RealStreetRadio Premiere – Def Squad vet Keith Murray has linked with Turquoise Jeep’s Flynt Flossy on a new Marc Lawrence-produced track called “Fine Wine.” To mark the occasion, the duo has surfaced with a video for the cut in which both artists express their admiration for diverse types of women over a heavy funk beat. […]
Paramoreâs journey from the beefy pop-punk of âEmergencyâ and âThatâs What You Getâ to the soul and pop-rock moves of âAinât It Funâ and âHard Timesâ is a surprising turn, but not an unlikely one. You could sort of see a singer with the immense chops of a Hayley Williams not wanting to be confined […]
In some ways, being a songwriter is one of the more selfless ways that an individual can carve a niche in the music industry. There is a particular type of energy required to help others reach dreams by telling â in essence â your story. For some, though, their aspirations make it impossible to sit […]
Wedged in the penultimate slot on his new EP Straitt, Safaree feels like he has delivered the ideal wedding song for his bride Erica Mena. “This song is a feeling that I want everyone In the world to experience,” Safaree explains to RealStreetRadio. “This isnât just a song to listen to, it is a feeling. […]
A few years ago, Yola caught fire. Thatâs not a metaphor for the multidimensional British singer-songwriterâs speedy rise to the top of a heap of her own creation. 2019 saw her cut a jaw-dropping debut solo full-length record with the Black Keysâ Dan Auerbach, collaborate with some of country musicâs fiercest voices on the Highwomen […]
After years of being famously private, Taylor Swift is opening up in her new documentary, Miss Americana. In the Netflix doc, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival on Thursday, Taylor Swift reveals that sheâs struggled with her body image and an eating disorder. Variety reports that in a voiceover in the movie, Swift describes how […]
Safaree is typically making headlines for everything except his music. Now, he’s aiming to change that with the release of his first studio album, Straitt. The Love & Hip Hop: New York cast member’s debut LP is comprised of 11 tracks. Papoose, Phresher, Sean Kingston and Verse Simmonds are among the guests featured on the […]
New York, NY – Grammy Award-nominated rapper J. Cole was one of several celebrities to secure a coveted courtside seat at the Lakers Vs. Knicks game on Wednesday (January 22). The cameras at Madison Square Garden were rolling as NBA legend LeBron James jogged off the court to greet the Dreamville Records co-founder. In a clip […]
Grimesâs future baby might indeed turn out to be a war nymph, but the WarNymph Twitter feed she set up is unrelated to her gestating fetus. The singer let Consequence of Sound know that the new page she set up is a âdigital avatarâ sheâs been developing for a while, but that has nothing to […]
Lord Jamar was (once again) invited to DJ Vlad’s couch to spit some more venom in Eminem’s direction. A healthy six days after Shady unleashed his 11th studio album, Music To Be Murdered By, the Brand Nubian MC sat down to voice his opinions on the two Jamar disses featured on the Royce Da 5’9, Joell […]
Dundee, Scotland – A Scottish rapper named Darren Stewart thinks Eminem could’ve stolen the concept for Music To Be Murdered By from him. According to the Evening Telegraph, Stewart says he released a single called “Music To Be Murdered By” five years ago that also samples Master of Suspense Alfred Hitchcock â just like Shady’s new album. […]
Fabolous stopped by The Breakfast Club to chop it up with Charlamagne The God, DJ Envy and Angela Yee on Thursday (January 23). During their conversation, Fab revealed a pivotal moment in his career when BeyoncĂ© was forced to teach him a valuable lesson. On the 2010 track “For the Money” featuring Nicki Minaj, Fab […]
Get ready to turn your screen up to max brightness because Billie Eilish has directed and released the new music video for her single âeverything i wanted,â and it is, on the one hand, very good, but on the other hand, it looks like it was shot by the cinematographer who did âThe Long Nightâ […]
Today in Twitter blunders comes the story of Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, better known as Halsey, who had a very rough morning. First, someone made the mistake of letting her read the Pitchfork review of her new album Manic, which settles on a 6.5 rating and harps on its âpainfully stretched balladsâ and âoverly sanitized rhythms.â […]
Two things about RosalĂa and the new video for her song âJuro Que.â First, itâs great. Second, can this be her audition for season three of Netflixâs Ălite, because she and Omar Ayuso look great? (Weâre not saying break up Omander. That is sacred ground. But why not bring a new student who is also […]
