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 Cityâs anti-idling laws! Get it? Theyâre homophones. NYCâs Department of Environmental Protection has enlisted Idol for a new âBilly Never Idlesâ campaign reminding drivers to shut off their ignition when theyâre not driving after âmore than three minutes ⊠except in […]
Doja Cat is quite the distraction in her new music video for âSay So,â transporting us to a vibey â70s Los Angeles world. In the video, Doja challenges a record player repairman to âkeep it focusedâ as she sips a fruit cocktail and lounges around a gorgeous loft. Although he manages to get the job […]
Wait, has BTS been starting a cult this whole time? In their new music video for âOnâ the seven members â Jungkook, RM, J-Hope, Jin, Jimin, V, and Suga â power through hardship and walk into glory ⊠or maybe something more sinister. Each boy starts caught up in a folktale: Jin saves a dove; […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – To kick off his birthday last month, El Paso-bred rapper Artson decided to deliver a song a week for the rest of 2020. Now, the Native American MCÂ has linked up with veteran Hip Hop artist Ras Kass and DJ RedCloud for “Rise Up.” “I couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate […]
Shabazz Palaces â the duo of Digable Planets MC Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler and Tendai “Baba” Maraire â have announced their next album, The Don Of Diamond Dreams. Ahead of its release, the Sub Pop Records artists have released the inaugural single “Faster Learner” featuring Purple Tape Nate, another futuristic trip into the duo’s eclectic mix of […]
Is Megan Thee Stallion sure her name isnât a reference to being a workhorse? For the past year, the powerhouse rapper has been navigating fame while studying for a degree, making music, and mourning her mother. After all of this grinding, Megan Thee Stallion told Rolling Stone that she hopes to honor her mom, Holly […]
Will Smith is taking his Bel-Air Athletics line to the next level with an all-new limited edition collection titled “Bel-Air Miami (Home/Away).” The collection is inspired by Smith’s close connection with the city of Miami. The unisex line features a variety of colorful looks that consumers can try and get their hands on. The designs […]
Taylor Swift wanted her fans up bright and early to get this lesson on feminism. âThe Manâ music video dropped at seven oâclock in the morning this Thursday, before young Swifties head off to school and before adult Swifties have their morning coffee. Taylor Swift, in some award-worthy makeup, literally becomes the man in this […]
The first time I saw King Krule, performing at an event for the now-defunct College Media Journal Music Marathon in New York hosted by the Fader in 2011, he seemed an excited and preternaturally talented teen guitar wiz on the rise. The thenâ17-year-old singer-songwriter, just weeks out from his first good marks at indie publications […]
Lil Baby revealed why he’s never gotten any tattoos in an interview with the New York Times. While answering a question about whether he foresaw rap as a career path, the Quality Control Music artist shared his reasoning for the lack of ink on his body. “I never saw me being a rapper,” he explained. […]
Los Angeles, CA – For four years, YG has successfully branded his 4Hunnid imprint as a record label, fashion tag and a catchphrase. On Wednesday (February 26), the Bompton-bred rap star entered a joint venture with Epic Records to exclusively release, distribute, and market new music from the Los Angeles-based independent record label. The soon […]
Remember the old days when yelling âRihannaâs impact!â didnât mean another queen is delaying their album? Weâre old now. And so weary. And yet, SZA told Rolling Stone her highly anticipated sophomore album might not even be an album. âMusic is coming out this year for sure,â she said. âAn album? Strong words.â Okay, technically, […]
Ontario-based producer Elaquent has released his Forever Is A Pretty Long Time album featuring Oddisee, Blu, Cavalier and Guilty Simpson. The project features 13 tracks, including the previously released single “Airwalk” featuring Chester Watson. âIâm fortunate to have a few Hip Hop veterans on my album, but it was important to me to have some fresh faces […]
In an effort to boost the awareness of his Music To Be Murdered By single “Godzilla,” Eminem launched the #GodzillaChallenge on social media, daring fans to duplicate the tongue-twisting third verse for undisclosed prizes. The verse is said to cram 224 words (containing 330 total syllables) in 31 seconds of rapping. View this post on […]
