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 ‘em with the venom and eliminate ‘em’ @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 TIDAL Jason Kpana, Reggae/Caribbean/World curator and music programmer for Pandora Music Diego Herrera and YouTube’s Director of Urban Music Tuma […]
The Game has been pumping out albums since 2005’s The Documentary. Needless to say, his experience in the music industry runs deep. On Tuesday (February 25), the veteran rapper hopped on Twitter to let his one million followers know the internet is to blame for pushing subpar music on the masses. “The internet forces you to […]
Pop Smoke’s “Dior” has debuted at No. 49 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first solo track to earn a spot on the chart. The late rapper previously earned a Hot 100 entry with “GATTI,” a collaboration with Travis Scott from last year’s JACKBOYS compilation. The Brooklyn-bred artist was shot and killed during a […]
More than a decade after her last album and many years of a completely retreating from the public eye, Welsh singer-songwriter Duffy revealed on social media on Tuesday the horrendous circumstances that lead to her anonymity in the 2010s: She was the victim of an abduction. “Many of you wonder what happened to me, where […]
When the High Fidelity reboot was in preproduction — before Zoë Kravitz had even signed on to play Rob, a role made famous by John Cusack in the 2000 movie — music supervisors Manish Raval, Alison Rosenfeld, and Tom Wolfe of Aperture started making playlists. The producers made their own mixes, as did Kravitz once […]
DaBaby has reportedly put one of his legal battles to bed. According to The Blast, the Interscope Records artist has settled a lawsuit against a model he accused of extorting him. Defendant Marjorie Guaracho was one of the models hired to be in the background of DaBaby’s “VIBEZ” video, which was filmed last September. After […]
Buffalo, NY – One of the more intriguing things about the iceberg that is Griselda’s journey — which has culminated in a rather quick ascent over the past two years — is the stories that lay just beneath the surface. One such timeline is producer Camoflauge Monk who has been part of the circle since […]
Noa James’ innate ability to communicate his feelings through not only the lyrics of his music but also the mood it sets is evident once again on his latest project. On Tuesday (February 25), the Inland Empire-based MC returned with The Love Was Never Hidden, a six-track journey into his emotional, mental and spiritual growth. […]
Following the NBA’s Hip Hop friendly All-Star Weekend, the heads at Bleacher Report and Mitchell & Ness have teamed up with a handful of prominent rappers to pay tribute to their hometown teams with a rather unique music-meets-basketball mash-up. On Tuesday (February 25), the NBA Remix Collection was introduced which features custom jerseys, T-shirts, hoodies, […]
Grimes is the archetypal modern internet citizen. She’s heard all the right records. She’s seen all the right films. She has great taste in video games and anime. She reads a lot and studies language and history. She has lofty ideas about where tech is headed. She got serious about wokeness and poptimism early on, […]
Oakland, CA – Bay Area rapper Kafani is denying reports he’s the ringleader of a multi-million dollar wire fraud ring. On Friday (February 21), The Mercury News reported Kafani stands accused by federal prosecutors of running a scheme that allegedly stole millions from several victims across the state of California. But Kafani begs to differ. […]
Young M.A thinks the current state of music is stale and is missing something to spice things up a bit. On Monday (February 24), the “Oooouuu” rapper took to Twitter to voice her opinions on what could be done to bring balance to the music industry. “Music don’t feel the same because we barely have […]
Los Angeles, CA – Muuzictyme Entertainment Network — the world’s premier black-owned, independent pay-per-view concert network — is teaming up with RealStreetRadio 2019 Rapper of the Year DaBaby to launch their innovative new platform that brings live concert experiences to smartphones and smart TVs across the globe. View this post on Instagram YOU DON’T WANT […]
Tory Lanez has announced he’s moving on from Interscope Records. The Canadian rapper tweeted the news on Monday afternoon (February 24) while plugging his next project New Toronto 3. “ITS OFFICIAL, NEW TORONTO 3 COMES OUT MARCH !!!!” he wrote in all caps. “AND AS SOON AS YOU HEAR IT … I HAVE OFFICIALLY FINISHED […]
Best Coast’s last album, 2015’s California Nights, was the ultimate Best Coast album: crisp, guitar-driven music about love and getting high in California. But when a journalist recently asked front woman Bethany Cosentino how many songs on her band’s new album, Always Tomorrow, were about California, she recalls having to break the news that, this […]
