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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
What’s the only thing better than one Ariana Grande? Six Ariana Grande’s, of course. And that’s precisely what we got Thursday night during ABC’s Disney Family Singalong when Ariana took on the love song “I Won’t Say I’m In Love” from the classic film Hercules. Wearing Megara’s signature purple, Ariana not only sang lead vocals […]
Broward County, Florida has produced some of the most promising young talents in the “soundcloud era” of Hip Hop. From Kodak Black to Ski Mask The Slump God, and most recently, YNW Melly, there appears to be something in the water in Broward. While Ghostluvme hails from the same place, his sound is nothing like […]
Teens can make anything cool. Their social-media superiority launched songs like “Toosie Slide,” “Old Town Road” and “The Box” to No. 1 on the Billboard charts, and every day, pop songs like Dua Lipa’s “Don’t Start Now” become templates for teens to dance, lip-sync, or act to. But the creative geniuses on TikTok are also […]
Lil Uzi Vert evidently loves to give Playboi Carti a tough time. Last month, Lil Uzi vowed he would drop a piece of music as soon as a mysterious “HE” dropped. And now, Twitter thinks the elusive “HE” is, in fact, Carti. Aight Uzi…. you’re up. pic.twitter.com/RbHTNQ60hU — RealStreetRadio (@RealStreetRadio) April 16, 2020 Shortly after […]
Summer Walker and London On Da Track reportedly broke up over a month ago. According to BOSSIP, the news was first revealed by The Neighborhood Talk on Wednesday (April 15). A source close to the couple said the 24-year-old singer is “taking this time to focus on herself,” while he’s “working with other artists.” Despite […]
New York, NY – Iconic b-boy Crazy Legs (born Richard Colón) is one of the true pioneers of Hip Hop culture. Speaking to the Bronx-based dancer feels like skimming through pages of a comprehensive Hip Hop encyclopedia. Dates, names and moments are seared into his memory and he recites them with a warm but precise conviction. […]
There’s almost always a winner in a breakup, and when you had a very big and very famous breakup, the public tends to be the unsolicited judge determining who that winner is. Insert Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake, who in this house we respectively recognize as the Queen of Pop and the singer who put […]
Snoop Dogg takes gaming seriously. So seriously, in fact, he was seemingly furious after his Xbox server went down and interrupted his leisure time. On Tuesday (April 14), the Doggfather chewed out Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates, Gates’ company itself and EA Sports while referencing the current coronavirus pandemic that’s keeping California residents in their homes. […]
Fabolous is calling for a clarification of the Verzuz rules. On April 5, 2 Chainz posted a video to Instagram, challenging either Meek Mill or Fabolous to battle against him in the next installment of Swizz Beatz and Timbaland’s virtual competition series. “Fab got some dope ass girl records, but I got them trap records,” […]
Ambezza has seen a bunch of industry doors open up thanks to his production work on Future and Drake’s multi-platinum selling hit “Life Is Good,” which was the first song in Billboard history to spend its first eight weeks at No. 2 on the Hot 100. Yet the German producer, who’s English is A-1, has […]
The Keyshia Cole and O.T. Genasis beef has taken yet another bizarre turn, now going as far as to include Cole’s sister, Neffeteria “Neffe” Pugh, and their mother, Francine “Frankie” Lons. In a post shared to Instagram on Tuesday (April 14), O.T. claimed he used to sell crack cocaine to Lons. “I almost went to jail […]
2 Chainz recently claimed he bodied everyone who appeared on Kanye West’s “Mercy” single, including Big Sean and Pusha T. But during a recent Zoom appearance on The Rap Pack podcast, Sean told Carl Chery and RealStreetRadio editor-in-chief Trent Clark he was slightly bugged by Tity Boi’s declaration. “I immediately called him like, ‘What the fuck […]
The rivalry between 50 Cent and Ja Rule was resurrected again after Fat Joe, Swizz Beatz and the Murder Inc. vet toyed with the idea of an Instagram Live battle between the longtime foes. Not long after Fiddy responded to the request with a meme, Ja has fired back with a jab of his own. […]
O.T. Genasis attempted to end his bizarre beef with Keyshia Cole – with an apology and a threat. On Monday (April 14), the Atlanta-born rapper responded to Cole’s latest mocking tweets by attempting an apology Instagram and then deleting it. In the text image originally shared on his account, O.T. insisted he was just poking […]
50 Cent has a new book coming out called Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter, which is undoubtedly packed with revelations on a wide range of topics. According to Page Six, there’s a part in the book where the television mogul admits Gayle King once confronted him over the negative comments he’s made about Oprah Winfrey over the years. […]
Boosie Badazz has returned with a video for “Who Am I To Judge” shortly after refusing to apologize for the transphobic comments he made about Dwyane Wade’s child. Throughout the duration of the track, he defends his position and insists allowing a 12-year-old child to choose their gender is a profound mistake. “Mama told me […]
Demi Lovato may be on the cover of the May issue of Harper’s Bazaar, but the real story here is which teen stars she is, and isn’t, still friends with. So let’s run through. Ariana Grande? “I love the fact that Ariana and I have such a supportive friendship because it’s hard to find,” Lovato […]
50 Cent has responded to Ja Rule’s request for an Instagram Live battle in typical 50 Cent fashion — with a meme. On Tuesday (April 14), the For Life producer photoshopped Ja’s head onto a homeless person’s body. He’s holding a sign that reads, “I will battle 50 Cent for attention” and has a cup […]
Boosie Badazz has made it clear he won’t apologize for criticizing Dwyane Wade’s parenting. In an interview with The Breakfast Club, the outspoken rapper continued to defend his contentious comments about the former NBA star’s transgender daughter Zaya and claimed JAY-Z almost got involved in the controversy. “It’s kinda fucking with my money, but I […]
When Pretty Ricky made their debut in 2004 with their platinum-selling single “Grind With Me,” the group from the 305 were instant fan-favorites for their raunchy, sensual take on Hip Hop and R&B. The song led the group to ink a deal with Atlantic Records, and from there, Pretty Ricky exploded onto the mainstream, becoming […]
The longstanding feud between 50 Cent and Ja Rule is perhaps one of the most infamous beefs in Hip Hop. The two veteran artists have been going at each other for years and with social media, it’s only grown worse. But as the coronavirus pandemic continues to sideline artists at home, many have turned to […]
The strange feud between O.T. Genasis and Keyshia Cole has managed to endure for months, leading to more social media insults over the weekend. The latest chapter of the beef saw O.T. throwing verbal jabs at Cole when he claimed her “pussy smelling like fish sticks” on Instagram Live. “Keyshia Cole ain’t [shit],” he said. […]
Westside Gunn informed fans about his own COVID-19 diagnosis Instagram on Sunday (April 12). The Griselda Records leader detailed his experience with the coronavirus and explained why he kept the information from the public for weeks. “I have a confession to Make I’m a Corona Survivor,” he wrote. “I didn’t want anybody feeling sorry for […]