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. […]
It’s been over a year since Jacquees made the brow-raising claim of “King of R&B,” and the aftershocks are still rippling through. Mario has now become the latest singer to lay claim to the throne, though he does have quite a few caveats. While doing an interview with WGCI Chicago on Instagram Live on Tuesday […]
With professional basketball suspended indefinitely, Charles Barkley is no longer a weekly fixture on TNT. The former NBA MVP is, however, co-hosting The Steam Room podcast along with Ernie Johnson once a week. The two Inside The NBA co-hosts spend just under an hour covering mostly non-NBA-related topics. On the most recent episode titled “Next […]
The rumor mill starting buzzing this week after Kamaiyah refused to answer questions about her (apparently now former) friend Kehlani. On Tuesday (April 28), the Oakland spitter headed to Instagram Live to chat with her fans. When someone brought up her fellow Bay Area native, she replied, “Y’all keep asking me questions. I don’t fuck […]
Jackboy isn’t letting up on Youngboy Never Broke Again. While streaming live on Instagram and talking to fans on Tuesday night (April 28), the Kodak Black signee showed off toilet paper in a custom package with Youngboy’s name on it as a metaphorical diss. He was seemingly quite proud of the creativity. “[Sniper Gang] so […]
DaBaby‘s self-isolation is about to get a little more entertaining. In an Instagram Story shared on Tuesday (April 28), the Charlotte-bred rapper revealed he’d completely forgotten his estate has a home theater. “No bullshit, I just had to stop and pull my phone out ’cause this shit just tripped me out,” he said in the clip. […]
Meek Mill is embarrassed about some of the women he’s bedded. The “I Believe” rapper revealed his shame Twitter on Wednesday (April 29), saying – in reference to their bodies – he’s had “some bad ones” he’s “ashamed of.” I got some bad ones I’m ashamed of lol https://t.co/Rd58YWMXPK — Meek Mill (@MeekMill) April 29, […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it feel like Nipsey Hussle and Kobe Bryant’s deaths were ages ago. The Game isn’t letting their memories fade to the background though, remembering the late stars in his animated video “Welcome Home.” Game’s visuals show Bryant and Nipsey playing basketball together as well as the latter posted up at […]