New Jersey’s CRIMEAPPLE and UK spitter Da Flyy Hooligan have debuted a Ringz Ov Saturn-directed visual for their collaborative single “FLYYAPPLE.” Produced by Oh No, fresh off the release of The Professionals album alongside his brother Madlib, the song promises to be the first of many from the new duo, who met backstage during the 2019 Hip […]
Curtis Roach celebrates Valentine’s Day by dropping his new EP Luv Bug. The four-track release is his follow-up to 2019’s Lellow project. “Back in June I made a project called Lellow which was me exercising my abilities to make more solid songs with different sounds that I would usually rap to,” he says in a […]
Quality Control Music artist Marlo has released a new mixtape titled 1st & 3rd. The 14-track project features Future, Young Thug, Young Dolph, Moneybagg Yo, Gucci Mane, Gunna, Lil Baby and Blac Youngsta. Production is handled by Tay Keith, 30 Roc, Twysted Genius, DY Krazy, Quay Global, Yayo and Turbo. Check out Marlo’s 1st & […]
Fetty Wap, creator of the diamond-selling single “Trap Queen,” is back with a project titled Trap & B. The new release is the follow-up to his Bruce Wayne mixtape, which dropped in 2018. The 300 Entertainment artist’s latest work is comprised of seven tracks with production handled by CezBeats. The EP-sized effort marks the beginning […]
Boosie Badazz has joined forces with Dallas-based rapper Mo3 for a new mixtape titled Badazz Mo3. The project is comprised of 15 tracks, including their past team-up on the “Errybody” remix. The two’s collaborative release continues a friendship they’ve maintained over the past few years after Boosie attempted to sign Mo3 in 2016. Check out […]
The $uicideboy$ have dropped a new album titled Stop Staring At The Shadows. The project is the duo’s first studio LP since 2018’s I Want To Die In New Orleans. Ruby Da Cherry and $crim’s latest album features 12 tracks. Production is handled by $crim under his Budd Dwyer persona. Check out the $uicideboy$’ Stop […]
Buffalo’s Che Noir has dropped her new album Juno. The LP is the follow-up to her Thrill Of The Hunt 2 project, which was released last summer. Che’s latest work features collaborations with Planet Asia, Eto, Ransom, Street Justice, Klass Murda and Jai Black. Production on the 10-track LP is handled entirely by 38 Spesh. […]
Jedi Mind Tricks frontman Vinnie Paz has released his fifth solo album As Above So Below. The veteran MC’s new project features 18 tracks. Guests include Vast Aire of Cannibal Ox, Estee Nack, Queen Herawin of The Juggaknots, Block McCloud and Demoz, among others. View Vinnie’s As Above So Below stream, cover art and tracklist […]
Remember those latent fears you’ve been having that artificial intelligence will one day take over the world ultimately rendering humans unnecessary and utterly meaningless? Well, in case you forgot, “Travisbott” has arrived to turn those fears into a reality! What is a “Travisbott” you ask? Well, it’s a deepfake version of rapper Travis Scott that […]
The Weeknd released a short video clip revealing the name of his new album Instagram on Thursday (February 13). The post was bluntly captioned “Album Title.” The visual is in line with the previous two short films he released ahead of the LP. The Weeknd is back in his sports car driving down a city […]
Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams paid tribute to the late Kobe Bryant by releasing a new single titled “24.” Williams was a teammate of Bryant’s on the Los Angeles Lakers, playing with the former MVP during the final season of the basketball great’s NBA career. “I just wanted to write an open letter to […]
Hollywood, CA – Over a decade ago Jadakiss challenged 50 Cent to a rap battle on pay-per-view for a million dollars with JAY-Z and Dr. Dre as judges. During an exclusive interview with RealStreetRadio, rap vet reveals the challenge was just something he “thought of.” “Battling is therapeutic for Hip Hop but you can’t take […]
As one Oscars season comes to a close, another opens its doors anew. So begins the 2021 Best Original Song race, with this instant-classic title track for the upcoming James Bond film, No Time to Die, from 18-year-old professional Grammy collector Billie Eilish. Just last Sunday, Eilish made her Academy Awards debut singing a cover […]
Well, there go our jobs and livelihoods as entertainment journalists. On Thursday, Vogue sat Billie Eilish down for an interview with an “AI” that generated some surprisingly insightful questions. Fair warning: As with any “bot-written” parody or spec script, these questions are sort of more the product of a language-learning neural network working with a […]
New York, NY – Puma officially announced Thursday (February 13) it has signed J. Cole to a multi-year footwear and apparel partnership deal. This is Puma’s latest signature deal for a rapper after its released its collaborative edition with the late Nipsey Hussle’s The Marathon Clothing brand in September 2019. The multi-platinum lyricist will collaborate […]