Eminem has penned an open letter to his listeners and critics following the surprise release of Music To Be Murdered By, Slim Shady’s 11th studio album. He released the letter Twitter on Thursday (January 23), which begins with a line from 2001’s “Renegade” off JAY-Z’s sixth studio album The Blueprint (it was later included as a bonus […]
Jessica Simpson opens up about her toughest struggles in her new memoir Open Book. Through excerpts in People, the singer revealed her history of anxiety and emotional pain stemming from sexual abuse she suffered as a young girl. As she grew up, she says she used pills and alcohol to numb the pain, starting around […]
Moneybagg Yo is making sure his critics can’t put his name and the word slump next to each other as he has his sights set on having another big year. His latest studio album Time Served recently debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 chart, he’s expanding his BreadGang clothing line, his long-delayed film […]
When the lights dim and someone tall and famous and glamorous opens the envelope for Best New Artist at the Grammys on Sunday night, they will probably twist their lips to say the name we all expect: the teenage sensation Billie Eilish, whose horny-emo thumping pop music has earned her many a trophy and the […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Boston Hip Hop stalwart Slaine is back with a new video for “Do Wha You Love” featuring Cyrus DeShield, which serves as the album closer on his latest LP One Day. Directed by SandoFilms, the visual tackles Slaine’s journey to sobriety, beginning with several people revealing how long they’ve been sober. Slaine â who’s […]
Los Angeles, CA – The blues has long been a measuring stick for the depths of an artistâs soul. In the case of Sean2 Miles, the blues is his soul as he was born within its harmonic energy. Hailing from Mississippi, his down-home funk drenched in bluesy hymns makes him unique and without limitations. Having […]
Slaughterhouse is no more, but Lupe Fiasco is giving fans a glimmer of hope regarding their return. Although a reunion seems out of the question due to Joe Budden’s retirement, Lupe has thrown his hat into the ring to be the rapper-turned-podcaster’s replacement if the supergroup attempts a comeback. “Yo @joebudden Lemme get yo slaughterhouse […]
Back in 2008, Rush delighted one of their all-time biggest fanboys, Stephen Colbert, by stopping by The Colbert Report for their first American television interview in decades. It is ⊠an incredible five minutes of increasingly silly questions, and the chat (paired with the subsequent performance of âTom Sawyerâ) was one of the first things […]
On December 8, six days after his 21st birthday, rapper and singer Juice WRLD suffered an unknown medical emergency shortly after landing at Chicagoâs Midway International Airport, and was later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. Born Jarad Anthony Higgins, the Chicago rapper was known for his hit âLucid Dreams,â which peaked at No. 2 […]
Lizzo continues to rack up those career milestones. Just ahead of the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards â where’s she nominated in eight major categories â the pop powerhouse has unveiled her first Rolling Stone cover. The cover shot features Lizzo surrounded by two half-naked men kneeling at her feet holding bouquets of lilies as they look up […]
Compared to 2018’s Kamikaze, Eminem went relatively light on people throughout the surprise album Music To Be Murdered By. But there were still a few artists who got caught in Shady’s lyrical crosshairs, including Machine Gun Kelly and Joe Budden. And although it’s minimal, Em also sends a tiny shot in Trippie Redd’s direction on the […]
Miami, Florida – The platinum-selling trio of DoItAll, Mr. Funke and DJ Lord Jazz (collectively known as Lords Of The Underground) rose to prominence in the early 90s, with their first two albums spawning post-Golden Era essentials âChief Rockaâ and âTic Tocâ â among others. Though their third and fourth releases, which dropped in 1999 […]
The frontwoman of Paramore is striking out on her own for a bit. The band had a four-year gap between their self-titled hit album and 2017âs After Laughter, and now Hayley Williams is releasing solo material for the first time. âSimmerâ is her first single, and sheâs dropped it with an accompanying music video in […]
Claymation Amazonian women and a post-apocalyptic Toronto are the focus of PartyNextDoorâs latest video “Loyal.” The new visual, which dropped on Tuesday (January 12), stars a claymation version of PND as he tracks down three gigantic women wreaking havoc in Canada’s most populated city. OVO co-founder Drake, who sings on the track, is noticeably absent from short feature, […]
Tired: Taylor Swift doing whatever the hell she was doing with digital fur technology in Cats. Wired: Taylor Swift pouring her heart out while wearing feline backpacks in Miss Americana. In the trailer for Swiftâs upcoming Netflix documentary, which was unexpectedly revealed during her public feud with Scooter Braun, the songstress gives us a very […]