New York, NY – Yung Mal hails from the Zone 6 area in Atlanta, GA, a breeding ground that has produced a prolific group of artists like Gucci Mane, Future, and 21 Savage. Coming under the tutelage of Gucci, Yung Mal does not have a single doubt in his mind about being the next big […]
Baltimore, MD – Baltimore’s MC Bravado returns with “Dirty 30”, a new loosie produced by Militant Marxman. Set off with an introduction by iconic Public Enemy frontman Chuck D, the song sees the rapper embracing the decision he made to walk away from a tenured teaching job in his 30s to become a full-time rapper. […]
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 […]
Fans of Donald Glover ā A.K.A. Childish Gambino ā were able to rejoice on Sunday (March 15) when a surprise album from the elusive artist appeared online. But it turns out the celebration was only temporary. By Sunday night, the album was gone and disappointment from his fans set it. The 12-track project featured SZA, […]
Donald Glover may be done with his Childish Gambino moniker, but he’s not done making music. The creator and star of FX’s Atlanta surprised fans by releasing a project on his website DonaldGloverPresents.com. Glover’s new collection of music is available as a continuous stream on his site. Although it’s untitled and features no tracklist, a […]
The artist formally known as Childish Gambino, Donald Glover, blessed the world by dropping a surprise new album this morning, called Donald Glover Presents. (On livestream, no less.) The 12 song LP features your usual adult legends ā Ariana Grande, SZA, and 21 Savage ā but the standout guest artist might actually be Gloverās own […]
Mexico – Footage of Chief Keef being placed in handcuffs by a U.S. Custom & Border Protection officer has surfaced. According to a post from DJ Akademiks, Keef was in Mexico when he was taken into custody, but details around the incident are scarce. In the clip, the person filming passes a taco stand, “farmacia” […]
When he first emerged from the depths of the internet, Jay Electronica seemed to be a project about ambition. The enigmatic New Orleans rapperās origin story, as told in a little late-2000s sketch called āDeparture,ā takes place in the aftermath of a friendās murder. He recounts: āLast night, I was across the tracks With Freddie […]
Bounce rapper Big Freedia is back with a new EP titled Louder. The project is the New Orleans-bred artist’s first release since 2018’s 3rd Ward Bounce EP. The Queen of Bounce’s latest work is comprised of five songs — including the title track “Louder,” which samples the 1990 Snap! single “The Power.” Guests featured on […]
Snoop Dogg was evidently in a reflective mood on Wednesday (March 11) when he shared a throwback video of himself talking about the late Tupac Shakur. In the clip, the interviewer asked him what he learned from his friendship with the late gangsta rap legend. “I think what I learned from 2Pac was basically a […]
Don Toliver’s debut album Heaven Or Hell is ready for launch. The Cactus Jack/Atlantic Records artist’s first studio LP is scheduled to drop on Friday (March 13). Toliver unveiled the release date along with his album’s cover art in an Instagram post on Tuesday (March 10). “HEAVEN OR HELL,” he wrote. “3/13. STORY TO TELL.” […]
M.O.P.’s own Lil Fame, Duck Down Music and Sean Price’s wife Bernadette are still carrying the flag for Ruck. After releasing the late MC and Fame’s Price Of Fame album in December, the duo’s collaborative project gets revisited with the “Wait For It” video. The short yet potent track doesn’t feature any raps from P, […]
Wiz Khalifa has enlisted the help of Mustard for a new single titled “Bammer.” The track blends jazz-based production with Mustard’s signature bounce as Wiz delivers another batch of weed raps. “Don’t give me no bammer weed/We don’t smoke that shit, it’s TGOD,” he declares on the hook. related news Wiz Khalifa Releases ‘It’s Only […]
Snoh Aalegra has joined the Roc Nation family. Fresh off making her NPR Tiny Desk Concert debutĀ and releasing her āWhoaā remix with Pharrell, the Iranian-Swedish singer and No I.D.’s ARTium Recordings have agreed to partnership deal with JAY-Z’s label. The announcement comes hot on the heels of her hit single āI Want You Aroundā overtaking […]
Max B revisited his past feud with Jim Jones in a YouTube clip released on Monday (March 9). In the jailhouse interview, the incarcerated rapper expressed regret over how the beef played out years ago. “I think two egos was just coming together,” he said. “Two big personalities. You know, I wasn’t there for that. […]
Itās been 20 years since Eminem politely requested that the real Slim Shady please stand up and this time he is not messing around with these clones. Eminem emptied out his ideas notebook on the music video for āGodzilla,ā which, yes, since you were clearly about to ask, does include human-size Godzillas walking alongside the […]
Amherst, MA – Meek Mill skipped out on a performance at the University of Massachusetts’ annual Blarney Blowout despite showing up at the venue on Saturday (March 7). According to a UMass press release, the Maybach Music Group rapper made his way to the school’s Mullins Center but left without performing for over 1,5000 students […]
The lady and the courtroom are sure that Led Zeppelinās āStairway to Heavenā lawsuit is no more ā for the second time. Per THR, the band has prevailed in the long-standing copyright battle spearheaded by fellow British rockers Spirit, who allege that āStairway to Heavenā infringed upon their lesser-known jam āTaurus.ā The Ninth Circuit Court […]
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 – 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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
In a certain world, you could sum up the mid-ā90s with Stephen Malkmus, crying while drinking a martini, singing Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh. Malkmusās group, Pavement, is still one of the great examples of what was thought possible with guitars and irony at the dawn of the internet. Decades later, we caught up with the joke, and […]
Young Dolph has made it quite clear he’s ending his career as an artist after clearing out his Instagram account and hinting at hanging up his trapper microphone. “I’m done doing music so I can go kick it with my son,” Dolph told Complex on Wednesday (March 4). Thursday (March 5) also marks the Memphis […]
Lil Baby just dropped the video for the Lil Wayne-assisted single “Forever.” The two rappers deliver floss-heavy performances over an epic orchestral-inspired trap beat in the flashy heaven-and-hell themed video. Lil Baby can be seen rocking a sweatsuit with a flame pattern throughout the video while Weezy dons a dramatic trench coat. Both rappers stunt […]
San Diego, CA – Public Enemy frontman Chuck D and the other members of Public Enemy Radio ā Jahi, DJ Lord and the S1Ws ā announced Flavor Flav was dismissed from the pioneering Hip Hop group last week. The move followed Flav’s perceived outrage over the Public Enemy name being used to promote a Bernie […]
Dave Burd is Ćber-confident. And not like his satirical rapper alter ego Lil Dicky, whose constant garish flexing and bravado are so blatant it borders on the absurd. No, Burd is simply self-assured to an extreme degree. āThese guys would be crazy not to green-light this,ā the curly āfroed rapper, who turns 32 later this […]
Los Angeles, CA – Flavor Flav was dismissed from Public Enemy on Sunday (March 1), shortly before Chuck D and his Public Enemy Radio brethren hit the stage at the Bernie Sanders rally in Los Angeles. Now, Public Enemy has released an official statement to RealStreetRadio addressing the group’s decision and making it abundantly clear […]
Juicy J has walked back his original sentiments hours after blasting Columbia Records with the aptly titled “Fuck Columbia Records” diss track. On Saturday (February 29), the Three 6 Mafia vet posted an Instagram post that read simply, “Spoke to @columbiarecords. We are all good!” View this post on Instagram Spoke to @columbiarecords We are […]