Taylor Swift wanted her fans up bright and early to get this lesson on feminism. “The Man” music video dropped at seven o’clock in the morning this Thursday, before young Swifties head off to school and before adult Swifties have their morning coffee. Taylor Swift, in some award-worthy makeup, literally becomes the man in this […]
Lil Baby revealed why he’s never gotten any tattoos in an interview with the New York Times. While answering a question about whether he foresaw rap as a career path, the Quality Control Music artist shared his reasoning for the lack of ink on his body. “I never saw me being a rapper,” he explained. […]
Princess Nokia has dropped two albums, Everything Is Beautiful and Everything Sucks. The LPs are her first new releases since 2018’s A Girl Cried Red mixtape. Everything Is Beautiful features 12 tracks, including a collaboration with Terrace Martin. Everything Sucks is comprised of 10 tracks with production handled by Chris Lare. related news Princess Nokia […]
The Lessondary has come together for a new beat tape titled POUNDS. The 14-track project features production from collective members Donwill, Von Pea, Jermiside, Elucid, Brickbeats, Che Grand and Aeon. “Dropping a beat tape might feel like a bit of a departure for us, but we’ve all been producing for a while now and I […]
Los Angeles, CA – For four years, YG has successfully branded his 4Hunnid imprint as a record label, fashion tag and a catchphrase. On Wednesday (February 26), the Bompton-bred rap star entered a joint venture with Epic Records to exclusively release, distribute, and market new music from the Los Angeles-based independent record label. The soon […]
With the backing of JAY-Z and Yo Gotti, the social justice department of Roc Nation has filed another lawsuit against the Mississippi Department of Corrections. It marks the second suit they’ve filed this year. Team Roc — the philanthropic arm of Roc Nation — wants the “barbaric” conditions at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman addressed immediately […]
According to Clipse‘s former manager, Anthony “Geezy” Gonzalez, all those drug-dealing raps Pusha T and Malice spit were really based on Geezy’s own life of dope pushing since he was 15 years old. The group isn’t together anymore, though. Malice now goes by No Malice and has turned his life over to the Lord and […]
Longtime Royce Da 5’9 fans may have been taken aback by his decision to go against the societal grain and dismiss vaccines on his KXNG Crooked-featured single “Tricked.” According to the tenured lyricist, he started seeing evidence to be anti-vax within his own household. “I have a child on the spectrum,” he told Complex in […]
Remember the old days when yelling “Rihanna’s impact!” didn’t mean another queen is delaying their album? We’re old now. And so weary. And yet, SZA told Rolling Stone her highly anticipated sophomore album might not even be an album. “Music is coming out this year for sure,” she said. “An album? Strong words.” Okay, technically, […]
Sheck Wes decided to air out Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson, accusing the skilled shooting guard of some bad behavior Twitter on Tuesday (February 25). The Interscope Records artist recalled an alleged interaction from years ago that led to him hating the three-time NBA champion. “FunFact :When i was younger Klay Thompson pushed me […]
Ontario-based producer Elaquent has released his Forever Is A Pretty Long Time album featuring Oddisee, Blu, Cavalier and Guilty Simpson. The project features 13 tracks, including the previously released single “Airwalk” featuring Chester Watson. “I’m fortunate to have a few Hip Hop veterans on my album, but it was important to me to have some fresh faces […]
In an effort to boost the awareness of his Music To Be Murdered By single “Godzilla,” Eminem launched the #GodzillaChallenge on social media, daring fans to duplicate the tongue-twisting third verse for undisclosed prizes. The verse is said to cram 224 words (containing 330 total syllables) in 31 seconds of rapping. View this post on […]
Toronto, Canada – Drake is beyond dedicated to the Toronto Raptors, something he illustrates over and over again when he sits courtside at home games. During Tuesday night’s (February 25) game against the Milwaukee Bucks, the 6 God did his best to be as distracting as possible, arriving at Scotiabank Arena with two championship wrestling […]
Los Angeles, CA – Jussie Smollett is maintaining his innocence after being indicted on six charges of disorderly conduct. Although his lawyer is arguing for double jeopardy to dismiss the case, the embattled actor/singer gave a paparazzo a different answer when asked about the best defense at the Los Angeles International Airport. “The truth is […]
Future has reportedly accused Eliza Seraphin, another mother to one of his many children, of referring to her 10-month-old baby girl Reign as a “check baby.” According to TMZ, Future’s legal team defined the term as “slang terminology describing a child conceived solely for the purposes of extorting monies from the father of a child […]
