Part rapper, part singer, and part heir to the throne of BET Uncut, Ontario hip-hop star Tory Lanez has carved out a unique path to fame that began as an overactive youth bouncing between family in Montreal, Toronto, New York, and Atlanta, then broke big thanks in part to Chixtape, a mixtape series on the […]
The rise of Instagram Live as a stopgap entertainment hub for people whose nighttime meeting grounds are shuttered indefinitely was the first sign that the quarantine couldnât completely quash plans for spring music, even in the absence of live events in the traditional sense. Over the past month, Minecraft has hosted festivals featuring performances from […]
RealStreetRadio – This week in Hip Hop, Tekashi 6ix9ine made a viral return to Instagram Live and premiered his new single and video, “GOOBA.” Also, T.I., Snoop Dogg, Meek Mill and others demanded justice for 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, who was gunned down by father and son Gregory and Travis McMichael back in February. Finally, DMX said he […]
Can you believe that Tekashi 6ix9ine is coming back to music at a time when weâre all basically glued to the internet? The rapper, still adjusting to home confinement after receiving an early release from prison, has already dropped a new song and music video, âGooba.â Itâs his first track since his 2018 debut, Dummy […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine has returned with his first single and video â “GOOBA” â since being released from prison last month. Last week, the polarizing rapper announced something big was happening on Friday (May 8) and evidently, this is it. Prior to the video drop, 6ix9ine showed off a huge ad for the single in Times […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine is plotting his rap return at 3 p.m. EST on Friday (May 8). Hours before the (oddly) highly anticipated event, Meek Mill isn’t holding back about his feelings toward the government’s former star witness. In a series of tweets, the Dreamchasers boss laid into 6ix9ine and compared him to Nipsey Hussle’s alleged killer […]
After 17 years of waiting, itâs Hayley Williams Day, and she is here to make the most of it. The Paramore singer released her debut solo full-length album, Petals for Armor, on May 8, and has now thrown in a music video for single âDead Horse.â The video features many Hayley Williamses â in mirror […]
Ariana Grande subtly (and philanthropically) confirmed her relationship with Dalton Gomez in the music video for âStuck With U,â her coronavirus relief song with Justin Bieber. And if youâre thinking âDalton Gomez? Who?â Thatâs exactly what she wants. At the end of the music video, which featured sweet clips of fans, the Biebers, and other […]
Earlier this March, Kehlani was scheduled to meet with her record label. She was preparing to put out her second album â her first since having a baby and a return to her R&B roots. There was a plan to open on Justin Bieberâs Changes tour, along with a number of dreamy solo dates. Executives […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine is preparing his comeback and the hour appears to be nigh. According to Akademiks’ social media postings, 6ix9ine has pinpointed Friday (May 8) at 3 pm EST to mark his return to Instagram Live and premiere new music. It will mark the first time he’s publicly spoken since September 2019, where he testified […]
When I speak with Caleb Landry Jones about his debut album, The Mother Stone, heâs talking on his flip phone from his family home in Texas. He doesnât use folksy turns of phrase or an overabundance of yâalls, but the Texas in his voice sneaks up when gerunds cut off at just the ânâ and […]
Just when we thought all hope was lost, Lady Gaga has given us something to put on the calendar. Her highly anticipated, long-awaited, once-delayed album Chromatica will finally see the light of day on May 29. âThe journey continues,â Gaga tweeted. âYou can officially join me on #Chromatica on May 29.â Looks like weâre in […]
It took only 40 minutes for Tekashi 6ix9ine to rack up over 460,000 likes on his first official Instagram post since 2018. On Tuesday (May 5), the controversial Brooklyn rapper shared a post with his 15.3 million followers that read simply, “IM GOING LIVE FRIDAY 3:00 PM EST.” “Lets get this party started,” he wrote […]
Some experts say that continuing to dress professionally can make it easier to work from home. Good thing 5 Seconds of Summer would normally be wearing tank tops anyway. When the band appeared on The Late Late Show With James Corden on May 4, Corden noted that two of the members, Luke and Ashton, were […]
Atlantic Records has added a new artist to its roster off the strength of Fortnite. On Monday (May 4), Billboard revealed the label signed Rozei, a 21-year-old rapper from Pennsylvania. Rozei started receiving attention after popular Fortnite gamers used his song âOoh La La” in several YouTube videos. From there, it landed on the radar of […]
