Vallejo, CA – Bay Area rapper Nef The Pharaoh got some devastating news last week when he learned his sister and 4-year-old nephew were killed in a double murder suicide. According to KRON 4, Jacoby Brooks shot and killed Nef’s sister and the child before turning the gun on himself. Officers found the woman shot to […]
When Outkast released Stankonia in 2000, the cover art featured a shirtless André 3000 rocking leather pants and Big Boi dressed down in a white t-shirt as they posed in front of an American flag. For the latest issue of GQ, NBA stars Russell Westbrook and James Harden have recreated that iconic photo shoot with Westbrook in 3 […]
Adele knows 25 is still our go-to for stress-relief weeping and dramatic post-ghosting sing-alongs. That’s why she’s making us wait until September for her next album. Footage of Adele spilling her own release month at a wedding went around social media over the weekend. The Grammy winner officiated her friend Laura Dockrill and former Maccabees […]
Fresh off the release of her debut album Herstory In The Making and patented sex toy, Young M.A is keeping the party going with the rollout of her “She Like I’m Like.” The video employs several neon backdrops throughout and playful games (to bounce off the lyrics “Going back and forth like ping-pong/Give her this […]
Philadelphia, PA – More than ever, it’s confounding to find artists not documenting every move they make — especially given the ability to pull out a phone and start shooting. In recent months, we’ve seen just how powerful an archive of footage can be with the success of viral videos by both Lil Nas X […]
Do you know the feeling of validating warmth — of internal satisfaction and quiet excitement — that comes with watching two people you love getting along like a house on fire? Someone out there probably has a handy portmanteau for this as-yet unnamed feeling, and if so, I’d like to know what it is (Freundenfreude?) so […]
Chicago – Damian Lillard – a.k.a. Dame D.O.L.L.A. – made NBA All-Star Weekend history on Saturday night (February 16). The Portland Trail Blazers’ point guard became the first NBA player to perform at the annual NBA showcase, hitting the stage with Lil Wayne and Jeremih. His performance included the songs “Money Ball”– off his latest […]
Chicago, IL – In honor of Kobe Bryant, the NBA has recruited the services of Los Angeles’ very own Dr. Dre (with assistance from Gibson Hazard and Jack Bannon) to score a thrilling instrumental spliced onto dozens of highlights from his storied career. Hip Hop fans will notice the tail end of the track flips […]
Released in November 2013, Eminem’s 80s-style animated “Rap God” video was heavily instrumental in allowing the awareness of his Marshall Mathers LP 2 album achieve multi-platinum status. Now the popular visual has hit an exclusive milestone on YouTube: a billion views. Eminem recently set up a special website www.rapgod.eminem.com armed with a timer to countdown […]
And you may find yourself staring at this beautiful news and calling all of your friends to coordinate ticket plans! In an unprecedented move for the theater industry, David Byrne’s sensational Broadway show American Utopia will be returning in the fall after a brief hiatus. Vulture can confirm that the show will start up again […]
Chicago, IL – For Chicago native Dreezy, being a rapper is truly her profession. Her bars are vicious and the punchlines hit with laser-like precision. When she dropped her freestyle to Nicki Minaj‘s “Chiraq” in 2014, listeners were put on notice that a fresh, young rapper out of Chicago was next on the Hip Hop […]
Despite all of her eerie tunes that allude to teens sleeping with their friends’ fathers, Billie Eilish is a massive, massive Justin Bieber fan, so much so that her childhood bedroom was festooned with Believe-era Biebs posters all over the walls. The duo would go on to meet and collaborate following Eilish’s meteoric rise, and […]
The official 2020 trailer for Cut Throat City is out. Directed by Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, the upcoming heist action drama features T.I., Terence Howard, Wesley Snipes, Shameik Moore and Ethan Hawke, among others. Set in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the film follows four childhood friends from the lower ninth ward struggling […]
Twista serves up a reflective and enjoyable project with his five-track Lifetime EP. Featuring a guest appearance from Mad Lion, the rap veteran collaborated with Red Bull Songs’ team of producers and songwriters over a three-day studio session — the inner workings of which were captured in the accompanying Red Bull Music Studio Sessions: The Twista Edition. […]
New York, NY – Legendary radio hosts Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia are about to embark on their next adventure. Earlier this week, Bobbito revealed he and his longtime collaborator have teamed up for another podcast called The Actual Stretch & Bobbito Show. “You all been wondering, so . . . happy to share you […]
