Well, well, well, we’ve got ourselves a Dual a Peep! Former Paramore front woman Hayley Williams is solo now, and has promised to release new music this year. For BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, Williams covered Dua Lipa’s disco hit “Don’t Start Now.” Where Lipa was ebullient, Williams is somber and slinky: Don’t start caring […]
Hollywood – Warhol.SS is technically a pioneer. He is one of the very first rappers to get popping off of SoundCloud, among other well-known rap entities such as the late Juice WRLD, Lil Peep and Smokepurpp and his innovative music video for “Speed Racer” was sort of what helped Lyrical Lemonade founder Cole Bennett get […]
New York, NY – Russ has never been one to shy away from expressing his feelings towards the music industry no matter how controversial they are. During a visit to Charlamagne Tha God and Andrew Schulz’s Brilliant Idiots podcast last week, Russ got in his bag again—this time expressing his thoughts on Post Malone. In the middle of […]
Los Angeles, CA – Chris Brown is reportedly out of legal representation in the case of an alleged rape that occurred at his Tarzana home in 2017. According to legal docs obtained by The Blast, the Indigo singer’s attorney Blair Berk has filed a motion to withdraw from the case. She claims Brown has become […]
Hollywood, CA – Jadakiss recently stopped by RealStreetRadio’s office in Hollywood and announced his forthcoming album Ignatius is slated for a February 28 release date. During his discussion with DX, Jada opened up about his thoughts on the state of Hip Hop and even shared his admiration for Young Thug. “A lot of dudes have […]
Former San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick had a few words for JAY-Z and Beyoncé who attended the Super Bowl LIV in Miami Gardens on Sunday (February 2). During the national anthem, which was performed by pop singer Demi Lovato, the famous couple was filmed sitting alongside their daughter Blue Ivy instead of standing with the rest […]
The long running feud between Nick Cannon and Eminem was elevated to another level after Shady dissed the Wild ‘N Out host on Fat Joe’s single “Lord Above” featuring Mary J. Blige. Em raps on the song, “Tried to tell him this chick’s a nutjob ‘fore he got his jewels clipped/Almost got my caboose kicked,” […]
New York, NY – Griselda’s rise brought along with it a renewed interest in a particular branch of Hip Hop that had — for years — been left in the shadows in favor of a more commercially refined sound. While many artists in the vein had already been dabbling in the aesthetic, there seemed to […]
Roddy Ricch’s dominance is pervasive on the charts. After his Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial album reclaimed the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200, the Atlantic Records artist’s “The Box” has maintained its spot atop the Hot 100 for a fourth consecutive week. The West Coast rapper’s hit single outperformed Future and Drake’s […]
Brooklyn, NY – Torae is bringing his music industry experience to the classroom. According to Billboard, the veteran MC has been hired to teach an eight-work course called The Business of Music at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn. The school’s course description says Torae will explore “the mechanics of streaming, publishing, marketing strategies, merchandising, touring, […]
New York, NY – Drake has reaffirmed victory in a lawsuit over sampling 1982’s “Jimmy Smith Rap” in his song “Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2.” After originally winning the case in 2017, the OVO leader won yet again in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday (February 3). The estate of Smith’s appeal was […]
According to an Instagram post from A$AP Rocky and other members of the crew, A$AP Mob DJ J. Scott — also known as A$AP Snacks — has passed away. Scott, who grew up in Atlanta, was the official DJ for Rocky and one half of the Cozy Boys. He also routinely lent his skills as a […]
When the composer Caroline Shaw needs a zone of gracious silence, the kind of place where she can be alone with the music in her mind, she takes refuge in the Rose Reading Room at the New York Public Library. It’s a terrible place for an interview, though, so we meet in the lobby and […]
Last year, fans of spooky duchess Billie Eilish were less than amused upon learning that Drake, the 33-year-old rapper from up north, was happily sliding into her text messages — especially since, at the time, Eilish was a minor at the age of 17. The brouhaha went away after a news cycle, but in a […]
Megan Thee Stallion spent her Super Bowl Sunday driving the boat … straight into an iceberg. Well, at least into something as white as ice, rapper G-Eazy. Yes, a man named Gerald Earl Gillum was partying with national treasure Megan Thee Stallion and he posted it all over his IG. Hot girls everywhere woke up […]
