Tragic Allies member Estee Nack has linked up with German producer Superior for a collaborative album titled BALADAS. “The title means ballads,” Estee said in a press release. “These are slum ballads, G.” Guests featured on the 11-track LP include Eto, Ice Lord, Recognize Ali, Codenine and Daniel Son. The album comes to fans courtesy […]
Adrian Younge and A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad have teamed up once again for an EP titled Jazz Is Dead 001. The Midnight Hour duo’s new project is their first batch of music recorded with jazz greats over the last year at Linear Labs in Los Angeles. The eight-track release features legendary artists […]
Paul Wall has dropped a 13-track album titled Mind Over Matter. The Houston Hip Hop veteran’s new LP is the follow-up to 2019’s Give Thanks, a Thanksgiving-inspired collaborative project with Statik Selektah. “Something to listen to while you’re #socialdistancing,” Paul wrote on Instagram. “I cant help but think about those out there that feel alone […]
The Weeknd is back with a new LP titled After Hours. The project is his follow-up to 2018’s My Dear Melancholy EP and his first studio album since 2016’s Starboy. The XO Records singer’s fourth LP is comprised of 14 tracks. Production is handled by Metro Boomin, Frank Dukes, DaHeala, Illangelo and Max Martin, among […]
The bulk of Freddie Gibbs’ 581,000 Instagram followers know his Story section isn’t for the faint of heart but apparently the social media giant has seen enough. On Thursday (March 19), the Bandana creator revealed that Instagram actually reached out to him to give him the ill-fated news his account will soon cease to have […]
Eminem is still in rare promo mode for his most recent album Music To Be Murdered By. Not long after dropping the official video for “Godzilla” featuring the late Juice Wrld, the diamond-selling MC sat down with Mike Tyson for the legendary boxer’s Hotboxin’ podcast. In an Instagram post, Tyson revealed the episode would air […]
Two bonus tracks, “Right” and “Floating,” have been added to Mac Miller’s posthumous album Circles for a deluxe edition. After originally dropping the expanded version exclusively on CD, the late rapper’s estate has made the songs available for streaming. Both cuts have been uploaded to Miller’s official YouTube channel. “Right” and “Floating” can also be […]
In the spirit of coronavirus social distancing,Smokepurpp has dropped off a home-based video for his latest release “Excuse Me,” also billed as “FUCK CORONA U AINT STOPPING SHIT.” Directed byGXDLIKETCLA, the clip finds Smoke stuntin’ in his walk-in closet and tennis court, while trippy edits play off his sparkling jewelry. “Ice cold baguettes on my […]
Rick Ross has just settled a whopping bill of over $1.5 million in back taxes, owed to the IRS. According to The Blast, the IRS filed a release for its federal tax lien against Ross, after he paid off the debt on February 24. The back tax was owed for the years 2014 and 2016 […]
There’s a lot of craziness going on in the world right now, but “social distancing” is at least providing some extra time to listen to and create more music. For Kosha Dillz and Matisyahu’s new single “For The Ones,” the two Jewish rap luminaries enlisted the talents of 16-year-old rising producer Snowball Beats and Grammy-nominated […]
New York, NY – Tekashi 6ix9ine may be locked up in a New York prison, but he’s been getting sued left and right. Shortly after Fashion Nova filed a $2.25 lawsuit against the controversial rapper, TMZ reports his former friend ShaneĀ Hardy is suing him as well. Hardy claims he and 6ix9ine had a fall-out over […]
In these trying times, as we all turn to Cats for distraction, Andrew Lloyd Webber has popped up to do a little piano serenade on Twitter. Like many artists, and especially since his Cinderella musical has been pushed back, Webber is sitting at home in self-isolation during the coronavirus pandemic. So, like the social-media influencers […]
Like the rest of the world, Migos is struggling to find the basic necessities needed to operate daily life as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep the globe. On Wednesday (March 18), Quavo shared an Instagram photo of himself sporting a blue face mask and hoodie, surrounded by the empty shelves of a grocery store. […]
I used to spend a lot of time inside as a kid, reading, writing, watching television, and nerding out over video games and comic books and whatnot. So, āsocial distancingā feels like my default form. Left to my own devices, I fill my nights to the brim with indoor entertainment and activities. I donāt know […]
Khujo Goodie sat down with VladTV to discuss the typical bevy of topics presented by the YouTube series’ host. At one point, the subject of “trappin” came up and the Goodie Mob MC didn’t hesitate to give AndrĆ© 3000 credit for being the first artist to use the word in a song. “The word ‘trappin’ […]