During his first trip to Paris, France in January, Westside Gunn was enamored by what he saw. He fell deeply in love with the city streets, the Romanesque architecture and Parisian culture so much that he almost didn’t leave. “Paris has opened up my eyes to so much and I was just inspired by it,” […]
Brandy, momma to Syârai, and Chance the Rapper, wife guy to Kirsten Corley, dropped a Motherâs Day anthem just in time to remind you that itâs Motherâs Day on May 10. Thatâs enough time to mentally prepare for a phone call, send a thoughtful gift over, or dedicate Brandyâs new song âBaby Mamaâ to the […]
The return of The Dixie Chicks continues to be one of the few good things in the world, even when the songs are so, so sad. Martie Erwin Maguire, Emily Strayer, and Natalie Mainesâs latest, âJulianna Calm Down,â off their postponed album, Gaslighter, speaks directly to women in harmful relationships. âJulianna, calm down / You […]
The return of The Dixie Chicks continues to be one of the few good things in the world, even when the songs are so, so sad. Martie Erwin Maguire, Emily Strayer, and Natalie Mainesâs latest, âJulianna Come Home,â off their postponed album, Gaslighter, speaks directly to women in harmful relationships. âJulianna, calm down / You […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine is apparently intent on making his rap comeback. On Wednesday (April 29), DJ Akademiks hit Twitter and claimed Judge Paul A. Engelmayer had signed an order allowing the controversial rapper to make videos in his backyard and record new music in a home studio. “Breaking,” the tweet began. “Judge signs off order to […]
Welcome Haim to the quarantine music video game. New single âI Know Alone,â unintentionally released while weâre all spending our days alone, comes with a socially distanced music video featuring the sisters dancing six feet apart on a backyard basketball court. Unlike their last two, itâs not directed by Paul Thomas Anderson â the group […]
Orlando, FL – An Orlando rapper named LPB Poody and two others were injured in a shooting that left an 18-year-old University of Louisville football recruit, Dexter Rentz, dead. Rentz had just signed with the college last December and was set to visit the campus for his official recruitment visit on May 10. According to CNN, […]
French Montana keeps stirring the pot. The rapper talked up his own contributions to âUnforgettableâ and argued it wouldnât have been a hit without him in an Everyday Struggle interview. âI have one of the best A&R ears,â he said. âYou think ‘Unforgettable’ came to me like that before it went out? It was nothing […]
Remember Netflixâs Tiger King? It feels like a thousand years ago that everyone in America was binge-watching the bizarre and tragic tale of exotic animal owner-turned-convicted felon Joe Exotic. In the spirit of quarantine slowly driving everyone to the brink of madness, The Offspring have covered the song âHere Kitty Kitty,â from the docuseries, which, […]
Los Angeles, CA – Following the visual for his posse-cut “Tour” featuring Asian Doll, Glokk 9, NLE Choppa, Sada Baby and Kid Curry, Blueface shares the wild video for “Vibes.” related news Blueface Ignores Social Distancing & All Hell Breaks Loose On Instagram April 19, 2020 Taking place at the Find The Beat rapper’s private home, […]
Broward County, FL – The first suspect to be arrested for the 2018 murder of XXXTENTACION, Dedrick D. Williams, is begging Judge Michael A. Usan to let him out of prison for fear he’ll contract COVID-19. According to a letter obtained by TMZ, Williams believes he’s at high risk for catching the coronavirus and wants […]
DaBaby has come to collect his second No. 1 album. His April 17 release, Blame It on Baby, has full responsibility for bumping The Weekndâs After Hours from the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart, after four straight weeks. It was looking like no one could stop The Weeknd, not even Megan Thee Stallion, […]
Several Hip Hop legends stopped by the “Hip Hop Loves New York” YouTube event on Thursday (April 23). Ice-T, Public Enemy’s Chuck D, Naughty By Nature and Nas were just a handful of artists who popped in for the Universal Hip Hop Museum and Mass Appeal benefit for New York City healthcare workers battling COVID-19 […]
As it was prophesied, the coronavirus has ushered in a new era of art, albeit marked by tone-deaf celebrity videos along with bathtubs, basements, and broken records. Add this video to the museum too. New Kids on the Block brought together their ⊠friends ⊠Boyz II Men, Naughty by Nature, Big Freedia and Jordin […]
TRL was always a war. Fans of *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys battled for the run of the MTV music video countdown show in its early years, as did fans on opposing sides of the long-simmering (and overhyped) beef between Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. Hip-hop heads and nu-metal outcasts rejected the neatness of the mass-marketed […]