After a 19-year hiatus, Killarmy is back with their first album since 2001’s Fear, Love & War. Titled Full Metal Jackets, the project finds 9th Prince, Kinetic 9, Islord, Killa Sin and ShoGun Assasson in top form, delivering more of that gritty, New York Hip Hop that made them famous. The 11-track effort was produced primarily […]
Just Blaze and Samantha Ronson will headline an all-day open-format DJ showcase on Twitch in an effort to raise funds for COVID-19 first responders. Presented by Beatsource — a joint venture between Beatport and DJcity — the livestreamed fundraiser is set to go down this Saturday (April 11) from 12-8 pm PST. “With all the […]
This Sunday, many will celebrate a man who rose again three days after his death. But today, we celebrate a woman who wrote and recorded a full song three days after her album announcement. Charli XCX has released the first cut from her quarantine album, how i’m feeling now, “forever,” exactly 72 hours after the […]
Freddie Gibbs has a new hat line. The Gary, Indiana-bred rapper quietly launched the Good Crack brand, which includes a website where fans can purchase two different dad hats. The minimalist website opens up with a lookbook for the two hats, hilariously named “Good Crack Dad-Cap” and “D’fuck Dad Cap.” The former is a black […]
Twenty-eight years after its original release, Dr. Dre’s debut solo album, The Chronic, is hitting all global streaming services. According to a press release, the 1992 classic will arrive Entertainment One on Spotify and all other major DSPs on April 20, the international smoker’s holiday. “Fans now have another reason to celebrate on what has […]
YouTube – The music industry along with the world is in unprecedented times with the coronavirus pandemic. There has been much to say from artists about how to proceed in this climate. REVOLT TV is doing its part by broadcasting a live town hall Thursday (April 9) at 11 p.m. EST. The event titled STATE OF […]
The world could be ending and soft boys would still figure out how to make it about them. This week, Hustlers extra Usher and the Weeknd have discreetly started beefing about an eight-year-old song — clearly quarantine has brought some stuff up. In a new interview with Variety, the Weeknd recalled one of the first […]
Chynna, an on-the-rise rapper from Philadelphia, died April 8 at 25, her family confirmed through management to Pitchfork. Her cause of death is unknown. “Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely missed,” her family said in a statement. Born Chynna Rogers, she asked rapper A$AP Yams over Twitter if she could intern for him […]
Stephen Colbert and Brandi Carlile, who have both performed with John Prine at different career points, honored the legendary songwriter on The Late Show on April 8. Colbert recalled learning to play Prine’s songs on guitar after his wife gave him a mixtape with “Paradise” on it. “I learned to play ‘How Lucky’ and learned […]
And just like that, Selena Gomez’s latest album Rare is now available in a deluxe edition. The singer announced that she was adding a new track “Boyfriend” and two unreleased songs, “She” and “Souvenir” to the deluxe edition of Rare just this past Monday. Now, four days later, the bops have arrived and they brought […]
Instagram – While fans await a new date for the Teddy Riley versus Kenneth “Babyface’ Edmonds battle, Swizz Beatz has announced a new matchup that’s just as epic — RZA versus DJ Premier. “The paperwork is in,” Swizz wrote on Instagram. View this post on Instagram That paperwork is in!!!!!! #VERZUZ present @rza vs @djpremier this sat […]
Burgeoning rapper and former model Chynna Rogers — better known as Chynna — has reportedly passed away. According to The Wrap, her manager John Miller confirmed she died on Wednesday (April 8). “I can regrettably confirm Chynna passed away,” Miller said email. He added that her family said, “Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely […]
Los Angeles, CA – BIA exploded on to the music scene and most people’s radar when she was featured on Russ’ Billboard Hot 100 hit, “Best On Earth” released in 2019. The song was everywhere in every Hip Hop and pop medium and quickly rose to become a commercial hit. Though the Puerto Rican-Italian rapper […]
New York, NY – In 2016, Mulatto made television history when she became the winner of the inaugural season of Lifetime’s The Rap Game, which was executive produced by Queen Latifah and Jermaine Dupri. And though she was offered a contract with So So Def Records for her efforts, she made headlines — again — […]
The Weeknd’s late-night partying catches up to him in his “Until I Bleed Out” video, the latest hazy clip from his After Hours saga. Sporting his signature red suit jacket and bloodied face, Abel attends a glamorous celebration — complete with beautiful women, balloons and confetti. Suddenly, after the room begins to spin, the clearly intoxicated singer […]
