Ace Hood pushed backed the release date of his Mr. Hood album amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but the Florida-bred rapper isn’t making his fans wait for new music. After rescheduling his LP for May 29, the former We The Best Music Group artist has dropped a three-track EP called Self Preservation. “I’ve decided that in […]
Smoove’L, an up-and-coming artist from New York, has dropped an 11-track mixtape titled Boy From Brooklyn. The project is his first full-length release for Interscope Records. “It’s a lot of me, a mainstream sound, but real music,” Smoove’L told RealStreetRadio. “Any mood you’re in this project will have something that speaks to you, I swear […]
New York City, NY – Anyone familiar with Brooklyn Hip Hop luminary Skyzoo can attest to his love of jazz music — it’s all over his Instagram (and has been since he began his #SundayMorningJazz posts in 2012). While the genre is a thread that runs throughout his discography both production-wise and within the bars, […]
Dayton, Ohio MC/producer Issa Ali has recruited Canada’s Hip Hop ambassador Kardinal Offishall and singer Trey Parker for “Don’t Stop,” one of 22 tracks on Ali’s debut album Book of Issa. As noted in the press release, Ali’s “love for classic soulful vibes over trunk rattling trap-like drums/percussion produces a sound with a massive appeal,” which is […]
Los Angeles, CA – Following releases from several of Top Dawg Entertainment’s artists, Chicago-bred singer and producer Lance Skiiiwalker adds his laidback “In The World” single into the mix. Arriving in the form of a distorted visual, “In The World” finds the Introverted Intuition singer alongside Nick Hakim as they both contemplate how to live […]
Hieroglyphics MC Casual has officially dropped his latest solo album, Big Head Science, on all streaming platforms. The 14-track project features guest spots from his Hiero brethren Phesto and Tajai as well as Planet Asia, TriState, Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest, Izrell, Ras Kass and Sally Green. During a recent interview with RealStreetRadio, the seasoned Bay […]
Jay Worthy has linked up with producer Harry Fraud for a new release titled Eat When You’re Hungry Sleep When You’re Tired. The project arrives a little over a month after the LNDN DRGS rapper’s Two4one EP. The duo’s seven-track collaboration is produced entirely by Fraud. Guests include G Perico, Elcamino, Guapdad 4000, Larry June, […]
New Jersey’s Rasheed Chappell has released Ways & Means, a new album produced entirely by 38 Spesh. The seven-track project features contributions by Planet Asia, Che Noir, Jamal Gasol and The Musalini. “This album was different on so many levels, one being working with one of my peers and contemporaries,” Chappell tells RealStreetRadio. “The process […]
Mozzy is back with a new solo album titled Beyond Bulletproof. The project is his first studio LP since 2018’s Gangland Landlord and the follow-up to 2019’s Internal Affairs mixtape. The Sacramento-bred MC’s 13-track album features collaborations with G Herbo, Polo G, King Von, Celly Ru, E Mozzy and Eric Bellinger, among others. Production is […]
Lil Baby has added six songs to his sophomore album My Turn for a new deluxe edition. The original version of the LP featured 20 tracks and was released in February Quality Control Music/Motown Records. My Turn was already the highest-charting album of Lil Baby’s career. The LP debuted at No. 1, becoming his first project to […]
Dee-1 has dropped a new solo project titled Timeless ahead of his upcoming collaborative album with Murs. The 10-track release serves as the follow-up to the New Orleans-bred MC’s God & Girls LP from 2019. “My decision got made long ago to be a timeless artist, creating timeless music that has a timeless impact,” he […]
Multi-platinum selling producer Sha Money XL has dropped his debut album Chain On The Bike Vol. 1. The G-Unit co-founder’s nine-track LP features him collaborating with a mix of established rappers and emerging talent. “Working with raw energy oftentimes delivers my best work,” he said in a press release. “With Chain On The Bike, I […]
Young Thug is turning his pain into lessons for his fans. Joining Offset and friends Rich The Kid and Saint Jhn for a mini virtual concert to raise profits for the Atlanta Community Food Bank on Wednesday (April 30), Thugger revealed a really harrowing health scare that he’d previously gone through. The emotion was palpable […]
Drake has announced he’s dropping a new project called Dark Lane Demo Tapes at midnight EST on Friday (May 1). The 6 God made the big reveal Instagram on Thursday (April 30). At the same time, the multiplatinum-selling artist confirmed his sixth studio album would arrive this summer. “My brothers @oliverelkhatib @ovonoel put together alot […]
For a brief moment in time, it looked like an Instagram Live battle between 50 Cent and Ja Rule could happen. The Murder Inc. boss told Fat Joe he was down and hype around the possibility started to swell. But Fiddy soon made it clear he wasn’t into the idea with a series of memes […]