For the second time in the last week, Diddy has made it clear he intends to bring “true” R&B back. During one of his recent Instagram Stories, he expanded on what that would look like and how it will coincide with the Making The Band reboot. “I’m in the lab right now really on my […]
Reflection Music Group artist Parris Chariz is all about individuality and expressing himself and his wacky “Smooth Operator” video is living proof. The bubbling Christian rapper linked with RealStreetRadio to premiere the clip, which goes the distance of showing an MC not taking themselves too seriously. “I wanted to do a song and video to […]
Justin Timberlake couldn’t not be a part of the musical ensemble for Trolls World Tour, the sequel to 2016’s hit animated movie Trolls, after he kept moms dancing into 2020 with “Can’t Stop the Feeling.” This time, he’s brought SZA along for the ride. Thank God, honestly. “The Other Side” is a deeply infectious, groovy […]
Pete Davidson is right about one thing. After his breakup with Ariana Grande, the world collectively rebounded with Thank U, Next. So, he figures, Grande got her double-album drop and now he gets his Netflix special, Alive From New York. In his set, sandwiched between the Dan Crenshaw controversy and 9/11 jokes, Davidson attempts to […]
The ongoing blending of the music and podcast worlds — thanks to aggressive podcast investments from both Spotify and Sony Music Entertainment — has led to an interesting new hybrid marketing tactic: artists, from all genres and at all career stages, are now creating podcasts to promote their albums. In June 2019, the Pixies launched […]
Here is a list of very, very important wicked things: —Elphaba at the end of “As Long As You’re Mine” —How smaht Matt Damon is in Good Will Hunting —“Wicked Game” by Chris Isaak, as covered by Céline Dion Yes, you read that third one right. For a Spotify Singles session, Céline Dion has recorded […]
While on a trip to Puerto Rico last June for the Puerto Rock Steady Music Festival, J Dilla’s mother Ma Dukes invited Dres to come by the house for a home cooked meal after the show. Of course, the Black Sheep MC happily obliged. As they broke bread together, she blessed him with a rare, once-in-a-lifetime […]
Los Angeles, CA – Hailing from Brooklyn, King Staccz is one of the numerous artists adding to the NYC2020 rap movement. However, the 21-year-old wants audiences to know the full spectrum of his psyche, so he linked up with RealStreetRadio for the video premiere of his “Pretty Face” single. related news #DXCLUSIVE: G. Huff & […]
As friends, fans and loved ones continue to mourn the sudden deaths of Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna, LL Cool J sat down with Entertainment Tonight to discuss his relationship with the late L.A. Laker. During the interview, Mr. Ladies Love Cool James — wearing his Rock The Bells jacket — recalled discouraging Bryant […]
New York, NY – As Run-DMC was on the journey to becoming the celebrated, pioneering Hip Hop group they are today, they had an ample amount of help from the people they grew up with in Hollis, Queens. Runny Ray, who was part of the Hollis Crew, would handle a host of duties for Rev […]
High Fidelity’s full official playlist includes 133 songs, courtesy of the wide-ranging curation of the series’ music-supervision team. That amounts to nearly nine hours of music, spanning too many micro-genres to count, featuring a wide array of artists ranging from instantly recognizable (Bowie, Prince, Nina Simone) to “I don’t know it, but I know I […]
Beep, beep, heavy load coming through. The boys of BTS — RM, J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, V, and Suga — crammed into James Corden’s magical self-driving SUV for their debut “Carpool Karaoke.” Seriously, how often does James Corden get to use the back row of seats? And do you think they had to play rock, […]
Big Turks (Rome Streetz, Jamal Gasol and Lord Juco) teamed up with Rim Da Villin for a track called “Seven” on their self-titled debut LP. Months after its release, the trio has connected with producer Mr. Green to give the song the remix treatment. “I had been hearing about Rome Streetz for a minute, so […]
Yella Beezy has linked up with director David H. Nguyen to provide some visuals for his new single “Keep It In The Streets.” The Dallas-based rapper’s black-and-white video features figures from his Oak Cliff neighborhood and urges viewers to never talk to the police. “Just don’t run to the law,” he says on the track’s intro. […]
Philadelphia, PA – The Roots have joined Hip Hop legends such as Wu-Tang Clan and The Notorious B.I.G. in getting a street named in their honor. Philadelphia’s City Council has recognized a portion of East Passyunk Avenue as the official avenue of the Philly-bred band. Black Thought, Questlove and the rest of the group’s stretch […]