Oh, here he comes! Pretty literally. Watch out, girl. Wear protection. John Oates, of Hall & Oates and mustache fame, fondly recalled to the New York Post in a new interview that he had a legendary sex streak during the band’s heyday, culminating in a number of bed pals that he still can’t totally recall. […]
New York, NY – As a member of the Diplomats, Jim Jones became a household name in the early 2000s. He carved out a successful solo career following Dipset’s reign at the top but took some time to grow his business ventures like his Vampire Life clothing line, his CAPO-Saucey Farm and Extracts collaboration, and his […]
New York, NY – LL Cool J apparently blocked Hot 97 radio personality Peter Rosenberg on Twitter at some point. But LL, being the cool guy he is, decided to unblock Rosenberg on Friday (February 21) and provide a little comic relief in the process. “Yo @Rosenberadio I unblocked you so you can stop crying […]
New York, NY – In a time when life feels fragile and love can seem fleeting, there are signposts reminding us that life holds immeasurable meaning and love can last a lifetime if we have vision and faith and accrue the tools to sustain what we hold dear. Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons is a living […]
The average Hip Hop fan is aware Eminem rarely does interviews. But typically during album mode, he sits down with a couple of trusted friends to discuss his career and a bevy of other topics. In the wake of his 11th studio album, Music To By Murdered By, Shady spoke with longtime friend and collaborator […]
Run-DMC’s contributions to Hip Hop are immeasurable. Growing up in Hollis, Queens, Joseph “Rev Run” Simmons, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and the late Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell never could’ve predicted the global impact they’d have on the culture. Thirty-six years after throwing their black bowler hats in the ring with their 1984 self-titled debut, the […]
Despite the absence of Eminem’s name on the tracklist, Slim Shady has made a healthy contribution to Royce Da 5’9’s new album The Allegory. Midway through the project, a familiar voice begins speaking on “Perspective (Skit)” and it’s quickly apparent it’s Nickle Nine’s Bad Meets Evil cohort. For two minutes and 24 seconds, Em speaks […]
Warning: “The following trailer has been approved by bat-loving audiences to accompany Ozzy Osbourne’s new album Ordinary Man.” That’s the disclaimer at the top of Ozzy Osbourne’s new promotional teaser for “Scary Little Green Men,” a track off his new album Ordinary Man, out today. In the minute-long clip, we see a hooded figure trudge […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – J.PERIOD has made the seemingly impossible, possible and cleared the seemingly un-clearable. Last year, the tenured DJ/producer received the green light to re-release his two-part mixtape, J. PERIOD Presents…The Best Of Lauryn Hill (Fire & Water), exclusively on Apple Music. After debuting The Best Of Lauryn Hill (Vol. 1: Fire) earlier this month, J.PERIOD is back […]
It didn’t take very long for former college basketball coach John Beilein’s tenure as head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers to come to an end. While there was a multitude of factors that led to the 45-year veteran’s decision to step down on Wednesday (February 19), new reports suggest things got their rockiest after he […]
Los Angeles, CA – Fresh off of the release of his latest album Shake the Snow Globe, Russ stopped by The Rap Pack podcast for an in-depth conversation with hosts Carl Chery, Trent Clark and Jon Tanners. View this post on Instagram the culture eats its own and it’s very sad…hyenas. FULL INTERVIEW IN BIO […]
Neil Young is now officially an American citizen, and you know what that means: He has the God-given rights to bear arms, have a fair trial by jury, and write scathing open letters to his leaders in the Helvetica font. He chose to do the latter this week about Donald Trump, a man he has […]
Houston Rockets James Harden and Russell Westbrook grace the March 2020 cover of GQ, in the process paying tribute to Outkast’s iconic Stankonia photo shoot. Shortly after the cover was unveiled on Tuesday (February 18), Big Boi gave it two thumbs up and tagged GQ‘s Editor-In-Chief Will Welch to ensure he was aware of his approval. […]
Five years is an eternity. In the fictional Earth of David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, it was enough time for the entire planet to die. Here on Earth Prime, it has been enough time for everything to go kind of awry, for hurricanes, wildfires, diseases, and […]
