Los Angeles, CA – In honor of the digital release of Dr. Dre’s The Chronic and every stoner’s favorite holiday, Snoop Dogg will perform an Instagram Live DJ set and “smoke-in” this 4/20, hosted by his cannabis media platform, Merry Jane. The legendary rapper — also known as DJ Snoopadelic — will kick off his […]
Los Angeles, CA – This 4/20 will mark the three-year anniversary of Wiz Khalifa‘s mobile game, Weed Farm. In celebration of the milestone, gamers have been invited to a special anniversary event that will continue until 5 pm (PST) on Monday (April 20). According to a press release, Wiz and the Wiz Khalifa’s Weed Farm […]
Los Angeles, CA – With viral street hits like “Half-N-Half” and the OhGeesy-assisted “Let Me Know” 24-year-old Shoreline Mafia associate Mac P Dawg,Ā whose real name is Joshua Andrade Galvez, was well on his way to establishing his own limelight. However, fans and, Shoreline family alike, were blindsided by the news of gun violence in the […]
Ja Rule and 50 CentĀ continue to trade jabs on Instagram. Not long after Fiddy turned down the Murder Inc. vet’s request for an Instagram Live battle with a meme, Ja has fired back with a meme of his own. This time, it’s a photo of 50 with giant rat ears, two oversized buck teeth and […]
Pop stans launching entire Twitter putsches over a new release from their chosen idols are nothing new. Hell hath no fury like a Barb scorned. BTS Army will take over any and all trending search terms. But /r/indieheads, and Fiona Apple fans, specifically (what do we call them? Idler Wheels?) are operating on a whole […]
Young Thug and his YSL Records have teamed up with 300 Entertainment to host a competition that will end in one creative fan winning $5,000. In celebration of the five-year anniversary of Thugger’s 2015 mixtape, Barter 6, the competition will challenge fans to recreate the tape’s cover art, which depicts the shirtless rapper standing against […]
Future‘s 2016 joint mixtape with Metro Boomin and DJ Esco, Purple Reign, is now available to stream on Apple Music, Spotify and others. The Prince-nodding effort also sees production from Southside, DJ Spinz and Zaytoven and includes highlight tracks “Never Forget,” “Perkys Calling” and “Inside The Mattress.ā In the past month, Future has brought several […]
Fort Lauderdale, FL – YNW Melly is reportedly suffering with COVID-19 while behind bars at the Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to TMZ, he’s only being treated with Gatorade and Tylenol despite his labored breathing, fever, body aches, chills and headache. Shortly after a judge denied his request to seek medical treatment […]
Young Thug and his YSL Records have teamed up with 300 Entertainment to host a competition that will end in one creative fan winning $5,000. In celebration of the five-year anniversary of Thugger’s 2015 mixtape, Barter 6, the competition will challenge fans to recreate the tape’s cover art, which depicts the shirtless rapper standing against […]
Fiona Apple has swooped in to save the world, once again ā this time from the monotony of quarantine by releasing her long-awaited new album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, her first since 2012ās The Idler Wheel. The reclusive performer has built her career on her terms, telling Vultureās Rachel Handler, āAlthough itās not so important […]
Fort Lauderdale, FL – Double homicide suspect YNW MellyĀ (real name Jamell Demons) is allegedly suffering from the coronavirus while behind bars at Broward County Jail in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. But despite his condition, a judge denied his request to seek medical treatment at home earlier this week. Now, TMZ reports his health is quickly deteriorating […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Roosevelt, New York-based DJ/producer DJ AO has recruited Harlem MC UFO Fev and Brooklyn vocalist Travis Mendes for the new single “Bread & Cheese.” Contrary to the title, the track isn’t simply about getting money ā it’s about the dedication and perseverance it takes to come up. View this post on Instagram […]
Those of us wondering what, exactly, Lover Fest was to be will have to wait another year. Taylor Swift is the latest, and one of the most prominent, musicians to cancel performances in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Sheās canceling all of her 2020 performances, including the semi-mysterious two-day Lover Fest East and West […]
It looks like the mother of Offset’s child is out for blood. Nicole Algarin, also known as Shya L’amour, appeared in court on Tuesday (April 14) and accused the Migos rapper of only providing “limited financial support” for their daughter. Now, Algarin has put the Atlanta native on blast, accusing him of begging her for […]
On-again, off-again coupleĀ Big Sean and JhenĆ© Aiko acted like they’ve never heard of the social media subscription serviceĀ OnlyFansĀ during a recent Instagram Live session. On Thursday (April 16), the pair playfully chatted and teased each other in an attempt to quell quarantine boredom for over an hour. But toward the end, Sean toyed with idea of […]