For the second time in the last week, Diddy has made it clear he intends to bring “true” R&B back. During one of his recent Instagram Stories, he expanded on what that would look like and how it will coincide with the Making The Band reboot. “I’m in the lab right now really on my […]
Reflection Music Group artist Parris Chariz is all about individuality and expressing himself and his wacky “Smooth Operator” video is living proof. The bubbling Christian rapper linked with RealStreetRadio to premiere the clip, which goes the distance of showing an MC not taking themselves too seriously. “I wanted to do a song and video to […]
Here is a list of very, very important wicked things: âElphaba at the end of âAs Long As Youâre Mineâ âHow smaht Matt Damon is in Good Will Hunting ââWicked Gameâ by Chris Isaak, as covered by CĂ©line Dion Yes, you read that third one right. For a Spotify Singles session, CĂ©line Dion has recorded […]
The ongoing blending of the music and podcast worlds â thanks to aggressive podcast investments from both Spotify and Sony Music Entertainment â has led to an interesting new hybrid marketing tactic: artists, from all genres and at all career stages, are now creating podcasts to promote their albums. In June 2019, the Pixies launched […]
Pete Davidson is right about one thing. After his breakup with Ariana Grande, the world collectively rebounded with Thank U, Next. So, he figures, Grande got her double-album drop and now he gets his Netflix special, Alive From New York. In his set, sandwiched between the Dan Crenshaw controversy and 9/11 jokes, Davidson attempts to […]
Justin Timberlake couldnât not be a part of the musical ensemble for Trolls World Tour, the sequel to 2016âs hit animated movie Trolls, after he kept moms dancing into 2020 with âCanât Stop the Feeling.â This time, heâs brought SZA along for the ride. Thank God, honestly. âThe Other Sideâ is a deeply infectious, groovy […]
While on a trip to Puerto Rico last June for the Puerto Rock Steady Music Festival, J Dilla’s mother Ma Dukes invited Dres to come by the house for a home cooked meal after the show. Of course, the Black Sheep MC happily obliged. As they broke bread together, she blessed him with a rare, once-in-a-lifetime […]
New York, NY – As Run-DMC was on the journey to becoming the celebrated, pioneering Hip Hop group they are today, they had an ample amount of help from the people they grew up with in Hollis, Queens. Runny Ray, who was part of the Hollis Crew, would handle a host of duties for Rev […]
High Fidelityâs full official playlist includes 133 songs, courtesy of the wide-ranging curation of the seriesâ music-supervision team. That amounts to nearly nine hours of music, spanning too many micro-genres to count, featuring a wide array of artists ranging from instantly recognizable (Bowie, Prince, Nina Simone) to âI donât know it, but I know I […]
Beep, beep, heavy load coming through. The boys of BTS â RM, J-Hope, Jimin, Jin, Jungkook, V, and Suga â crammed into James Cordenâs magical self-driving SUV for their debut âCarpool Karaoke.â Seriously, how often does James Corden get to use the back row of seats? And do you think they had to play rock, […]
Big Turks (Rome Streetz, Jamal Gasol and Lord Juco) teamed up with Rim Da Villin for a track called “Seven” on their self-titled debut LP. Months after its release, the trio has connected with producer Mr. Green to give the song the remix treatment. “I had been hearing about Rome Streetz for a minute, so […]
Yella Beezy has linked up with director David H. Nguyen to provide some visuals for his new single “Keep It In The Streets.” The Dallas-based rapper’s black-and-white video features figures from his Oak Cliff neighborhood and urges viewers to never talk to the police. “Just don’t runâ to the law,” he says on the track’s intro. […]
Philadelphia, PA – The Roots have joined Hip Hop legends such as Wu-Tang Clan and The Notorious B.I.G. in getting a street named in their honor. Philadelphia’s City Council has recognized a portion of East Passyunk Avenue as the official avenue of the Philly-bred band. Black Thought, Questlove and the rest of the group’s stretch […]
Eminem wants to see if anyone can replicate his rapid-fire delivery from the song “Godzilla.” Slim Shady has launched the #GodzillaChallenge on the Triller app, daring anyone to match his breathless flow while spitting bars from the third verse of his single. “Fill âem with the venom and eliminate âem’ @trillervids #GodzillaChallenge is on,” he […]
Kingston, Jamaica – The Jamaica Music Conference took place in Kingston at the Courtleigh Auditorium earlier this month. As part of the event, Kool Herc and his sister Cindy Campbell joined SVP of artist/label relations at TIDALÂ Jason Kpana, Reggae/Caribbean/World curator and music programmer for Pandora Music Diego Herrera and YouTube’s Director of Urban Music Tuma […]