With the presidential election around the corner, the stakes have never been higher for clinching those crucial states straddling blue and red. Just ahead of Super Tuesday, Tenacious D have announced a tour aimed at galvanizing the people of the purple states. Jack Black and Kyle Gass are taking their comedy-rock act across the Midwest and […]
The rumors are true: Lady Gaga’s pregnancy with LG6 is finally coming to term. After formally dropping the ever-so-pink “Stupid Love” a few days ago, Gaga has revealed that her new album will be released April 10, unless it’s leaked sooner, we guess, not that that would ever happen with a Gaga song. The album […]
Long Beach, CA – Nate Dogg’s new tombstone was unveiled at Forest Lawn Cemetery in his hometown of Long Beach, California on Saturday (February 29). According to Press Telegram, more than 100 of the late Hip Hop legend’s friends and family showed up for the ceremony, including Tha Dogg Pound’s Daz Dillinger. The tombstone includes […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Sun God comes from Hip Hop royalty. As the son of Ghostface Killah, the Staten Island native witnessed first-hand the hard work and dedication it takes to succeed in the music industry. Now, he’s continuing the Wu-Tang Clan lineage and applying that same work ethic to his own career. While he’s also […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Tha Chill is back with the second single and video from his forthcoming project FOHEAD titled “Hard In The Paint.” Featuring fellow Diirty OGz and Tha Dogg Pound member Kurupt, the song is yet another gangsta rap classic in the making. “‘Hard In The Paint’ is my new jam feat my lil’ bro […]
Early Wednesday morning, on February 19, up-and-coming Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed at the home he was renting in the Hollywood Hills. Real name Bashar Barakah Jackson, Pop Smoke was on the forefront of Brooklyn’s exploding drill movement, paving the way with hits like “Welcome to the Party” and “Dior.” His second […]
Fancy going down a rabbit hole? Child star turned Rilo Kiley front woman turned solo storyteller extraordinaire Jenny Lewis stopped by those remarkably small tables and chairs at NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert. Lewis invited the entire audience to sing along to the first track, “Rabbit Hole,” from her recent album On the Line. “That song’s […]
Lil Uzi Vert dropped the follow-up to “Futsal Shuffle 2020” on Sunday, and this new single is designed to take you back, way back, all the way back to 1999, when your favorite ‘90s boy band hit was born. (Or depending on your age, when your child or parent’s favorite ‘90s boy band hit was […]
Days after Flavor Flav attempted to stop the Bernie Sanders campaign from advertising a Public Enemy performance at the Senator’s Sunday night rally, the group has reportedly dismissed the long-time member and hypeman. “Public Enemy and Public Enemy Radio will be moving forward without Flavor Flav,” the group said in a statement Sunday, as reported […]
As always, Drake remains full of surprises, dropping two songs and a double video for his new tracks, “When to Say When” and “Chicago Freestyle,” on Saturday night. Not as surprising? The actual songs, which are as quintessentially Drake as always. While the rapper might namecheck the Windy City in one of the titles, the […]
Get ready to ride ’til you can’t no more. While just last week Megan Thee Stallion was hoping to release her upcoming album Suga on May 2, allegedly her attempt to renegotiate her contract with one of her two labels has resulted in a freeze on her planned release, putting your Hot Girl Summer plans […]
Los Angeles, CA – Although Chuck D recently said Flavor Flav would have one year to “get his act together,” Public Enemy has just announced he’s no longer part of the groundbreaking Hip Hop group. In a statement sent to RealStreetRadio, Chuck D and company made it abundantly clear their time with Flav has come […]
RealStreetRadio – This week in Hip Hop, Clipse’s old manager made a claim that most of their drug raps were about his life. Also, Eminem launched the viral #GodzillaChallenge on the social media platform Triller. Lastly, Tee Grizzley responded to Royce Da 5’9’s Breakfast Club interview, which discussed him discouraging Slim Shady from working with […]
The Oscars were still so white for 2020’s slate of nominees, with the most glaring omission arguably being Jennifer Lopez’s work as a prolific stripper (and foxy scammer) in the female gaze-y Hustlers. Likely being that she had a performance of a lifetime to prepare for in the weeks following the nominee announcement, J.Lo never […]
Guapdad 4000 got a pleasant surprise when he jokingly challenged Missy Elliott to a dance battle. After imitating her moves from “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” video in a Twitter clip and declaring she had 24 hours to respond, Missy took less than an hour to give the scam rapper exactly what he wanted. “MISSY […]
