Robert Glasper & Maxwell Headline Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa Valley Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Prince Williams/Wireimage Hosted by Dave Chappelle, the 2022 Blue Note Jazz Festival held in Napa Valley will feature Robert Glasper, Erykah Badu, Maxwell and more. Blue Note New York is bringing the groove to Napa Valley. From […]
PinkPantheress & WILLOW Link Up On “Where You Are” Music – 15 seconds ago Photo Credit: @liquormeat Co-produced with Mura Masa and Skrillex, PinkPanthress is joined by WILLOW on new single “Where You Are,” marking their first collaboration. PinkPantheress and WILLOW have linked up. After releasing her debut mixtape To Hell With It last October, PinkPantheress […]
Megan Thee Stallion Drops Fiery New Single “Plan B” Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella After performing a snippet at Coachella last Saturday, Megan Thee Stallion has released a full-length version of her new single “Plan B.” Megan Thee Stallion is taking in back to the basics. On Friday, […]
Nas & Stevie Wonder Join PJ Morton on “Be Like Water” Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Monica Morgan/Getty Images Before next week’s release of new album Watch The Sun, PJ Morton has released new single “Be Like Water” featuring Stevie Wonder and Nas. Prepping his first album in almost two years, PJ Morton has […]
Pusha T Is More Stagnant Than Consistent With His Coke Raps On ‘It’s Almost Dry’ Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella More stagnant than it is consistent, It’s Almost Dry is a testament to Pusha T becoming too impressed with his own mythology. âDidnât have to reinvent the wheel, just a […]
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The Essentials: Record Store Day 2022 (April Edition) Music – 17 mins ago Photo Credit: Emilija Manevska via Getty Round 1 of Record Store Day 2022 is upon us. This Saturday, Record Store Day 2022 will take over the crates and shelves of shops across the country. The first of three installments this year features […]
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Curren$y Celebrates 420 With Surprise Tiny Desk Concert Music – 3 mins ago Photo Credit: NPR Music In front of a chromed-out 1965 Chevy Impala, Curren$y runs through his catalog while blowing smoke in his NPR Tiny Desk Concert debut. Curren$y is celebrating the unofficial holiday of 420 from home. In his NPR Tiny Desk […]
Four Hours and 20 Minutes of Breezy Funk and Spaced-Out Soul Ballads Music – 38 mins ago Source: Epic Records A properly potent blend of deep funk and soul cuts to score the holidaze. Funk used to be a ba(aaa)d word. Or so they say. But what George Clinton and the musical misfits of the […]
Kendrick Lamar Continues His Album Rollout, Teases âThe Heart Part 5â Music – 3 hours ago Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation After making a comeback announcement this week, on Tuesday night, Kendrick Lamar updated his website, also appearing at an LA Dodgers game. It’s game time for Kendrick Lamar. Yesterday, the rapper […]
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Pusha T Reveals Cover and Tracklist for ‘It’s Almost Dry’ Music – 18 mins ago Ahead of the Friday release of It’s Almost Dry, Pusha T has shared the final tracklist, with appearances from Ye, Lil Uzi Vert and more. We’re just days away from new Pusha T album, It’s Almost Dry. On Tuesday, the […]
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Iamsu! Looks Back On âKILTâ And HBK Gangâs 2010 Rap Renaissance In The Bay Area Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Iamsu! Amid the 10-year anniversary of his KILT mixtape, Iamsu! spoke with Okayplayer about the project and HBK Gang’s impact on Bay Area rap. Although Los Angeles is likely where one’s mind goes to when […]
Wu-Tang Clan & Nas Are Teaming Up for the âNY State of Mind Tour’ Music – 1 min ago Photo Credit: Live Nation Wu-Tang Clan and Nas have announced their upcoming co-headlining 25-city tour ‘NY State of Mind,’ which will begin August 30th in St. Louis. Wu-Tang Clan and Nas are joining forces this fall. […]
Snoop Dogg Talks About Removing Several Death Row Albums from DSPs Music – 6 seconds ago Photo Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation Death Row Records owner Snoop Dogg announced that he’s removed select albums from himself, Dr. Dre and Tha Dogg Pound on streaming services. With plans to transform Death Row Records into […]
A gorgeous Malaysian artist drops a new song, âBonfireâ that sets the romance world ablaze. With exquisite vocals Charmaine takes the listener on a roller coaster of a ride that encompasses beautiful pop and r&b soundscapes. The song is set to be a teaser for her upcoming EP called Sunflower at Sundown that promises to […]
A New Kendrick Lamar Album Will Arrive Next Month Music – 37 mins ago Through pgLang, on Monday, Kendrick Lamar announced that his new album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers will release on May 13th. Kendrick Lamar is nowhere close to retiring. On Monday, the rapper retweeted a Twitter user who claimed that “Kendrick Lamar […]
Mixtape Monday: AJ Suede x Small Professor, Jae Skeese, Vic Spencer x Doc Da Mindbenda, Marcel Allen + More Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Artist AJ Suede x Small Professor, Jae Skeese, Vic Spencer x Doc Da Mindbenda, Marcel Allen, and more this Mixtape Monday. AJ Suede and Small Professor kick things off […]
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7 New Hip-Hop & R&B Albums You Should Be Listening To (Week of April 15) Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: Kombucci Singer TanĂ©relle’s EP 82 Moons has surfaced and it’s a standout amongst this week’s releases. SAULT also releases a strong effort, Air. SAULT surprise drops an exciting new release titled Air that […]
Best Songs of The Week: ft. keiyaA, Marcel Allen, and More Music – 4 hours ago Photo by Daniel Boczarski via Getty Images. The Round-Up is Okayplayerâs weekly playlist of the best songs in the worlds of hip-hop and R&B. This weekâs set features new music from keiyaA, Jerry Paper, Marcel Allen, Kaelin Ellis, and […]
Cardi B Unleashes On Kay Flock’s “Shake It” Remix Music – 2 mins ago Photo Credit: Capitol Records/UMG Recordings, Inc. After releasing video teasers last week, Kay Flock, Dougie B and Bory300, Cardi B take it back to the Bronx on the “Shake It” remix. On the “Shake It” remix with Kay Flock, Dougie B […]
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A 2003 ‘Playboy’ Article is at The Center of Jam Master Jay’s Murder Trial Music – 2 hours ago Photo by Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images. Karl Jordan Jr. was one of two men indicted on murder charges for the killing of Jam Master Jay in 2002. The man accused of murdering […]
A Tribe Called Quest And Wu-Tang Clan Classic Albums Archived In Library Of Congress Music – 2 hours ago Photo Credit: Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images A Tribe Called Quest’s Low End Theory and Wu-Tang Clan’s 36 Chambers have been deemed “culturally significant” by the Library of Congress. Beloved albums by A Tribe Called Quest and Wu-Tang Clan are […]
Watch JAY-Z’s Iconic Summer Jam 2001 Set in Full Music – 4 hours ago Photo Credit: John Shearer/WireImage During the 2001 Summer Jam JAY-Z set, the rapper surprised fans with a guest appearance from Michael Jackson and premiered his Nas and Mobb Deep diss “Takeover.” Wow this is cool. A Social Media archivist named Yepac […]
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