When the lights dim and someone tall and famous and glamorous opens the envelope for Best New Artist at the Grammys on Sunday night, they will probably twist their lips to say the name we all expect: the teenage sensation Billie Eilish, whose horny-emo thumping pop music has earned her many a trophy and the […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Boston Hip Hop stalwart Slaine is back with a new video for “Do Wha You Love” featuring Cyrus DeShield, which serves as the album closer on his latest LP One Day. Directed by SandoFilms, the visual tackles Slaine’s journey to sobriety, beginning with several people revealing how long they’ve been sober. Slaine â who’s […]
Los Angeles, CA – Actor/singer Orlando Brown made a wild claim earlier this week when he said he let Nick Cannon perform oral sex on him. Now, Cannon could’ve exploded with anger or embarrassment or completely ignored the situation altogether but instead, he decided to take the high road. On Wednesday (January 22), the Power […]
On December 8, six days after his 21st birthday, rapper and singer Juice WRLD suffered an unknown medical emergency shortly after landing at Chicagoâs Midway International Airport, and was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. Born Jarad Anthony Higgins, the Chicago rapper was known for his hit âLucid Dreams,â which peaked at No. 2 […]
Lizzo continues to rack up those career milestones. Just ahead of the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards â where’s she nominated in eight major categories â the pop powerhouse has unveiled her first Rolling Stone cover. The cover shot features Lizzo surrounded by two half-naked men kneeling at her feet holding bouquets of lilies as they look up […]
Apryl Jones apparently has some regrets. In a recent interview with Tiffany Pollard on Brunch With Tiffany, Omarion’s baby mother and ex-fiancĂ©e â who recently split up with B2K bandmember Lil Fizz â admitted there were several celebrities she should’ve slept with, including The Game, A$AP Rocky and Shaquille O’Neal. Addressing an Instagram Live rant from last […]
Miami, Florida – The platinum-selling trio of DoItAll, Mr. Funke and DJ Lord Jazz (collectively known as Lords Of The Underground) rose to prominence in the early 90s, with their first two albums spawning post-Golden Era essentials âChief Rockaâ and âTic Tocâ â among others. Though their third and fourth releases, which dropped in 1999 […]
Meek Mill had something to say about Tekashi 6ix9ine’s latest prison photo. Shortly after the incarcerated rapper’s alleged girlfriend shared a photo of 6ix9ine her Instagram account, the Dream Chaser Records founder hopped in the comment section to remind 6ix9ine he’s still a snitch. “That witness protection drip,” he wrote. In the photo, 6ix9ine’s signature […]
With the controversy between BeyoncĂ©‘s Ivy Park and the plus-size community growing, Megan Thee Stallion and Lizzo posted videos on social media of their Ivy Park shipments. Megan posted an Instagram video of herself twerking to BeyoncĂ©’s “Crazy in Love” as she received her box from Ivy Park. The rising rap superstar captioned the video, […]
I first spoke with Fiona Apple back in September, after she spontaneously emailed me and gave her first interview in seven years. She was in the midst of working on a new album, her first since 2012âs The Idler Wheel, and had quite happily become the sort of homebody who rarely left her house except […]
Tanya Tucker was a teen star in the thoroughly adult world of country music in the 1970s, schooled in singing with feeling and grit by her father Beau, who also managed her, and entrusted with poignant, weighty material by her legendary Nashville producer Billy Sherrill. Lightly rocking, loosely swinging, string-swathed, southern gothic tales like âDelta […]
The road to Selena Gomezâs latest album, Rare, has been full of difficulties â a kidney transplant, a breakup, and mental health troubles among them â but it seems that perseverance, and a number one single, have paid off spectacularly for the singer. Rare reached number one on the Billboard 200 Chart earlier today, with […]
New York, NY – Although Tekashi 6ix9ine’s signature rainbow-colored hair has faded to a dull brown with dirty blonde tips, the incarcerated rapper is still unmistakably Teakshi 6ix9ine. On Tuesday (January 21), his alleged girlfriend shared a photo of 6ix9ine behind bars rocking an all-white prison jumpsuit and several braids, his prominent “69” tattoo standing […]
According to the late Mac Miller’s Circles producer Jon Brion, the posthumously released project was actually album No. 2 of a trilogy. During a recent chat with The New York Times, the storied musician explained their creation process and the deflating feeling of never finishing their studio work. “[Mac] had this whole aquatic theme that […]
The often elusive Aesop Rock has resurfaced on Instagram for a good cause. On Monday (January 20), the verbose Rhymesayers MC posted a photo of famed skateboarding videographer Kurt Hayashi â who shot Aesop’s 2017 video for “Hot Dogs” â and revealed he’d suffered a stroke the night before. “A very close friend of mine, […]
