Lil Baby has a reason to celebrate. On Sunday (March 8), Billboard revealed his My Turn album had debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 1, moving roughly 197,000 total album equivalent units in its first week. The project also marks the biggest streaming week of 2020. My Turn is Lil Baby’s fifth charting album […]
New York, NY – Pete Rock has a third installment of PeteStrumentals on its way, the appropriately titled PeteStrumentals 3.Ā According to a recent Instagram post from the legendary producer, the cover art is finished and the project will be the first sample-less effort in the series. As noted in the caption, Rock will be […]
Kansas City, MO – Krizz Kaliko has announced the release date for his forthcoming Eternal album. According to an Instagram post from the Strange Music artist, the project arrives on Friday (March 13). “That’s it!” he wrote in the caption. Eternal serves as the follow-up to theĀ Immortal EP, which arrived in November 2019. It marked […]
Miami, FL – City Girls rapper JT is reportedly out of federal custody. According to TMZ, she finished out her sentence at a halfway house and was officially released on Friday (March 6). She commemorated the occasion on Twitter, sharing a series of selfies and expressing gratitude for finally being free. “Woke up in my […]
Blue Ivy Carter joined her dad, Jay-Z, at Sundayās Lakers game and was introduced to LeBron James after the teamās win. Their exchange, in which Blue looks deeply impressed for perhaps the first time in her eight years, is incredibly sweet. ESPN shared the video on Twitter: LeBron, Jay-Z and Blue Ivy after the Lakersā […]
The Weeknd showed up to Saturday Night Live in full costume, but it wasnāt funny business. It was very serious world-building business. The singer debuted his new single āScared to Liveā with Oneohtrix Point Never on SNL sporting a red suit, wingback shoes, black gloves, and a very realistic, bandaged bloody nose. Itās his new […]
A woman of 1,000 cinch-waisted lewks, one of Dolly Partonās most memorable outfits came with a bunny tail and a malevolent-looking rabbit man. In her recent interview with 60 Minutes Australia, which airs Sunday night, the āJoleneā singer said sheād love to pose for Playboy again in a recreation of her 1978 cover photo shoot […]
Nas provided Hip Hop fans with a little excitement Instagram on Sunday (March 8). The legendary MC posted a photo of himself alongside Kendrick Lamar, sparking speculation about a potential collaboration between the two lyricists. The K. Dot and Nas meetup had something to do with Lamar’s recently launched pgLang company, which was unveiled on […]
New York, NY – The Weeknd returned to Saturday Night Live to perform two tracks from his upcoming album After Hours, which drops on March 20. The diamond-selling singer performed the LP’s lead single “Blinding Lights” and debut a song titled “Scared To Live” during his appearance on Saturday (March 7). Weeknd sported a bloody […]
Big Kahuna OG has teamed up with Fly Anakin once again for a new album titled 360 Santana. The duo’s latest collaboration differs from their past work as Kahuna takes care of the raps while Anakin handles all of the production. The Mutant Academy tandem’s LP features 10 tracks. MARS makes the lone guest appearance […]
Lil Uzi Vert’s long-delayed Eternal Atake album finally dropped on Friday (March 6), but he’s already plotting his next move. The Atlantic Records artist put fans back on high alert when he teased a deluxe version of the LP on Sunday (March 8). “Bro when deluxe drop the real order of album is insane,” he […]
Tampa, FL – DaBaby has issued an apology after a video surfaced of him slapping a woman during a gig at Tampa’s Whiskey North. The Interscope Records artist shared his side of the story in a series of Instagram Story posts on Sunday (March 8). “I do sincerely apologize,” he said. “I’m very sorry that […]
Birmingham, AL – Gunfire erupted at Lil Baby’s show in Birmingham, Alabama on Saturday night (March 7). According to The Birmingham News, the Quality Control Music artist’s concert ended due to a shooting at the Bill Harris Arena that resulted in one person being sent to the UAB Hospital. Sgt. Rod Mauldin of the Birmingham […]
Enemy Radio MC Jahi has linked up with producer Configa for a new album called Forward Future.Ā The 11-track project was executive produced by both artists and features album highlights “Ghetto Poems,” Rock On” and “More News @10.” To complement the collaborative effort, the duo has dropped a visual for “Forward Future,” which was shot in […]
San Francisco spitterĀ Blimes and Seattle-bred MC Gifted Gab are back with a new collaborative single called “Magic” featuring IAMSU! Blimes & Gifted Gab Nab IAMSU! For ‘Magic’ Single The track effortlessly whips up a summertime feel as Gab and Blimes tackle topics of perseverance and independence. “It’s definitely a feel good Bay Area bop for […]
