The eternally hip frontman of the Cars, Ric Ocasek, died at the age of 75 last year, with his body being discovered in his Manhattan home by his wife of several decades, the Czech supermodel Paulina Porizkova. The couple had announced in 2017 that they were separating, and began divorce proceedings in the weeks leading […]
To all the punks who are reading this but didn’t bother seeing David Byrne and his monochromatic pals in American Utopia: Well, lucky you, because American Utopia is actually coming back in a few months. But that’s not the point. We don’t want to reward your procrastination. But we guess we have to, anyway, because […]
Having a quiet night in listening to Glass Houses? Hoping to one day prove your undivided loyalty to Sir William Joel, the titular Piano Man? Well, he just jacked up his home security system thanks to a recent burglary hit (a few motorcycles were vandalized, nothing serious), and he’s really hoping to test it out. […]
Mobile, AL – Since its inception nearly a decade ago, Think It’s A Game Records (TIG) has consistently illuminated polarizing southern rap talents — most notably kickstarting the careers of YFN Lucci and Rich Homie Quan. Now, with a loaded roster of young blood and the same tenacity for beaconing from the south, TIG has […]
Public EnemyRadio — P.E. mastermind Chuck D, DJ Lord, Jahi and the S1Ws — is performing at a Bernie Sanders rally in Los Angeles on Sunday (March 1), but evidently that didn’t sit well with Flavor Flav. On Friday (February 28), Flav’s team blasted the notion and insisted the Flavor Of Love reality TV star doesn’t […]
New York, NY – Eminem’s #GodzillaChallenge has rap hopefuls and established MCs giving it their all. Bizzy Bone tried it (and kind of missed point), while countless aspiring rappers sent in their entries in an attempt to beat — or at least come close to — the 224 words Em spits in 31 seconds on […]
Surely you remember the Super Bowl Halftime Show. It happened only a few weeks ago and arguably clinched the win for butts that evening. Many viewers heartily enjoyed the spectacle, a sexy sprint through Jennifer Lopez’s and Shakira’s greatest hits. There was athletic dancing, there was a pointed message of support for Puerto Rico, and […]
André 3000 was spotted several times around the country playing a flute last year. One lucky fan snapped a photo of him playing it at an airport, while another caught him wandering around in Philly putting musical notes into the air and taking photos with his fans. During a recent interview with Complex, Madlib — […]
Forget celebrities reacting to Eminem at the Oscars. Try Nicki reacting to drag queens on RuPaul’s Drag Race. Television’s greatest drag-based reality competition series had its Season 12 premiere last night, and in proud Drag Race tradition, it invited an A-list royal to be the first guest judge of the season. Nicki Minaj, she of […]
The calendar gods have gifted you with an extra day this Leap Year, and now you can spend it enjoying Bad Bunny’s new album YHLQMDLG. The title stands for the phrase “Yo Hago Lo Que Me Da La Gana,” which roughly translates to, as the rapper told Jimmy Fallon while visiting the Tonight Show Thursday […]
Four months after filing a lawsuit rejecting their claim on her number-one hit song “Truth Hurts,” producers Justin Raisen, Jeremiah Raisen and Justin “Yves” Rothman have filed a lawsuit claiming they once helped co-create a Lizzo song called “Healthy” that they allege is, well, maybe not 100% that song, but similar enough to “Truth Hurts” […]
Atlanta, GA – Lil Baby has reloaded and dropped his sophomore album My Turn and relinked with Gunna in the video for the LP’s lead single “Heatin’ Up” on Friday (February 28). In the Jon J.-directed visual, the frequent Atlanta-based collaborators who have created hits such as “Drip Too Hard,” “Ready” and “Deep End” display how they’ve […]
The aftershock brought forth by Lil Nas X continues to permeate the culture. Up next, the mysterious RMR has made a serious social media indent with his debut single ‘Rascal,’ which has amassed 15,000 views on YouTube with nearly new 1,000 subscribers within its first 24 hours of existence. His Instagram, in all its three-post […]
Atlanta, GA – Physical fitness expert and one-half of dead prez Stic released his third solo album Workout II on Friday (February 28). It’s the follow-up to his 2011 album that burgeoned his own lifestyle music subgenre called “Fit Hop” which focuses on his passion for healthy living and exercise. “It’s all about putting in the […]
Whether its a street race, a heist, the big basketball game, or just a presidential run, rapper Roddy Ricch just can’t stop winning in the new video for his viral hit “The Box,” which comes from his debut album Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial. Co-created with Christian Breslauer, the visual follows Ricch’s unstoppable success […]