In case you think the Weeknd is taking himself too seriously, he wants you to know that it was comedy legend (and Sonic standout) Jim Carrey who inspired him to perform in the first place. “The Mask was the first film I ever went to see in a theater — my mom took me when […]
We talk about death every day now. It’s in the air. It’s on the ground. It’s waiting on the other end of cell phones buzzing in the wee, small hours. It’s peering back at us through laptop screens. It’s wafting into windows on sirens punctuating silent nights, slicing through our illusion of calm as steel […]
Belly has opened up about his struggles with depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. In an Instagram post shared on the Palestinian-Canadian rapper’s birthday (April 7), Belly revealed how mentally and physically difficult a time he’s had in recent years. “The last couple years have been fucked up for me in almost every way,” he wrote. […]
Sure, during quarantine, the concept of time loses its meaning, but Drake should’ve known better than to show off his Toronto megamansion just two months after Parasite won Best Picture. He might want to check his basement now that his 50,000-square-foot home is on the cover of May’s Architectural Digest. Although we expected no less […]
Tributes to John Prine, a folk performer and songwriter celebrated for his clever and poignant lyricism, poured in on social media after his death on April 7. “Over here on E Street, we are crushed by the loss of John Prine,” Bruce Springsteen tweeted. “John and I were ‘New Dylans’ together in the early 70s […]
Folk music legend John Prine died today at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Prine’s family confirmed that he died of complications from COVID-19. Prine’s wife and manager Fiona had previously tested positive for COVID-19 before Prine was hospitalized “after a sudden onset of COVID-19 symptoms.” He was 73. Prine had previously survived cancer twice, […]
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the globe, more and more celebrities are pitching in to help. Whether it’s mask donations to a local hospital, monetary assistance or Instagram Live parties, they’re all trying to contribute in their own way. On Tuesday (April 7), Eminem stepped in and announced a free subscription to his […]
Roddy Ricch‘s popular single “The Box” has inspired dance challenges, TikTok videos of people cleaning mirrors and the latest upload from Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav. In a new TikTok clip, the 61-year-old artist can be seen showing off his signature oversized clock and hilariously mouthing the words to the Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial […]
Skyzoo is teaming up with Italian jazz band Dumbo Station for a collaborative project titled The Bluest Note. The veteran MC has announced an April 24 release date for the EP and dropped its lead single “Good Enough Reasons.” “Since my debut album, I’ve never released a project that didn’t include a moment of jazz […]
R. Kelly’s request for release on bail due to the coronavirus pandemic has been denied. “While I am sympathetic to the defendant’s understandable anxiety about COVID-19, he has not established compelling reasons warranting his release,” Brooklyn Federal Court Judge Ann M. Donnelly wrote in her four-page decision, released on Tuesday. The Chicago federal jail Kelly is […]
Los Angeles, CA – Shoreline Mafia associate and burgeoning rapper Mac P Dawg was reportedly shot and killed in Los Angeles on Monday night (April 6). No Jumper podcast host Adam Grandmaison tweeted about the incident in the wee hours of Tuesday (April 7). “Shoreline Mafia associate @MACPDAWG was gunned down in LA tonight,” the post […]
Dance and rap duo Ayo & Teo will serve as the hosts and judges of Quibi’s new dance competition show, The Sauce, airing on Monday (April 6). The brothers were first welcomed into the spotlight by Usher, who noticed their dancing talent over social media, and invited them to perform with him at the 2016 […]
I spent most of my 20s toiling away in supermarkets and minor chain department stores, making just enough money to get to the next week in one piece. (My heart goes out to grocery store employees in hectic public-facing positions during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is draining, often thankless work on a good day; if […]
Call it her King Lear: Charli XCX will release a full album made during this period of social distancing, she announced on Monday in a Zoom meeting for 1,000 fans. The album, tentatively titled (Lauv, if you’re reading this, look away) How I’m Feeling Now, is set to come out May 15. “I’ve decided that […]
Atlanta, GA – In another perplexing move, Young Chop headed to 21 Savage’s old neighborhood over the weekend in an attempt to find the platinum-selling rapper. The tenured producer, who appears to be going through some kind of mental breakdown, has been hassling 21 for over a week. On Sunday (April 5), Chop went to […]