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 […]
Sam Smith has taken a page from the Taylor Swift Finishing School for Cryptic Young Pop Stars, as they’ve been real mysterious and clue-droppy on Instagram all week in the lead-up to their new single and album, To Die For, which will be available for preorder tomorrow. Could To Die For be a direct response […]
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 […]
Chicago, IL – NBA All-Star Weekend 2020 is set to warm up the Windy City this weekend and Polo G will be front and center to rep for his community. The “Pop Out” star has partnered with Audiomack and several of his notable peers, namely G Herbo, Calboy, Dreezy, NLE Choppa, Tink, HappyBirthdayCalvin, Heavy Steppers […]
New York, NY – It’s difficult to get a group of New Yorkers to agree on anything, these days, but you wouldn’t know it by the number of people gathered in the EXPG Studio nestled in the hip New York City enclave of the Lower East Side, not far from the Bowery and other former […]
Miami, FL – An affiliate of the late XXXTENTACION was reportedly arrested for murder on Monday (February 9). According to NBC 6 South Florida, Lynwood Walker III — also known as Tankhead666 — was apprehended in another state in connection to the murder of local rapper and former University of Central Florida football player Jose Trimaine Jose, […]
Los Angeles, CA – Eminem made a surprise appearance at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards on Sunday (February 9) and basically confused everyone. Why is he here? Why is he performing “Lose Yourself,” a song that earned him an Oscar 17 years ago? Why is Martin Scorsese sleeping during the performance? Martin Scorsese watching Eminem […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Queens, New York native Grafh has recruited several heavy hitters for his forthcoming album The Oracle III, including Conway The Machine who appears on the project’s second single “Pray.” Produced by DJ Analyze, the track is one of 15 new tracks on the upcoming album. “The Oracle series that DJ Green Lantern […]
Brooklyn, NY – Anyone who’s ever had visions of Casanova terrorizing Everyday Struggle co-host Akademiks has now gotten their wish. In the Antoine Allen-directed mini horror movie “Knock Knock,” the Brooklyn rapper is seen bursting into Ak’s crib accompanied by a host of unsavory individuals in ghoulish masks. The end result marks a certain doom […]
Artists copying popular styles is no new phenomenon, but A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie thinks it’s getting out of hand. The Atlantic Records rapper expressed his frustration with his peers Twitter on Saturday (February 8), chastising them for using his musical blueprint. “Iight bet. Keep on tryna sound like me without showing love and ima […]
Los Angeles, CA – After embarking on a pair of tours brought forth by his 2019 album Ghetto Lenny’s Love Songs, rockstar rapper SAINt JHN has announced yet another tour in support of the heavily streamed project. Beginning on March 18 in Seattle, the second leg of his North American headline tour will commence as […]
After numerous leaks and false starts, Lil Mosey has officially unleashed his tropical-tinged-single “Blueberry Faygo” record with plenty of pop and fizz. The Callan-produced song blends Johnny Gill’s classic 1990 hit “My, My, My,” with a bouncy bevy of handclaps and spirited bass. Back in December, “Blueberry Faygo” found its way onto the bottomless digital […]
Green Day’s latest project, their thirteenth studio album called Father of All Motherfuckers, dropped today — as in Friday, February 7. The music might be amazing (we haven’t heard it yet!), but according to Twitter, the Father of All promotional album billboard sure reads like a list of prerequisites your uncle would post in the […]
During one of the many list-making conversations in Hulu’s High Fidelity, which premieres in full on Valentine’s Day, a debate ensues about the top-five musical reinventions of all time. When Simon (David H. Holmes), an employee at Championship Vinyl, mentions Cyndi Lauper and her Memphis Blues album, he is shouted down by friend and co-worker […]