Tee Grizzley wasn’t expecting to find out Royce Da 5’9 discouraged Eminem from collaborating with him on Shady’s recent Music To Be Murdered By album — but that’s exactly what happened. During an interview with The Breakfast Club, Nickle Nine revealed he told Em not to put Tee on the album because they didn’t want […]
Kelly “Has the Range” Clarkson is back at it again with another perfect Kellyoke cover on The Kelly Clarkson Show. This time, it’s a silky-smooth rendition of Whitney Houston’s “Run to You,” proving once and for all that we don’t need a posthumous Whitney Houston hologram; just a generous touring package for Clarkson. Clarkson gets […]
Shakespeare said “All the world’s a stage,” but admittedly some of us have dirty bathroom mirrors and others have NCAA gymnastics routines. Nia Dennis, a junior at UCLA, just went viral for her Beyoncé Homecoming-inspired floor routine and she deserves every like and retweet. In between gravity-defying jumps and tumbling passes, Dennis flips her hair, […]
Houston, TX – An army of ambitious rappers have tackled Eminem’s #GodzillaChallenge in hopes of beating, or at least coming close to, the 224 words Shady spits in 31 seconds on the Music To Be Murdered By single “Godzilla” featuring the late Juice Wrld. Now, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony OG Bizzy Bone is throwing his hat in the […]
I’ve been playing Bayonetta a bunch this month. …How to even describe it? You’re a gun-wielding witch who awakens from a several-hundred-year slumber stripped of your memories but not your weaponry. You tear through a sepia-toned landscape causing all kinds of psychedelic gore, I guess to restore the balance between light and darkness, or whatever. […]
Why can’t Harry Styles drop on, like, a Sunday evening when we’re already curled into a mass of blankets, instead of a hopeful Friday morning? It’s not the time to sob, but the “Falling” music video does not care. Styles is stuck playing the piano (fingers adorned in massive gold rings, you know, casually) as […]
Normani’s career post–Fifth Harmony is finally taking off. She’s on covers with Megan Thee Stallion and SZA, on blockbuster soundtracks with Ariana Grande, and she told Rolling Stone she’s planning to release her second single in time for summer. But she still can’t escape the drama. In her cover story for Rolling Stone, Normani addresses […]
Did Bad Bunny not see his shadow or something? Because his new album is coming up quick, just like spring. The Puerto Rican rapper announced his album title, cover art, and release date on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. YHLQMDLG is out Saturday, February 29, Leap Day. “Saturday sounds so far,” Bad Bunny stops […]
Remember that catchy song that leaked about three weeks ago that you absolutely did not under any circumstances listen to because that would be music piracy and you would never do that? Well lucky for you patient and law-abiding little monsters, the music video for Lady Gaga’s first single “Stupid Love” off her highly anticipated […]
The world’s favorite K-Pop cult supergroup BTS has some bad news: they are cancelling the Korean leg of their world tour due to growing concerns about the recent coronavirus outbreak. The band announced on Thursday that they are cancelling four performances in South Korea in April due to health risks regarding the recent spread of […]
Planet Asia has connected with producer 38 Spesh for a new album titled Trust The Chain. The LP serves as the follow-up to the veteran MC’s Medallions EP, which was released last December. The Gold Chain Music rapper’s 10-track project features collaborations with Elcamino, Rasheed Chappell, Fred The Godson and The Musalini. Production is handled […]
Taylor Swift has a new music video out which means all other work I had planned to do today is simply off the table as I bust out my internet magnifying glass and prepare to Harriet the Spy the shit out of this thing. The video for “The Man” runs 4 minutes, 14 seconds long […]
Phoenix, AZ – After seven grueling years on dialysis, Blackalicious MC Gift of Gab finally underwent a double kidney transplant at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona earlier this month — but recovery hasn’t exactly been easy. A minor setback sent him back to the ER shortly after the surgery and he’s been attempting […]
Armed with their black boller hats, dookie rope chains and adidas tracksuits, Run-DMC started breaking down barriers since exploding on the scene with their 1984 self-titled debut, in the process becoming the first Hip Hop group to ever earn a gold record. With the release of 1985’s King Of Rock, Rev Run, DMC and Jam […]
Punk rocker Billy Idol has found his latest hardcore, counterculture movement: enforcing New York City’s anti-idling laws! Get it? They’re homophones. NYC’s Department of Environmental Protection has enlisted Idol for a new “Billy Never Idles” campaign reminding drivers to shut off their ignition when they’re not driving after “more than three minutes … except in […]