Atlanta, GA – A group of men posing as members of the Wu-Tang Clan have been accused of scamming a few luxury hotels out of roughly $100,000. According to WSB-TV Atlanta, the men were driving around in a white Rolls-Royce Phantom pretending to belong to the notorious Hip Hop collective. A criminal complaint filed this […]
A video of a white police officer punching a black man repeatedly in the face as he’s laid out on the floor has prompted T.I. to pose a serious question. On Thursday (February 13), the Hustle Gang boss shared the graphic clip to his Instagram account and challenged the current presidential democratic candidates — Elizabeth […]
Los Angeles, CA – While Xzibit’s Pimp My Ride days may be over, his musical journey is ongoing. On Wednesday (February 12), the X to the Z shared an Instagram photo of himself posted up at the studio with Dr. Dre and Focus… “@focus3dots @drdre @xzibit you have no idea wtf we about to drop […]
Los Angeles, CA – Eminem had a brief, messy exchange with Selma Hayek after he performed “Lose Yourself” at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday (February 9). The actress revealed the story with a photo of their encounter in an Instagram post Wednesday (February 12) after Em told Variety that his favorite moment at […]
New York City, NY – DreamDoll revives LL Cool J’s classic “Loungin (Who Do Ya Luv)” with her new single “Who You Loving?” featuring G-Eazy and Rahky. The track finds the Love & Hip Hop star and Gerald trading sultry lines, while R&B newcomer Rahky handles the nostalgic hook. “Growing up—I’m a ‘92 baby, so that […]
Big Sean put Nas in an awkward situation when he blurted out the Illmatic mastermind has imminent plans for a follow-up to NASIR. In a video clip making the rounds online, Sean begins filming the Hip Hop legend and says, “By the way, Nas dropping an album. Hey, I’m putting Nas on blast right now. […]
Pop Smoke wasn’t pleased with some shots photographer Paris Marley captured of him at a recent meet-and-greet event in Virginia. On Thursday (February 13), Marley shared a screenshot of a Twitter exchange he had with the 20-year-old Brooklyn rapper in which Pop Smoke berates him for sharing some photos he found less than flattering. “Yo […]
Philadelphia, PA – The Roots have booked another stacked lineup for their annual Roots Picnic. Meek Mill, DaBaby, the entire Griselda crew, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon are among the artists scheduled to perform at this year’s edition, which takes place at The Mann at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia on May 30. Black Thought, Questlove and […]
Maryland-born singer Arizona Zervas is steadily on the rise thanks to his breakout single “ROXANNE.” The easygoing, double platinum croon has cracked the No. 4 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and is currently and No. 1 at Rhythm Radio for the second week in a row, among other charts. For the desert-themed video directed by Nicholas […]
Snoop Dogg has issued a public apology to veteran journalist Gayle King for lashing out at her following a controversial interview with WNBA legend Lisa Leslie. During the conversation, King asked Leslie about Kobe Bryant’s 2003 sexual assault case, which Snoop (and many others) considered disrespectful. In an Instagram video posted on Wednesday (February 12), […]
Three 6 Mafia is reuniting for some more shows in 2020. After performing together at a few gigs last year, the Memphis Hip Hop pioneers are teaming up again for a tour starting in March. “Yeahhhhhh! The Mafia back on the slab,” DJ Paul told Billboard. “This a must see! We want everyone to come […]
The Game has one-upped 2 Chainz’s Kobe Bryant tribute tattoo and Chris Brown’s face tattoo by combining the two. The West Coast rapper debuted some new ink Instagram on Wednesday (February 12), getting Bryant’s No. 8 tatted above his eye. “F O R E V E R,” Game wrote in the caption. View this post […]
Somebody please let Camila Cabello know what silent films are, because girl is playing fast and loose with the concept of diegetic sound in her latest music video, for the bonus track on the digital edition of Romance, “My Oh My” featuring DaBaby. The (mostly) black-and-white video casts Camila as a silent movie star within […]
DaBaby is facing up to the rumors he has another child on the way. In a recent Instagram Live video, the Interscope signee copped to getting a woman pregnant who’s not his current girlfriend and mother of his daughter, MeMe. In his defense, he claims they weren’t together at the time. “I will never allow […]
After years studying Rick Ross’ tutelage, Stalley has morphed into a boss in his own right, poised to release his first Blue Collar Gang label compilation. The Ohio native announced on Tuesday (February 11) that the project would be coming sooner than expected. “Proud moment for me to be able to announce the first BCG […]