Nashville’s Brian Brown has released his debut LP Journey. The 10-track album features production by Black Metaphor, Sir iLLington and Free P, among others. “The main thing that I want people to get out of this is to keep going,” Brown tells RealStreetRadio. “No matter the roadblock, no matter where ya headed, etc. keep going.” […]
Los Angeles, CA – Soulja Boy is headed back to court as he’s being sued by his ex-girlfriend Kayla Myers for assault, battery and false imprisonment, according to TMZ. She’s also suing his assistant for sexual battery. The alleged assault and kidnapping occurred at his Malibu home last February and reportedly lasted for six hours. […]
Super Bowl LIV is coming up on Sunday, and it was announced today in Miami — the host city for the event — that Jennifer Lopez and Shakira will incorporate a Kobe Bryant tribute into their Halftime show performance. Lopez’s fiance, Alex Rodriguez, was a friend of Bryant’s, and he was the one who broke the […]
Kansas City, MO – The Strange Music family is in mourning after learning Ces Cru producer Justin “Info Gates” Gillespie has passed away. Tech N9ne broke the news on Thursday (January 30) Instagram with a tribute post dedicated to his late friend. “I just can’t right now!” he wrote alongside a photo of himself with […]
West Coast rapper XP The Marxman and East Coast producer IceRocks collaborated with Roc Marciano on the closing track of their 2019 album Nomads. As the first month of 2020 comes to a close, the duo has reconnected with Roc Marci to deliver some visuals for their song “Open Doors.” “This is a visual masterpiece,” […]
Hollywood, CA – Jadakiss plans to drop his next LP in February. During a stop by the RealStreetRadio office, The LOX MC revealed the release date for his fifth solo album Ignatius. “New album coming out late February,” he said before looking over to his rep for the exact date. “February 28. I’m not sure, […]
Chicago-based label Closed Sessions has dropped a new project titled Our Latest Compilation. The eight-track release is produced entirely by the imprint’s in-house producer Boathouse. Contributors to the project include label signees such as Ajani Jones and Mother Nature. Other notable artists featured include Kemba, Open Mike Eagle and Dave B. Check out Closed Sessions’ […]
Quality Control Music’s Lil Baby premiered a new video for his track “Catch The Sun” on Wednesday (January 29). The visuals for the song, which appears on Queen & Slim soundtrack, parallel the Lena Waithe directed-film as Baby and his real-life girlfriend Jayda Cheaves go on the run together. The Cam Busby-directed video starts with the […]
Billie Eilish better pull together another large formal leisure ensemble, perhaps with some gold accents, because she is going to perform at the Oscars. The Academy announced the news today, putting her in a lineup of musicians that includes Cynthia Erivo, Elton John, Idina Menzel, Chrissy Metz, and Randy Newman. Eilish, who is some real […]
As Shaquille O’Neal continues to mourn the sudden death of fellow NBA superstar Kobe Bryant along with the rest of the world, he appears to be doing a lot of reflecting on their friendship. On Monday (January 26), only one day after Bryant perished in a helicopter crash alongside his 13-year-old-daughter Gianna and seven other […]
Post Malone and Bud Light want fans to choose their ad for Super Bowl LIV. The Republic Records artist and beer company have launched a social media campaign to decide which one of their two commercials will be used for the big game on Sunday (February 2). Both ads are billed as “Inside Post’s Brain,” […]
ID Labs producer E. Dan, a longtime collaborator of Mac Miller, would like to see more of the late artist’s music become available to the public. In an interview with Genius, Dan discussed the possibility of future posthumous releases following the Circles album. The veteran beatmaker noted he hasn’t discussed such plans with Miller’s family but […]
PARTYNEXTDOOR won’t be releasing his Club Atlantis album in January as previously planned. The OVO Sound artist has announced a delay, pushing back the LP to February and switching its title to PARTYMOBILE. “To the fans, I’m gonna need some more time to put the finishing touches on this album,” he wrote Twitter. “February… I […]
Sauce Money thinks Diddy is a hypocrite. The Brooklyn-bred MC slammed Puff Daddy after watching the Bad Boy Records founder’s Salute To Industry Icons acceptance speech, which called out The Recording Academy for not respecting Hip Hop. Sauce, who wrote Puffy’s smash hit “I’ll Be Missing You,” criticized the Hip Hop mogul and former collaborator […]
Oklahoma City, OK – According to a new update from Kodak Black’s lawyer, the rapper is “doing well” after transferring prisons and working on a new project. Attorney Bradford Cohen shared the news in an Instagram post on Monday (January 27) after visiting his client at the Federal Transfer Center in Oklahoma City. “Flew up […]