Blueface has announced another release date for his oft-delayed Find The Beat album. After failing to drop his debut LP on two previous occasions, the Cash Money West artist now claims his project will arrive on March 13. “Okay guys jokes over find the beat dropping March 13th,” he wrote Instagram on Sunday (March 1). […]
New Orleans, LA – New Orleans bounce artist Vockah Redu has launched a GoFundMe after he was robbed in his hometown. According to the GoFundMe description, the window of his vehicle was smashed in and the thieves made off with a beat machine, theremin and stage case. “Until it’s replaced, I won’t be able to […]
Oprah Winfrey took a tumble while in the middle of a speech about wellness and balance during her 2020 Vision: Your Life on Focus Tour — and naturally, 50 Cent had jokes. On Saturday (February 29), the For Life executive shared a clip of the viral fall. “Wellness to me means all things in balance, […]
Kanye West, as you may have heard, semi-recently rebranded as a sort of pastor. He stages a weekly Sunday Service for groups of select churchgoers, for example Justin Bieber and Brad Pitt and the people of Coachella. This being fashion month, and West being a very fashion guy, he brought the experience to Paris, holding a surprise Sunday Service early […]
The eternally hip frontman of the Cars, Ric Ocasek, died at the age of 75 last year, with his body being discovered in his Manhattan home by his wife of several decades, the Czech supermodel Paulina Porizkova. The couple had announced in 2017 that they were separating, and began divorce proceedings in the weeks leading […]
Drake surprised fans with the release of two new tracks on Saturday night (February 29). The OVO leader’s song “When To Say When” and “Chicago Freestyle” showed up on SoundCloud late in the evening, but Drizzy also shared a video for his latest work YouTube. related news Drake Promises Next Album Will Be Shorter Than […]
To all the punks who are reading this but didn’t bother seeing David Byrne and his monochromatic pals in American Utopia: Well, lucky you, because American Utopia is actually coming back in a few months. But that’s not the point. We don’t want to reward your procrastination. But we guess we have to, anyway, because […]
Juicy J has walked back his original sentiments hours after blasting Columbia Records with the aptly titled “Fuck Columbia Records” diss track. On Saturday (February 29), the Three 6 Mafia vet posted an Instagram post that read simply, “Spoke to @columbiarecords. We are all good!” View this post on Instagram Spoke to @columbiarecords We are […]
Having a quiet night in listening to Glass Houses? Hoping to one day prove your undivided loyalty to Sir William Joel, the titular Piano Man? Well, he just jacked up his home security system thanks to a recent burglary hit (a few motorcycles were vandalized, nothing serious), and he’s really hoping to test it out. […]
Mobile, AL – Since its inception nearly a decade ago, Think It’s A Game Records (TIG) has consistently illuminated polarizing southern rap talents — most notably kickstarting the careers of YFN Lucci and Rich Homie Quan. Now, with a loaded roster of young blood and the same tenacity for beaconing from the south, TIG has […]
Columbia, SC – As the stage continues to set for the 2020 Democratic presidential candidacy, the remaining politicians are pulling out all the stops in efforts they can face off against Donald Trump in November. Even if it means piggybacking off Hip Hop in the most bizarre way possible. Enter Democratic presidential candidate and billionaire […]
Public EnemyRadio — P.E. mastermind Chuck D, DJ Lord, Jahi and the S1Ws — is performing at a Bernie Sanders rally in Los Angeles on Sunday (March 1), but evidently that didn’t sit well with Flavor Flav. On Friday (February 28), Flav’s team blasted the notion and insisted the Flavor Of Love reality TV star doesn’t […]
Florida rapper Trap Beckham is always thinking dancefloor-forward but for his new campaign, he’s putting a bit of extra message to his overall presentation. His latest club banger hopeful, the energetic “Back It Up,” features fellow Sunshine State flexer Flo Milli over a rambunctious Jacobi Jackson production. related news Trap Beckham Delivers “Happy Belated” EP […]
New York, NY – Once upon a time, JAY-Z recruited the LOX for his song “Reservoir Dogs” featuring Beanie Sigel and Sauce Money, which appeared on 1998’s Vol. 2…Hard Knock Life. But behind-the-scenes, things were a little intense as the recording process got underway. During a recent interview with Genius’ For The Record, Jadakiss revealed Styles P actually dissed […]
New York, NY – Eminem’s #GodzillaChallenge has rap hopefuls and established MCs giving it their all. Bizzy Bone tried it (and kind of missed point), while countless aspiring rappers sent in their entries in an attempt to beat — or at least come close to — the 224 words Em spits in 31 seconds on […]