The longstanding beef between Jim Jones and French Montana is apparently over. On Thursday night (April 16), the two veteran rappers had a conversation on Instagram Live that ended up with two taking a trip down memory lane. French shared a clip of the reunion on his Instagram page that found the Diplomats MC recalling […]
Kelly Rowland is craving some coffee. In her first single since 2019ās anti-bullying song āCrown,ā Rowland sings an ode to ācoffee and sex in the morning.ā āHmm, they say morninā wood do a body good, babe,ā she sings. āClearly you agree, donāt be tryinā to leave / Stay here with me.ā Oop! So, thatās why […]
As if it needs to be said, there wonāt be many festivals this year, with cancellations creeping into the summer and others being pushed out of sight to the fall for time being. But fret not, because two perennial festival favorites dropped new music ā and both to raise money for the response to COVID-19. […]
Fiona Apple FaceTimes me on a recent Friday afternoon from a bright-pink futon inside her Venice Beach home, her hair in a long braid, wearing giant headphones, a cozy green sweatshirt, and no makeup. The first thing she says is that sheās nervous. āIām like, Oh, shit,ā she says, laughing. Her nerves are understandable. Apple, […]
Fetch the Bolt Cutters is like nothing Fiona Apple has done before, but the album is still recognizable as something only she could create. Itās purposefully unvarnished, a raw export from the inside of her brain: Her voice stretches and loops, morphing into Vipassana chants and spooky, surreal yelps; in the middle of one song, […]
YFN Lucci has joined in the trend of using the COVID-19 pandemic for a project’s title. The Atlanta-bred rapper adds to the growing list of coronavirus-themed releases with his Corona Pack EP. The Warner Records artist’s new project is comprised of six tracks and arrives less than two months after his HIStory: Lost Pages mixtape. […]
Compton’s Buddy has linked up with OverDoz member Kent Jamz to release a new project titled Janktape Vol. 1 on RCA Records. The LP serves as the follow-up to Buddy’s debut album Harlan & Alondra, which dropped in 2018. The West Coast duo’s collaborative effort is comprised of 10 songs, including the lead single — […]
Veteran producer RJD2 has dropped The Fun Ones, his first studio album since 2016’s Dame Fortune. The 14-track LP is largely instrumental but also includes vocals from Homeboy Sandman, Aceyalone, STS, Khari Mateen and Jordan Brown. “The Fun Ones is a collection of tunes that were made with the intention of making songs that got […]
Goodie Mob member Khujo Goodie has dropped a new solo album titled Echoes Of A Legend. The LP arrives a few months after his Feed The Lions Vol. 1 compilation. The Dungeon Family MC’s latest LP includes 15 tracks. CeeLo Green, Big Gipp, T-Mo Goodie, Daz Dillinger, B-Real and Big Mike are among the guests […]
Alfred Banks has teamed up with Albert Allenback, a member of the Grammy-nominated band Tank And The Bangas, to form SaxKixAve. The New Orleans-based duo formally introduces themselves with the release of their debut project I Don’t Wear Suits. “I’m so happy to have this music out,” Banks tells RealStreetRadio. “This project marks me finally […]
Cypress Hill frontman B-Real has joined forces with Berner for a collaborative album titled Los Meros. The West Coast rappers previously linked up on the Prohibition series, which released its last edition in 2016. The weed-friendly duo’s new LP features contributions from Rick Ross, Wiz Khalifa, Xzibit, Paul Wall, Ty Dolla $ign, Dave East, Everlast […]
It is possible to be born too early for the world to develop a language to understand the way that you move, and to be made to feel, throughout your formative years, like the difference between you and everyone else is a crime that warrants punitive action, an errant behavior or belief system you must […]
Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler is holed up at his Seattle home riding out the stay-at-home mandates asĀ the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the globe. If he turns on the television, he’s inundated by Donald Trump’s daily press conferences, which he says is having a profound impact on him. “Watching what was already the absurd reality of […]
R.A. The Rugged Man currently lives in Berlin, Germany, roughly 4,000 miles away from his hometown of Long Island, New York. As the story goes, he wound up there because of a girl. In 2013, while on tour with Redman,Ā Masta Ace, Onyx and Wordsworth, he met the future mother of his children at the merch […]
Fredo Bang has released his new mixtape Most Hated on Def Jam Recordings. The project serves as the follow-up to 2019’s Pain Made Me Numb. The Baton Rouge-bred rapper’s latest tape includes 12 tracks. Moneybagg Yo, Lil Baby, Tee Grizzley, YNW Melly and CeeFineAss make guest appearances on the project. Check out Fredo’s Most Hated […]