Los Angeles, CA – Diddy has undergone another name change, but this time it’s much more than a new moniker. The Hip Hop mogul has legally changed his government name from Sean John Combs to Sean Love Combs, according to The Blast. The Bad Boy Records founder filed a petition to change his name to […]
Screwball rapper Hostyle has died at the age of 47. According to a tweet from R.A. The Rugged Man, fellow Screwball member Blaq Poet confirmed the news on Sunday (January 19). “DAMN… the worst news ever,” he wrote. “I just found out my people HOSTYLE from SCREWBALL passed away. I just got off the phone […]
15x-Grammy Award winner Alicia Keys has announced her next album â the simply titled ALICIA. The veteran singer/pianist and upcoming host of the 2020 Grammy Awards announced the news Instagram with a photo of the album’s cover art. In the caption, she revealed the project will arrive on March 20. View this post on Instagram #ALICIA […]
An Australian artist made a hand-drawn portrait of Kanye West by repeatedly writing his name. The the artist, who goes by the handle @alx.n.ria, posted a video on Saturday (January 18) highlighting the creation process for the artwork. The clip begins with her writing out Kanye’s name using a pen on a blank sheet of […]
Iâve got to be honest. When I first heard Tarriona âTankâ Ball sing with Tank and the Bangas on their 2017 NPR Tiny Desk concert, I had no idea what this girl was talking about. âWould have been fish / Would have been meat / Would have been eggs / Would have been fruit,â begins […]
She didnât get an Oscar nomination for the Cats song, but Taylor Swift is not giving up on that Best Original Song award. Taylor Swiftâs upcoming Netflix documentary, Miss Americana, chronicles her pivot to politics and shows Swift writing âan anthem for millennials who might have come away disillusioned with the political process,â Variety reports, […]
Producer, composer, singer-songwriter, and session player Jon Brion has left an indelible mark on the face of pop, rock, and hip-hop over nearly 40 years of work. His impressive rĂ©sumĂ© includes collaborations with Fiona Apple, Elliott Smith, Aimee Mann, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, BeyoncĂ©, and many more. He has scored two dozen films since the […]
After you sign up for an actual public library card (Seriously, why donât you have one yet? The library is free!), head on over to Radiohead.com for a much more rarefied bibliological experience. According to an announcement made Monday, Radiohead is relaunching their website as the ultimate fan archive. âRadiohead.com has always been infuriatingly uninformative […]
New York City, ny – Not many artists habitually keep their authenticity intact to the degree that Brooklyn rapper Uncle Murda does. Having toured Australia and New Zealand this past November with 50 Cent and Janet Jackson, and recently dropped his first project in two years, Donât Come Outside Volume 2, heâs continuing to thrive. […]
Drake shouted out some respected MCs and artists in a series of posts on Instagram Stories. The OVO boss showed love to Phonte, The Roots, MF DOOM, Elzhi and more while sharing his listening selections from Sunday night (January 19). “Spent my night listening to some of the greatest ever,” Drake wrote before posting photos […]
Louis Tomlinson just dropped the music video for the titular track off his debut album, Walls, and the song is every bit as slow and introspective as the videoâs barren desert landscape suggests. The single is easy listening, lonely pop rock reminiscent of the 2000s (think early Green Day, but with an inspirational, self-help slant). […]
The Brooklyn Hip Hop scene got a little more unified as Casanova and Pop Smoke put an end to their beef. After tensions between the two began to publicly surface in recent weeks, Casanova revealed he’s on good terms with Pop on Sunday (January 19). The Roc Nation artist posted a photo of his friendly […]
In celebration of the release of Offset‘s collaboration with fashion designer Chaz A. Jordan, Cardi B promised some fellatio to her husband. The entertainer made the offer on her Twitter after the collaboration was released on Thursday (January 16). She wrote, “Sooooo proud of my man!! Celebration in my throat today!!!” Sooooo proud of my […]
RealStreetRadio – This week in Hip Hop, Eminem dropped his surprise album Music To Be Murdered By. Also, Royce Da 5’9 unleashed his new single “Overcomer” featuring a diss aimed at Yelawolf, and 2 Chainz cut down his dreads. Eminem Releases Music To Be Murdered By Eminem surprised fans with a new album titled Music […]
Michelle Obama has debuted a new workout playlist on Spotify, sharing a Hip Hop-heavy selection of songs on Sunday (January 19). The former first lady’s collection includes tracks from The Carters (JAY-Z and BeyoncĂ©), Cardi B, 2 Chainz, Lizzo, Anderson .Paak and the late Nipsey Hussle, among others. Obama’s picks arrive a few weeks after […]