Public Enemy Radio MC Jahi has linked up with producer Configa for a new album called Forward Future.Ā The 11-track project was executive produced by both artists and features album highlights “Ghetto Poems,” Rock On” and “More News @10.” To complement the collaborative effort, the duo has dropped a visual for “Forward Future,” which was shot […]
Fresh off the release of his long announced album Funeral, Lil Wayne isn’t letting himself be buried underneath the flurry of new releases. Directed by both Mike Ho and Weezy F., the zany “Mama Mia” video splices together a wide arrange of colorful imagery. Whether it’s being flanked by slim thick models rocking Wu-Wear (or […]
Eminem unleashed a lyric video for “Godzilla” earlier this week, but it turns out he has more plans for the standout Music To Be Murdered By track. On Friday (March 6), Slim Shady announced a proper visual for the track would arrive on Monday (March 9) at 3 p.m. EST and revealedĀ director Cole Bennett was […]
With massive gatherings like South by Southwest canceling or contemplating cancellation in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, the idea of seeing a musician in a slight smaller venue doesnāt sound so terrible to us. Hopefully Justin Bieber fans feel the same way, as the singer has just moved several of his upcoming tour […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Albuquerque-based MC Def-iĀ has once again teamed up with veteran SoCal producer/artistĀ Ariano, this time for their new collaborative album Deserted Oceans.Ā The title represents both artists’ homelands, with Def-i hailing from the deserts of New Mexico and Ariano coming from the intoxicating California beaches. As with Def-i’s previous projects, he firmly spits his truth […]
Memphis, TN – Post MaloneĀ shot down allegations he’s been abusing drugs during a show in Memphis, Tennessee on Friday night (March 6). At one point during his performance, the chart-topping artist addressed rumors he’s struggling with addiction and mental health, rumors that made him a trending topic on Twitter earlier this week. “People are asking […]
Anyone who teared up when that instrumental version of āReflectionā hit in Disneyās live-action Mulan trailer knows it would take something very special to compare to 16-year-old Christina Aguilera belting for the gods. So how about a 39-year-old Christina Aguilera belting for the gods? The singer dropped her new song āLoyal Brave Trueā for the […]
Compton, CA – The new partnership between Epic Records and YG’s 4HUNNID label has taken full effect and Day Sulan is the first result. Like YG, she hails from “Bompton” and also like YG, she has no problem speaking her mind, evidenced from her defiant new anthem, “Mascara.” related news YG & 4Hunnid Announce Joint […]
New York, NY – Since announcing his plans to executive produce recently murdered Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke’s posthumous album, 50 Cent has been on an earnest campaign to bring the late artists project to life. View this post on Instagram iām on the move listening to Pop smoke, i decided iām gonna executive produce and […]
Austin, TX – Shortly after the Beastie Boys, Ozzy Osbourne and Trent Reznor announced they’d pulled out of the annual South By Southwest music festival, the Austin-based event has been canceled. According to a statement on the official SXSW website, the coronavirus is to blame. “We are devastated to share this news with you,” the […]
Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty was arrested earlier this week for failing to register as a sex offender in the state of California. Considering Meek Mill was once romantically linked to the self-proclaimed Queen of Rap, the incident would appear to give him the perfect opportunity to rub it in Petty’s face, especially after Meek […]
Los Angeles, CA – Back in the early 2000s, Jadakiss and Allen Iverson were heavily instrumental in fostering the NBA’s apparent relationship with the Hip Hop community through a pair of Reebok commercials that exemplified both of their talents. During a recent interview with RealStreetRadio, the Ignatius creator explained, if anything, their pairing was organic. […]
On February 8, 2020 Hip Hop fans and journalists celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of his second solo LP, Supreme Clientele. In the sphere of Hip Hop superstition, the āsophomore slumpā is more feared among rappers than the curse of Lil B is to NBA players. But Supreme Clientele went the opposite way. […]
In a week, the ongoing contract dispute between Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion and 1501 Certified Entertainment, the Texas indie record label that signed her in 2018, has rapidly devolved into one of the most lurid rap-label tiffs in recent memory. On Sunday, Megan told fans that 1501 was attempting to block the release of […]
You donāt need us to tell you again about how much we like the Dixie Chicksā new barn burner (and bed burner) āGaslighter,ā their first official single in 14 years. Weāre not alone either: The single is behind only Demi Lovatoās āI Love Meā on the iTunes Top Songs chart at the time of writing. […]