Super Bowl halftime performances can be and often are quite bad. In the early years of the show, you were lucky to get a marching band, a college drill team, a few incongruous movie stars, or some other wholesome business. Carol Channing played twice. The youth educational organization Up with People made four appearances between […]
Fuck with Kesha, and you’re in for the fight of a lifetime. That’s the message of “Tik Tok,” “Die Young,” “Warrior,” and “We R Who We R” — hits about going to war with the night and coming out the victor — and of many of the singer-songwriter’s endeavors since then, including her protracted battle […]
Beliebers, time to reinstall that VPN. Justin Bieber remixed his single “Yummy” with Summer Walker, so if he doesn’t get to No. 1 this time, there’s no telling what drastic measures he’ll take. Bieber previously asked his fans to use a virtual private network to stream “Yummy” in other countries and to loop the song […]
Miami Gardens, FL – For the first time since 1969, the Kansas City Chiefs are Super Bowl Champions. The team beat the San Francisco 49ers at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Sunday (February 2) with a score of 31 to 20. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes led his team to three touchdowns in the […]
The Academy failed to give Jennifer Lopez a Supporting Actress nom for Hustlers, but it’s fine. You can’t wear assess chaps, twirl on a pole or dance with an army of leather-class dancers at the Oscars anyway, at least not without being politely but firmly asked to leave. JLo’s everything is too bombastic to fit […]
RealStreetRadio – This week in Hip Hop, retired Los Angeles Lakers great Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna tragically lost their lives in a helicopter crash. Also, Young Thug was hospitalized for an unknown reason and Dave Chappelle‘s rep explained why he missed out on accepting his Best Comedy Album award at the 2020 Grammys. […]
Roddy Ricch is back at the top of the Billboard 200. The West Coast rapper’s Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial has returned to No. 1 on the chart, knocking Emimen’s Music to Be Murdered By down to No. 2. The Atlantic Records artist attained his third nonconsecutive week atop the Billboard 200 by selling […]
Lil Wayne dropped his long-awaited Funeral album on Friday (January 31), but he’s already looking ahead to what’s next. In an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, Weezy said he’s quickly moving on from his latest LP because he’s got enough material for 20 more. “My fans, they also know that once it’s put out, […]
Andy Gill, founding member of post-punk band Gang of Four, has died. He was 64. Gill’s passing was announced on Twitter by his bandmates on Saturday. “This is so hard for us to write, but our great friend and Supreme Leader has died today,” their statement reads. “Andy’s final tour in November was the only […]
Last year, Jay-Z’s Roc Nation enterprise signed a partnership deal with the NFL to produce the annual Super Bowl Halftime Show, an announcement that was met with a fair share of criticism. In addition to coordinating the halftime show and other music events, Roc Nation also agreed to work closely with the league’s various social-justice […]
Pastor Troy ignited a firestorm on Twitter when he went on a homophobic rant about the attire Lil Nas X chose to wear at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards last Sunday (January 26). During a recent interview with The Morning Hustle, the D.S.G.B. rapper attempted to defend his comments and denied he had any homophobic tendencies. […]
Incredible news for all of the Broadway stragglers with Remain in Light vinyls who’ve been refreshing Stubhub 10 times (minimum) per day: No need to worry about the hard February 16 closing date, because David Byrne’s American Utopia is going to be filmed to live on for eternity. Oh yeah, and Spike Lee is directing […]
Put simply, Taylor Swift’s new documentary Miss Americana is about one thing: cats. Totally kidding, but there is a smattering of cat propaganda, and I would’ve liked some answers about her role in the movie CATS. This is not that movie (luckily). Miss Americana is a coming-of-age story. By now, we all know the tale […]
Kansas City, MO – The entire Strange Music, Inc. family suffered an unimaginable loss when Ces Cru’s longtime producer Justin “Info Gates” Gillespie suddenly passed away on Wednesday (January 29). Ces Cru rapper Ubiquitous took his sorrow to Instagram but managed to stay focused on Gillespie’s sense of humor. “This guy has the best sense […]
If you’re like me you greatly enjoyed the excellent scene in the Taylor Swift Netflix doc, Miss Americana, where Taylor has her cat, Oli, in a chic backpack carrier that any cat owner would be envious of. But if you are truly like me, you already own that exact cat backpack. Turns out another thing […]