Tekashi 6ix9ine became one of Hip Hop’s most polarizing figures amid a run of platinum records, controversial social media antics, multiple beefs and legal drama that seemed neverending. Love him or hate him, it was fairly impossible to look away from all his headline-making controversies. As the Brooklyn native currently sits in prison contemplating his […]
Meek Mill and Roddy Ricch have linked up to pay tribute to the late Nipsey Hussle. After debuting their collaboration “Letter To Nipsey” at the 2020 Grammy Awards on Sunday (January 26), the two have officially released their single on streaming outlets. Both artists recall crying in the aftermath of Nipsey’s death in their respective […]
Los Angeles, CA – Snoop Dogg is one of countless celebrities and fans mourning the death of retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant. However, the loyal L.A. Lakers fan appears to be taking his passing particularly hard. Bryant’s private helicopter crashed on a Calabasas hillside on Sunday (January 26), killing Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and […]
Los Angeles , CA – Dash Radio station God’s House of Hip Hop has become one of the largest 24-hour internet radio outlets for Christian Hip Hop, Gospel Hip Hop and Christian Latin Hip Hop with 18 shows recorded all over the nation. Now, the Stellar Award-winning station plans on going the music festival route […]
Despite Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant’s ongoing feud during the ’90s and ’00s, they ultimately buried the hatchet on a 2015 episode of The Big Shaq podcast and emerged as close friends. So when Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday (January 26) alongside seven other people, O’Neal […]
Chicago, IL – A new report from TMZ claims Juice Wrld died with roughly 2,000 unreleased songs in his arsenal. The late rapper’s team is reportedly trying to figure out how to best “pay tribute with his unheard work” and throwing around the idea of a posthumous album, much like Mac Miller’s Circles. The news […]
While the world is still reeling from the loss of Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna, Bad Bunny channeled his grief into a new song, “6 Rings.” Bad Bunny, real name Benito Ocasio, shared the song on SoundCloud late Monday night. It opens with sound bites from Kobe Bryant’s legendary 81-point game against the Toronto […]
Just when you were about to delete your Twitter app after being subjected to the latest iteration of uninspired “the devil works hard but The Bachelor producers work harder” tweets, Satan himself is probably smiling down at us with all the svengali nonsense that transpired on Monday night’s episode. Chase Rice, a popular country musician, […]
Thank god, now you don’t have to scramble around making the perfect love-making soundtrack for Valentine’s Day next month. Whether you’re spending the holiday alone, or with one or more lovers, you need only shout out Alexa’s name and ask her to play Changes by Justin Bieber. The singer announced that his upcoming album, once […]
Los Angeles, CA – Dave Chappelle had a simple reason for not accepting his Best Comedy Album award at the 2020 Grammys on Sunday night (January 26). The Mark Twain Prize winner wasn’t avoiding an acceptance speech or skipping the ceremony — he just couldn’t make it to the Staples Center in time. In response […]
Boosie Badazz wants to see the NBA make Kobe Bryant the new logo for the league. Following the shocking death of the former Los Angeles Lakers star, Boosie called on the NBA to switch its longtime logo featuring a silhouette of Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West to a version sporting Bryant’s likeness. “It’s only […]
United Kingdom – The United Kingdom will be getting a heavy dose of classic East Coast Hip Hop in April. Nas, DMX, The LOX and Gang Starr have been booked for the upcoming Gods Of Rap II Tour, which kicks off in Manchester on April 23. Just Blaze will serve as the host for the […]
This was always going to be a heavy Grammy ceremony, but there was no way to tell just how heavy it would get. Upheaval at the highest levels of the Recording Academy had muddied the days leading up to the show. On January 16, it was announced that Academy president and CEO Deborah Dugan — […]
Calabasas, CA – The world appeared to be in collective mourning on Sunday (January 26) after retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Seven other passengers perished in the accident and now, they’ve all been identified. All 9 Victims Of Kobe Bryant’s Fatal Helicopter Crash […]
Hours after the news broke that basketball legend Kobe Bryant tragically died in a helicopter crash, his friend Kanye West, along with Chance the Rapper and Kirk Franklin, celebrated his life and legacy at West’s weekly Sunday Service. “I was driving home / They was leaving your jersey on the freeway / And I just […]