Inglewood, CA – D Smoke had all the tools to help win Netflix’s Hip Hop focused musical competition series Rhythm + Flow. He impressed the likes of T.I., Cardi B and Chance The Rapper with a charismatic attitude mixed with sharp talents fitting for any future rap superstar. Once the series ended in late October, […]
For young aspiring creatives, there tends to be a belief that money and quality are inexorably linked. When JAY-Z said “I’m tryin’ to give you a million dollars worth of game for $9.99,” on “The Story Of O.J.” the words mostly hit on an older demographic that grew up on years of Hov’s hustlers’ anthems. […]
Los Angeles, CA – Cali lovebirds YG and Kehlani and experienced a few hiccups in their short, budding courtship but whatever doesn’t kill the romance only makes it stronger. Such is the theme for “Konclusions,” their new collaboration that samples 2Pac’s classic “Hail Mary” on the chorus. Bompton’s Finest spits thug love like, “If I […]
Big Daddy Kane sat down with Family Matters actress-turned-podcast host Cherie Johnson for a recent episode of Cherie’s World where he was asked about Kobe Bryant’s recent death. Like many others, the Hip Hop legend was blindsided by the news. “I was really in a state of shock, like, ‘Wow, this is unreal,’” BDK said. […]
New York, NY – 50 Cent is in heavy promo mode for his new ABC crime drama For Life, which premiered on February 11. During a recent interview with The Breakfast Club, the seasoned rapper sat down with Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy and Angela Yee where the topic of Nick Cannon and Eminem inevitably came […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Cashus King has resurfaced with a new mixtape called Weightless. Boasting nine new tracks, the introspective project soars with gentle piano notes and intricately designed bars that highlight King’s innate rhyming ability. “Weightless represents the letting go of one’s stress, one’s doubts and one’s fears in order to embrace a nirvana-like state of […]
Justin Bieber is going through changes. Or … he already went through them? Something is changing and it’s certainly not his love for cringey lyrics. After a break to work on his health, Justin Bieber’s fifth studio album, Changes, details the same three moods he’s always had: sentimental, horny, and spiritual. The Biebs contains multitudes. […]
New York, NY – Snoop Dogg ignited a flurry of controversy when he lashed at out at seasoned journalist Gayle King for her CBS This Morning interview with WNBA legend Lisa Leslie. During their conversation, King broached the topic of Kobe Bryant’s 2003 sexual assault case and appeared to belabor the point after Leslie politely […]
How much do you think it costs to rent out one of those massive Times Square billboards? Because Harry Styles’s cover of “Big Yellow Taxi” by Joni Mitchell deserves a wide distribution. Okay, yes, that maybe defeats the meaning of the song, but the pure joy emanating from this clip needs to be spread! Every […]
JoJo Hailey’s contributions to R&B are permanently etched in music history thanks to his inimitable work with Jodeci and K-Ci & JoJo throughout the 1990s. Collectively, they’ve sold millions of albums worldwide and songs such as K-Ci & JoJo’s “All My Life” and Jodeci’s “Come & Talk To Me” are bona fide R&B staples. Over the […]
Who didn’t get married last year? You might find yourself asking this today, scrolling through Facebook Valentine’s Day odes and staring down the barrel of a new Justin Bieber album. But while 2019 revived the Wife Guy, particularly in music, they’ve been around the whole time. We don’t mean guys making music with their wives, […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Vega HeartBreak & M.C have crafted music for a laundry list of notable artists, including Jeezy, Akon, Yo Gotti, Maxwell, Kanye West, Drake, Rocko, Lloyd, Twista and Mia X. But when they take complete creative control, the result is emotionally profound. Case in point, the duo’s heart-wrenching video for “Monday” featuring Young […]
YG and Kehlani think they’re on some Beyoncé and Jay-Z “Upgrade U–type stuff. The fairly new couple went all “The Carters” for their joint song “Konclusions.” Listen, it’s a good track, but it includes so much we, as a society, didn’t need to know about them. Starting right at the beginning of the song, with […]
Curtis Roach celebrates Valentine’s Day by dropping his new EP Luv Bug. The four-track release is his follow-up to 2019’s Lellow project. “Back in June I made a project called Lellow which was me exercising my abilities to make more solid songs with different sounds that I would usually rap to,” he says in a […]
The $uicideboy$ have dropped a new album titled Stop Staring At The Shadows. The project is the duo’s first studio LP since 2018’s I Want To Die In New Orleans. Ruby Da Cherry and $crim’s latest album features 12 tracks. Production is handled by $crim under his Budd Dwyer persona. Check out the $uicideboy$’ Stop […]