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 â also known as Tankhead666 â 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. âThe 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 Lennyâs 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 Gillâs classic 1990 hit âMy, My, My,â with a bouncy bevy of handclaps and spirited bass. Back in December, “Blueberry Faygo” found its way onto the bottomless digital […]
Green Dayâs latest project, their thirteenth studio album called Father of All Motherfuckers, dropped today â as in Friday, February 7. The music might be amazing (we havenât 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 Huluâs High Fidelity, which premieres in full on Valentineâs 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 […]
Itâs that feeling when youâre on a really bad date and realize âWell, thank goodness, Iâm not doing this again.â In her new track âLetâs Be Friends,â 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 Williamsâs new songs exists in a shared universe, sheâs 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, âRodeo,â 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 âThrillerâ […]
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 BeyoncĂ© 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 […]
Miami, FL – Twitter is exploding with speculation after G-Eazy shared a video clip of himself kissing Megan Thee Stallion at the Maxim Big Game Experience bash late Saturday night (February 1) in Miami. In the clip, the “Hot Girl” rapper’s leg is draped over G-Eazy’s waist as he kisses her left cheek multiple times […]
When the composer Caroline Shaw needs a zone of gracious silence, the kind of place where she can be alone with the music in her mind, she takes refuge in the Rose Reading Room at the New York Public Library. Itâs a terrible place for an interview, though, so we meet in the lobby and […]
Super Bowl halftime performances can be and often are quite bad. In the early years of the show, you were lucky to get a marching band, a college drill team, a few incongruous movie stars, or some other wholesome business. Carol Channing played twice. The youth educational organization Up with People made four appearances between […]
Fuck with Kesha, and youâre in for the fight of a lifetime. Thatâs the message of âTik Tok,â âDie Young,â âWarrior,â and âWe R Who We Râ â hits about going to war with the night and coming out the victor â and of many of the singer-songwriterâs endeavors since then, including her protracted battle […]