Los Angeles, CA – Numerous heartfelt memorials from Dr. Dre and celebrities in the sports and entertainment industries will continue following the tragic losses of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna Bryant and seven others in a helicopter crash on January 26. The late Los Angeles Lakers icon’s most famous teammate of his career, Shaquille O’Neal, has eulogized […]
Bow Wow has appeared in several movies over the years, including 2002’s Like Mike, 2005’s Roll Bounce, 2010’s Lottery Ticket and 2011’s Madea’s Big Happy Family. Nick Cannon, on the other hand, has starred in even more films than Mr. Shad Moss — from 2002’s Drumline and Men In Black II to 2003’s Love Don’t Cost A […]
Las Vegas, NV – Desiigner took a tumble during a set at a Las Vegas nightclub, falling not-so-gracefully into the back of NBA All-Star James Harden. In footage obtained by TMZ, Desiigner is performing his breakthrough hit “Panda” around 1:30 a.m. local time on JEWEL’s Nightclub’s narrow stage. As the former G.O.O.D. music rapper begins his […]
As much as I enjoyed the first few episodes of High Fidelity, the new Hulu series based on Nick Hornby’s 1995 novel and the 2000 film that followed, I didn’t fully grasp how necessary it was until the fifth episode. In a scene toward the middle of “Uptown,” Rob, the crate-digging record-shop owner played by […]
Things are peachy keen in the first few minutes of the music video for “Bad Decisions,” the latest release from the Strokes ahead of their upcoming sixth album, The New Abnormal, the band’s first in seven years. They debuted the song during their performance at a Bernie Sanders rally last week in New Hampshire, where […]
When Outkast released Stankonia in 2000, the cover art featured a shirtless André 3000 rocking leather pants and Big Boi dressed down in a white t-shirt as they posed in front of an American flag. For the latest issue of GQ, NBA stars Russell Westbrook and James Harden have recreated that iconic photo shoot with Westbrook in 3 […]
Chuck D has teamed up with PUMA for a Public Enemy sneaker and clothing collaboration. The legendary frontman revealed the line during NBA All-Star weekend with several social media posts. Although the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer admits he’s not necessarily a sneaker head, evidently this was an opportunity he couldn’t pass up. On Saturday […]
Huge win for the prog rock community. Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s half-hour epic “Karn Evil 9” is being turned into a sci-fi film, with the lyrics serving as the narrative’s overarching inspiration. Per Deadline, the movie will revolve around how “the annual ‘Karn Evil’ — a macabre rite of passage — is a young person’s […]
New York, NY – Legendary radio hosts Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia are about to embark on their next adventure. Earlier this week, Bobbito revealed he and his longtime collaborator have teamed up for another podcast called The Actual Stretch & Bobbito Show. “You all been wondering, so . . . happy to share you […]
Back in the early aughts when a young Justin Timberlake was just starting to go solo, a huge concert was being organized by the Rolling Stones in Toronto to benefit a SARS outbreak. Mick Jagger, diggin’ the sweet “Señorita” sounds of the future Trolls legend, invited him to perform during the concert’s coveted evening sets […]
JoJo Hailey’s contributions to R&B are permanently etched in music history thanks to his inimitable work with Jodeci and K-Ci & JoJo throughout the 1990s. Collectively, they’ve sold millions of albums worldwide and songs such as K-Ci & JoJo’s “All My Life” and Jodeci’s “Come & Talk To Me” are bona fide R&B staples. Over the […]
Who didn’t get married last year? You might find yourself asking this today, scrolling through Facebook Valentine’s Day odes and staring down the barrel of a new Justin Bieber album. But while 2019 revived the Wife Guy, particularly in music, they’ve been around the whole time. We don’t mean guys making music with their wives, […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Vega HeartBreak & M.C have crafted music for a laundry list of notable artists, including Jeezy, Akon, Yo Gotti, Maxwell, Kanye West, Drake, Rocko, Lloyd, Twista and Mia X. But when they take complete creative control, the result is emotionally profound. Case in point, the duo’s heart-wrenching video for “Monday” featuring Young […]
Following an investigative report published by the New York Times in June 2019, which revealed that hundreds of thousands of master tapes had been destroyed in the 2008 Universal Studios warehouse fire, a group of artists and musicians’ estates pursued a class-action lawsuit against Universal Music Group. The most recent filing in the lawsuit confirms […]
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 […]
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 […]