Redman still has fans waiting on his much-anticipated Muddy Waters Too LP, but the veteran MC is providing listeners with some new music to enjoy in 2020. Funk Doc has dropped a surprise EP titled 3 Joints to get the year rolling. Reggie Noble’s latest solo work comes after he teamed up with EDM producer […]
Mick Jenkins has started off his 2020 campaign by dropping a new solo release titled The Circus. The Cinematic Music Group artist’s seven-track set is his first project since the Pieces Of A Man album, which dropped in October 2018. The Chicago-based MC’s EP-sized project includes production by Black Milk, Hit-Boy, Bizness Boi, DJ FU, […]
Reggaeton phenom J. Balvin gave us the second in his âColoresâ series of singles with âMorado.â If you canât tell from the Prince-level violet that permeates the video, morado means âpurpleâ in Spanish. Balvin sits atop a purple and gold throne (with purple ottoman,â kicks it with purple lawn ornaments in front of a CGI-enhanced […]
New Orleans, LA – 5th Ward Weebie, a prominent member of the New Orleans bounce scene, has died at the age of 42. The late rapper, whose real name was Jerome Cosey, passed away on Thursday (January 9) after being admitted to the hospital earlier in the week. According to fellow bounce artist and friend […]
Mac Miller’s family announced a posthumous album titled Circles was on its way earlier this week. Now, they’ve shared a video for “Good News,” a six-minute exploration of themes and images prevalent throughout the late musician’s career. Directed by Eric Tilford and Anthony Gaddis, the video begins with Miller in the studio. He opens a door and […]
âGood News,â the nearly six-minute single from Mac Millerâs first posthumous album, Circles, is a trippy, technicolor journey. The song and accompanying video, which arrives nearly a week before the albumâs release on January 17, is a confessional exploration of themes present throughout Millerâs career. He lays down lyrics about fatigue and dreaming as images […]
BTS has made a name for themselves as hard workers with big dreams. But now that theyâre the biggest boy band in the world ⊠whatâs next? Suga raps and sings solo about the responsibilities and anxieties that come with fame in the brand new trailer for their upcoming album Map of the Soul: 7. […]
The Grammy Awards are celebrating the music and legacy of Prince with a tribute concert on January 28. Letâs Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince features a lively, eclectic lineup, including Usher, Alicia Keys, St. Vincent, Mavis Staples, Beck, and John Legend. Former Prince percussionist Sheila E. and her band will be backing most […]
The Neptunes super duo, comprised of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, have collaborated with numerous artists over the course of their career. From Ol’ Dirty Bastard and Kelis to Busta Rhymes and Diddy, their rĂ©sumĂ© speaks volumes. During a recent interview with Clash, Hugo revealed The Neptunes are back in full swing and, par for […]
How many of us woke up on January 1 empty-handed, robbed yet again of a chance to luxuriate in Rihannaâs elusive new album? Oh, thatâs right â all 7.8 billion of us. Itâs a new decade and the same old story: Artists will do as artists do, which in the â20s, just as it was […]
Pete Rock is a Hip Hop veteran and more than qualified to speak on the culture â that’s just a fact. On Thursday (January 9), the celebrated producer hit up Instagram to share the clip of Tory Lanez explaining how “rap is in a horrible place,” a sentiment Rock clearly cosigns. In the caption, Rock […]
One of the results of coming of age in the late-aughts or 2010s is that while Mumford-ian guitar indie was still in full (unfortunate) swing, YouTube existed to capture all of our terrible teenage attempts to emulate it. Whomst amongst us didnât croon âLittle Talksâ into a webcam in a shameful video, now buried somewhere […]
Q: Can you spot the difference between these two pictures of a translucent, pregnant Grimes that she posted to her Twitter? ??_ pic.twitter.com/3WXN1H22Mz — àŒșGRIM âĄïŸSàŒ» (@Grimezsz) January 8, 2020 A: The nipples. Itâs the nipples. Look, despite the literal, actual transparency in this picture, Grimes can sometimes be a bit opaque, so we canât […]
Kecalf Franklin, son of the late Aretha Franklin, has condemned MGM’s upcoming biopic about his mother. The Queen of Soul’s youngest child declared his family doesn’t support the film Respect starring Jennifer Hudson and has urged fans to boycott it. “ONCE AGAIN….. THE FRANKLIN FAMILY (DOES NOT) SUPPORT THE MOVIE THAT IS IN PRODUCTION!!!!!” he […]
Atlanta, GA – Trouble has been accused of snatching a woman’s wig off and chipping her tooth in the process. 11 Alive reports the incident occurred shortly after the ATL-based rapper and the woman left a New Year’s Eve party. According to a police report filed with the Atlanta Police Department, the woman said she saw […]