It’s that feeling when you’re on a really bad date and realize “Well, thank goodness, I’m not doing this again.” In her new track “Let’s Be Friends,” Carly Rae Jepsen captures the awkwardness and frustration along with the liberating, chucking-deuces-up-as-you-walk-out-the-door freedom of breaking up with a short-term somebody. All that to say, congratulations to gay […]
Rising star Pop Smoke has released his new album Meet The Woo Vol. 2, a sequel to his 2019 debut Meet The Woo. The Republic Records artist’s latest work includes 13 songs, two of which are bonus tracks. The project features collaborations with Quavo, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Lil Tjay and Fivio Foreign. Check […]
Lil Nas X and Hip Hop luminary Nas surprised the world at the 62nd Grammy Award ceremony this year when they took over the stage to perform Lil Nas’ 7 EP track, “Rodeo.” Now, there’s a haunting music video to go with the polarizing collaboration. Set in a world between the matrix and bloodsucking vampires […]
If each of the videos for Hayley Williams’s new songs exists in a shared universe, she’s gone from running naked in the woods and being pursued through a dark house, to being clothed in the woods and turning into a bird in a bright house, and now, for her latest solo single, she is safely […]
600 Breezy appeared to offer Meek Mill quite the assist on Wednesday (February 5) after the “Going Bad” rapper exchanged some heated words with his ex-girlfriend Nicki Minaj on Twitter. In a since-deleted tweet from his account, Breezy told Meek he knows some people that will kill Nicki’s husband Kenneth Petty for him. “Aye Meek for a […]
Lil Nas X looked to the past for his latest futuristic music video, “Rodeo,” featuring Nas. While walking along a dark, abandoned path that nothing could go wrong on, Nas X is randomly attacked by a vampire, which turns him into a bat-faced human reminiscent of another dancing supernatural creature: Michael Jackson in the “Thriller” […]
Backlash, as a very abrupt kind of motion, is governed by the laws of Sir Isaac Newton. Action begets reaction in equal measure. The action on Billie Eilish has been intense this year. She swept all the major categories at the Grammys last week on the strength of her debut When We All Fall Asleep […]
Pop singer Billie Eilish found herself at the center of controversy earlier this week after a recent interview with Vogue hit the web. During the conversation, she made some comments about rap that weren’t exactly well received. “Just because the story isn’t real doesn’t mean it can’t be important,” she said. “There’s a difference between lying in […]
Chicago, IL – This Valentine’s Day, several Hip Hop acts will participate in the 2020 NBA Celebrity All-Star Game at the Wintrust Arena, powered by Ruffles. Team captains @chancetherapper & @common headline #RufflesCelebGame rosters for coaches @stephenasmith & @RealMikeWilbon! pic.twitter.com/juQHOpCSF9 — 2020 NBA All-Star (@NBAAllStar) February 5, 2020 Chi-Town natives Chance The Rapper and Common […]
Portimao, Portugal – The Rolling Loud Hip Hop Festival is going international. On Wednesday (February 5), Rolling Loud announced the line up for their newest concert, Rolling Loud Portugal. The show, which will be held July 8-10 in Portimao, Portugal, marks the first time the growing Hip Hop festival will be held in a European […]
Duke Deuce’s “Crunk Ain’t Dead” has received the ultimate crunk co-sign. Three pioneers of the Hip Hop subgenre — Lil Jon, Juicy J and Project Pat — have joined the rising rapper for a remix of his breakthrough single. Deuce’s track has steadily gained popularity over the past few months, racking up well over 9 […]
Johannesburg, South Africa – After a successful run in 2019, Red Bull Dance Your Style just announced tour dates for their 2020 competition, with the winner representing the United States at the World Finals in Johannesburg, South Africa on October 17, 2020. This year’s tour will feature an entirely new crop of some of the […]
Pop singer Billie Eilish is facing criticism for some comments she made during an recent interview with Vogue. The cover story, which was published on Monday (February 3), found the Grammy Award-winning singer commenting on the difference between storytelling and straight up lying, which she said often happens in rap. She asserted a lot of rappers aren’t […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]