Thank goodness a gathering of four people is still okay in these times, because Hayley Williams just dropped her new song featuring the three members of boygenius. āRoses/Lotus/Violet/Irisā is Williamsās latest offering to precede her first solo album, Petals for Armor. The former Paramore singer was supposed to release a second EP-sized chunk of the […]
As youāve likely heard by now, Shakespeare wrote King Lear while quarantining during the bubonic plague. In this connected digital age, our wave of COVID-19 quarantine art has already begun, with Cardi B leading the pack. It all began with a little PSA on the rapperās Instagram last week, in which she yells about the […]
The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on the entertainment industry. As festivals and concerts continue to get postponed or canceled, those who depend on those events to feed their families are being left to fend for themselves. In an effort to ease to financial impact of the virus, Lizzo, Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks, Gwen Stefani, […]
Iām never sure what day it is. Iām doing face masks at all hours of the day. I havenāt been to Manhattan in weeks: My name is Hunter Yvonne Harris, and this is my life under quarantine. The only thing Iām doing right now is listening to music and watching movies, in between writing, and […]
Lana Del Rey and her cop boyfriend Sean āSticksā Larkin are officially no more. The Live PD star confirmed in a New York Times profile (what a cursed phrase that is) that he broke up with the singer-songwriter, after they started spending time together late last summer. āRight now, weāre just friends,ā he told the […]
If you think you might āLeave (Get Out)ā your house right now, JoJo has some words for you. Specifically, the queen of rerecorded music wants you to āstay in, right now,ā she sings in a TikTok performance of her hit, with updated lyrics for the current coronavirus pandemic. āI never thought corona / Could be […]
While previewing some unreleased music on the ‘Gram, Lil Baby hinted at an incoming new mixtape. “I got to sell this shit,ā the Atlanta-bred rapper said during a Live session on Wednesday (March 18). āIām gonna drop a mixtape in 60 days, Lamborghini Boys. All the rap n*ggas who got Lamborghinis [get] features…Ā Lamborghini Boys mixtape.ā […]
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Bronx, NY – Former Definitive Jux artist C-Rayz Walz is currently behind bars at the Vernon C. Bain Correctional Center (also known as “The Boat”) as he awaits trail on a felony rape allegation. The 44-year-old MC has been incarcerated in the Bronx jail since last December and is expected to make a court appearance […]
The coronavirus pandemic disrupted St. Patrick’s Day 2020, but Lil Flip still celebrated the festivities by releasing The Leprechaun 2 album. The project is a sequel to the Freestyle King’s debut LP, which dropped two decades ago. Flip’s latest work is jam-packed with 32 songs, including a 19-minute posse cut. Z-Ro, Slim Thug, Lil Keke, […]
Bergen County, NJ – Fetty Wap has been ordered to pay a former tour staffer over $1.1 million for defamation and breach of contract. According to Bossip, Shawna Morgan sued the rapper and his Goodfella4life Entertainment company for not reimbursing her thousands of dollars in touring costs after 2017. While Morgan was supposed to be […]
The last six months have been monumental for Roddy Ricch. Since dropping his first album in December 2019, Roddy has won a Grammy with the late Nipsey Hussle, beat out pop stars on the charts with his No. 1 hit āThe Box” and secured the longest-running debut rap album on the Billboard 200 since 50 […]
Itās a comfort to know that back when you and all your pimple-faced friends were figuring out whether you liked birds or bees (or both or neither), so were Disney Channel teen pop sensations Miley Cyrus and Demi Lovato (whose answers are obviously all of the above). The two singers reminisced on their days back […]
Fresh off the release of their Smokin’ Potnas album, Curren$y and Fendi P are rolling out a few shiny toys for their “Swang” video. Directed by CHawkFilms, the laid-back visual features a 60’s Cascade Green Impala and a 90s Joker Purple Impala as the two Nola natives lyrically lace their joints. View this post on […]
Eminem has selected the grand prize winner of his #GodzillaChallenge. According to a tweet from Marshall Mathers, a Twitter user who goes by @jacksherlock1 has taken the top spot. Shady shared a clip of the winner rapping the third verse of the Music To Be Murdered By track “Godzilla” and wrote in the caption, “Godzilla, […]