Shortly after Tekashi 6ix9ine was granted a “compassionate release” from prison, his legal team promised their client wouldn’t go back to his trolling ways — but evidently, the polarizing rapper can’t help himself. On Thursday (April 30), the 23-year-old Brooklynite snuck into The Shade Room’s comment section to diss 50 Cent. Underneath a video titled “50 […]
Shortly after the drama between Kehlani and Kamaiyah started to unfold, Keyshia Cole hopped in the mix and revealed she had her own issues with the While We Wait singer. While speaking to Hollywood Unlocked, Cole explained where they stand — and apparently they aren’t cool. “We didn’t see eye-to-eye on a lot of things […]
For the last episode of Will Smith’s Snapchat show Will At Home, the blockbuster movie star rounded up The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air cast — DJ Jazzy Jeff, Karyn Parsons, Tatyana Ali, Alfonso Ribeiro, Daphne Maxwell Reid and Joseph Marcell — to play catch up. The two-part finale featured a tribute to the late James Avery who […]
Veteran Hip Hop artist/dancer Steve “Stezo” Williams has reportedly died. Legendary New York City promotor Van Silk tells RealStreetRadio Stezo’s fiancée confirmed the news on Thursday (April 30) morning and noted the Connecticut native was suffering from heart issues. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at the age of 51. Stezo made his debut as […]
After a successful theatrical run that earned a 92 percent Rotton Tomatoes score and the Best Film nab at the 2020 NME Awards, British rapper and filmmaker Rapman’s Blue Story is slated to help cure coronavirus boredom when it hits digital platforms on May 5. To coronate the rollout, RealStreetRadio is premiering a brand new […]
Macomb County, MI – A 26-year-old man by the name of Matthew David Hughes reportedly broke into Eminem’s Michigan home on April 6, using a paving stone to smash out a kitchen window. TMZ reports the break-in occurred around 4 a.m. local time while Em’s security team slept. As a result, Shady came face-to-face with Hughes […]
Both critically and commercially, the 80s and 90s were an unparalleled sweet spot for New York Hip Hop. As the rest of the world caught up, the Big Apple spent much of the 2000s stuck in an identity crisis with radio stations riding the southern wave heavy and many new artists unable to break out […]
New York, NY – In today’s Hip Hop space, it’s not unusual for a rapper to be an actor, artist, and activist all at the same time — and it’s thanks to this environment that the actor Titus Makin is able to pursue a musical career under the Butterfly Ali moniker. But he insists that, […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – A 41-year-old New Jersey firefighter is tapping into his love for Wu-Tang Clan in an effort to relieve some of the COVID-19 stress in his community. Michael Sarno, who’s also an EMT and Afghanistan combat veteran, took it upon himself to remake the Wu’s 1992 classic “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthin To Fuck […]
“Deepfakes” crafted with artificial intelligence are throwing a wrinkle into the murky world of copyright law. JAY-Z and Roc Nation filed a takedown request against YouTube channel Vocal Synthesis for impersonating Hov’s likeness with AI-generated deepfakes. The creator of the channel trained text-to-speech program Tacotron 2 to mimic Hov’s voice and eventually attracted the attention of the […]
Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats are releasing a comic book as a companion piece to their UNLOCKED album. The duo’s 48-page comic boasts original illustrations by Sam Hochman, Joey Prosser, Forrest Whaley, Justin Johnson, Chaz Bottoms, Malik Bolton, Rachel Headlam, Borboev Shakhnazer and Asekov Tilek. The book’s storyline is produced by Psycho Films. Curry and […]
French Montana is trying to clear the air about “Unforgettable.” After Swae Lee disputed French’s account of how the song came together, the Bronx rapper hopped in Akademiks’ comment section with a message of peace. “FRENCH MONTANA FEAT. SWAE LEE – UNFORGETTABLE,” French wrote. “1 milllion away from diamond. I LOVE SWAE LEE . LETS […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – Coi Leray has recruited fellow Jersey native Fetty Wap for her latest single, “Better Days.” The Nash B and Wymtime-produced track was released on Wednesday (April 29), and is set to live on an EP that Coi is working on with a projected summer release. After recording the song on her […]
Twitter – Blue Ivy, OnlyFans, Beyoncé and Big B became Twitter trending topics on Wednesday (April 29) after Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé delivered their “Savage (Remix)” collaboration. The track features the Destiny Child’s icon both singing and rapping, which she hasn’t really done since her RealStreetRadio perfect-rated joint project with JAY-Z, EVERYTHING IS LOVE. People […]
A new biopic depicting the life and times of the legendary Janet Jackson may be on the way. According to a report from The Jasmine Brand on Tuesday (April 28), the film about Ms. Jackson “is being finalized” and auditions have already started! As expected, however, things have been temporarily paused due to the coronavirus. […]