Lil Yachty is teaming up with Grailed to give fans a chance to own items from his personal wardrobe. The designer has curated selections from Lil Boat’s collection as part of Yacht Week, which officially launched on Monday (February 24). “As with most of our partnerships, we curated this selection based on Lil Yachty’s style […]
Last month, basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his teenage daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant, were tragically killed in a helicopter crash while flying over the city of Calabasas, California. Seven other people, including the pilot, were also killed in the crash. On February 24, the public was able to mourn and honor their lives with “A […]
Full performance: @Beyonce honors Kobe Bryant with "XO" and "Halo." #KobeFarewell absolutely beautiful ?pic.twitter.com/wvcPjMr1Wh — Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) February 24, 2020 Beyoncé’s love for Kobe Bryant historically runs deep. The superstar brought out brand-new arrangements for her classic hits, “XO” and “Halo,” to honor Kobe and Gianna Bryant at their “Celebration of Life” memorial service. […]
Someday (today) somebody’s gonna make you want to exit your Slack and ignore messages from your colleagues (still today) in favor of watching this delightful Kellyoke cover of Wilson Phillips’s certified ’90s smash hit “Hold On” (can again confirm, it’s today). The trio welcomed Clarkson with open arms and even more open vocal cords, and, […]
Seattle, WA – Bubbling northwest artist Zayside is repping what he knows in his RealStreetRadio-premiered “Caught Up” video. The premise for the joyous visual is simply connecting dots all across the 206. “I wanted to bring some unity within the city of Seattle, so I linked with another local artist (PMO$howtime) who reigns from the […]
Sure, you might be a big enough fan of Jim Carrey to actually pay money to see Sonic the Hedgehog, but you’ll never be the kind of fan who gets paid to actually appear in his TV show. Well, unless you’re Ariana Grande, who stopped by Kidding last night to play Piccola Grande, the “pickle […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – While M-Dot puts the final touches on his next album egO anD The eneMy 2: A Dissolute Paradise, the Boston-bred MC has surfaced with a snippet of the project called “The Atonement.” Produced by the legendary Pete Rock, the track serves as the inaugural single from the album. The two Hip Hop artists met […]
Making us temporarily forget about the status of R9, Rihanna was honored this weekend at the NAACP Image Awards for her substantial philanthropic efforts around the world, which isn’t just, uh, reminding us it’s a privilege to walk among her. (You know her wild Diamond Ball? Yeah, it raises a lot of money for charity. […]
After waiting a respectful amount of time following his breakup with Hillsong Church, Justin Bieber is finally ready to move on … with Kanye West’s Sunday Service. Bieber strolled up to the Church of Yeezus on Sunday, looking like the only white plus-one at a black wedding, per Hollywood Life. He’s not the first (white) […]
It’s 2020 and this year’s wedding trends are yellow and navy, edible flowers, cheese wheels instead of traditional cakes, and a Lil Nas X cameo so sudden and satisfying, at least one of your female friends and/or relatives will scream, “What the fuck is happening?!” According to a video he posted this weekend, the Grammy […]
G Herbo is set to release forthcoming studio album titled PTSD this month and it’s his most cohesive project yet, delivering a reflection of what it’s like growing up in Chicago with post-traumatic stress disorder. Speaking with RealStreetRadio, Swervo recalled when he had his moment of clarity about the effects of PTSD. He also shared […]
Pasadena, CA – Hip Hop artists such as 50 Cent and Lizzo were winners at the 2020 NAACP Image Awards, which were held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Saturday (February 22). Beyoncé also added multiple awards to her collection after claiming victory in six categories. Lizzo took home the coveted Entertainer Of the Year […]
As the leader of the Chinese Hip Hop group Higher Brothers, Chengdu-based artist MaSiWei has garnered international acclaim. Last year’s Five Stars featured heavyweights like Denzel Curry, Ski Mask the Slump God, and Soulja Boy and solidified their crossover appeal. To kick off the new decade, every member of the group plans on releasing a […]
Drake spoke to TSN announcers about his next album while sitting courtside at the Toronto Raptors-Phoenix Suns game on Friday (February 22). During the conversation, he revealed he’s keeping his sixth studio effort much shorter than the bloated, two-part Scorpion project that arrived in 2018. “I’ve been doing this for like 10 plus years as well … sometimes […]