When Laila! was four years old she wrote her first song. It was called “I’m Going to Do What I Want to Do When I Want to Do It.” It’s a mantra she’s followed ever since. The music was only one part of ...

Cash Cobain’s knack for flipping a wide variety of music affirms his self-decreed “Sample God” dignification. And “Problem” was an exceptionally fast flip; Laila!’s song is still buzzing. While many ...

Laila! has flourished more in the year leading up to her 19th birthday than some artists do in decades. The Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter and producer first broke through on TikTok with spacey ...

A mystical Kashmiri woman is taken as a bride in Pushpendra Singh’s 'The Shepherdess and the Seven Songs' ('Laila aur satt geet'), a stirring adaptation of an Indian folk tale. By Deborah Young A ...

The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. For children fortunate enough to be at a school with a ...

Does anyone else remember those 2000s mega-mixes of songs like “I’m So Hood” and “One Blood?” A popular rap song would get a remix that featured WAY too many guest stars, running the gamut from ...

Is Laila! Really Mos Def’s Daughter? As it turns out… yes! She confirmed her parentage in an interview with Complex‘s Jordan Rose. While the interview hasn’t been published yet as of this writing, ...