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.” 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 — this time from the monotony of quarantine by releasing her long-awaited new album, Fetch the Bolt Cutters, her first since 2012’s The Idler Wheel. The reclusive performer has built her career on her terms, telling Vulture’s Rachel Handler, “Although it’s not so important […]
Fort Lauderdale, FL – Double homicide suspect YNW Melly (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 — 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. She’s 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 couple Big Sean and Jhené Aiko acted like they’ve never heard of the social media subscription service OnlyFans 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 2019’s anti-bullying song “Crown,” Rowland sings an ode to “coffee and sex in the morning.” “Hmm, they say mornin’ wood do a body good, babe,” she sings. “Clearly you agree, don’t be tryin’ to leave / Stay here with me.” Oop! So, that’s why […]
As if it needs to be said, there won’t 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 — 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 she’s nervous. “I’m like, Oh, shit,” 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. It’s 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 as 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, 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 […]
OVO Sound’s dvsn has dropped their new album A Muse In Her Feelings. The project is Daniel Daley and Nineteen85’s first studio LP since 2017’s Morning After. The duo’s third album is comprised of 16 tracks. Guests include Future, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Summer Walker, Ty Dolla $ign and Snoh Aalegra, among others. View dvsn’s A Muse In […]
Tech N9ne has completed the rollout of his ENTERFEAR album. The Strange Music boss has delivered the full 19-track LP after first giving fans a preview with his Level 1 EP in November 2019. The veteran MC’s latest project features collaborations with Krizz Kaliko, Flatbush Zombies, King Iso, Navé Monjo and more. Michael “Seven” Summers […]
Westside Gunn has released Pray For Paris, a star-studded album featuring production by DJ Premier, Alchemist, Tyler, The Creator, DJ Muggs, Daringer and Camoflauge Monk, among others. “Pray For Paris is a modern-day Cavaraggio,” WSG tells RealStreetRadio. “The whole album from top to bottom is of the illest paintings ever created.” The Roc Nation-managed MC’s […]
DaBaby is back with a new album titled BLAME IT ON BABY. The LP is the follow-up to KIRK, which was his first project to hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The Interscope Records artist’s third studio album features 13 tracks. Guests include Future, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch, Quavo, A Boogie Wit Da […]
Like a bolt out of the blue, Beyoncé came in out of nowhere and made a surprise drop in appearance on ABC’s Disney Family Singalong. “I’m very proud to be a part of the Disney family,” Beyoncé said without ever mentioning the live action Lion King. “And to help present the Disney Songbook Singalong in […]