DJ Khaled, who landed a role in the Bad Boys For Life movie, is also at the helm of the film’s soundtrack. We The Best Music Group and Epic Records have announced Khaled will serve as the executive producer of the upcoming album, which is scheduled to drop on January 17. “Iâm honored to have […]
Mac Miller passed away on September 7, 2018, roughly one month after releasing his fifth studio album Swimming. Unbeknownst to his many of his fans, the Pittsburgh-bred musician was working on a “companion album” titled Circles. On Wednesday (January 8), Miller’s family announced the posthumous album has come to fruition with the help of famed producer […]
Over a year after his death, Mac Millerâs unfinished album Circles is being released. It arrives on January 17, according to a statement his family released on social media. Circles was originally conceived as a companion album for Swimming, Millerâs final release before his death. âTwo different styles complementing each other, completing a circle â […]
Los Angeles, CA – When Smokepurpp recently stopped by RealStreetRadio to chop it up about his latest release Deadstar 2Â he also opened up about his time on SoundCloud and named the artists he felt were the most impactful during it’s mighty reign between 2015 and 2017. “I think Post Malone for sure because he was […]
Boosie Badazz and Webbie haven’t collaborated on any music since 2016, but both men have made it clear it’s not due to a rift between the two. In an interview with VladTV, Boosie shut down any notion of him being on bad terms with his longtime collaborator. “I ain’t got no beef with Webbie, man, […]
The T.R.U. roster is getting a chance to showcase their talents in 2020. 2 Chainz has announced a new label compilation titled No Face No Case, which is scheduled to drop on February 7. “I might have been quiet for the tail end of last year but really been workin!” he wrote on Instagram. “My […]
Surprise! Your favorite K-Pop boy band is fresh off a brief period of ârest and relaxationâ and ready to serve up some new music. BTS sent their loyal ARMY spiraling on Twitter with the announcement of their new album, Map of the Soul: 7, which arrives February 21 Big Hit Entertainment. Superfans salivating over the […]
Summer Walker, who previously collabed with a man everyone likes to compare to Usher, has officially upgraded to the real thing. The pair finally released a music video for the October 2019 drop âCome Thru,â a â90s throwback bop about the hook up you just canât get off of your mind. Produced by Walkerâs own […]
DJ Akademiks called out Meek Mill for “hypocritical messaging” after the Philly rapper tweeted his empathy towards soldiers sent to war by comparing their experience to people in the âtrenchesâ back home. âThis is pretty much the most self-indulgent, narcissistic tweet you could probably have about this situation,â Akademiks said on his YouTube channel. âBecause […]
Los Angeles, CA – To celebrate Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival turning 20 this year, YouTube Originals will release a documentary titled Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert. Made in partnership with Coachella, the full-length feature film will premiere on March 31, just ahead of the annual festival beginning on April 10. The documentary explores Coachella’s […]
Some people are born queer icons, others have queer iconicity thrust upon them. And then there are those who do the most to become one, including a surprise drop-in acoustic set at Stonewall Inn during pride month and a music video thatâs positively chockablock with queer-squad fuel from Hayley Kiyoko to âSame Partsâ poet laureate […]
When Lil Uzi Vert named his new single âFutsal Shuffle 2020,â he didnât include â2020â in the name so youâd eventually learn his dance three years after your uncle perfects it at your family weddings. He needs you to learn it right now. In the new music video for the song âFutsal,â which was released […]
There was a lot to unpack on Christmas Eve (December 24) when Drake dropped the freestyle “War.” The song was produced for a new project El-Kuumba Tape Vol. 1. which is also spearheaded by Oliver El-Khatib, the co-founder of OVO Sound. Drake took to his Instagram Story on Sunday (January 5) to clarify what he and the rather […]
It seems like Lil Uzi Vert is now closer to releasing his highly-anticipated album Eternal Atake and today (January 6) Uzi has hit us with the music video release for his dance track “Futsal Shuffle 2020.” The Jay Weneta-directed video opens up with Uzi adorned in threads covered with the face his longtime crush Rihanna before he […]
Spotify – New year, new #RealStreetRadio featuring new music from Lil Tjay, Quando Rondo and Yung Pinch to jumpstart the first week of the year, right. Lil Tjay is starting things off with his latest “20/20.” Fresh off his debut album True 2 Myself, The Bronx rapper who known for his monster hit “Pop Out” […]