year, but ...

Pay your inspiration forward. The things that inspire you may inspire the next person, and ultimately come back to change your own life. Abstract Mindstate, a Chicago-born duo of Olskool Ice-Gre and ...

It’s been quite some time since Q-Tip released a new episode of the Beats 1 show Abstract Radio, and on Thursday he announced it’s returning. In an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe on Thursday, ...

Kevin Abstract was behind a microphone in a recording studio the first time he ever said out loud that he was gay. He was 19 years old and recording “Papercut,” a song off his 2016 solo record ...

With Brockhampton done, Kevin Abstract is ready for a new era. On Wednesday, the musician released the single “Blanket,” a rocky, ominous track that features just a few lyrics with repeating yelps ...

Ever since publicly acknowledging his sexuality through his music, Brockhampton frontman Kevin Abstract has been met with both praise and criticism, with some claiming that the rapper is merely… By ...