New York, NY – Questlove and MC Ren are just a handful of Hip Hop artists admiring the newly surfaced graffiti art covering several New York City subway trains. Much like the ’70s and ’80s, entire cars are being painted top-to-bottom with the carefully chosen monikers of their creators — but not everybody is thrilled. […]
Burbank, CA – PnB Rock was reportedly arrested after he crashed into three cars and totaled his BMW during a street race. According to TMZ, he was booked on suspicion of DUI and reckless driving in Burbank, California on Thursday night (January 31). View this post on Instagram I THRU A OP PACK IN THE […]
As Onyx prepares to release their forthcoming album Lost Treasures, the seasoned Hip Hop group has shared a snippet of the project in the form of “Boy Still Got It.” Featuring RB& star Bobby Brown, the track bumps with a gritty rawness and overall slick, laid back vibe. View this post on Instagram Upcoming #ONYX shows: […]
The elusive Aesop Rock is back with a new video for “Rogue Wave,” the Rhymesayers MC’s first new single since last year’s Malibu Ken project and first solo single since 2018’s “Klutz.” Directed by frequent collaborator Rob Shaw, the visual pieces together several of Aes’ own black and white sketches into one continuous body of work — […]
Sa-Roc, one of the newer additions to the Rhymesayers Entertainment roster, is back with a new visual for “Hand Of God.” Directed by Tommy Nova, the video stars Sa-Roc as the human subject of an art exhibit. As she’s posed for the entertainment of her observers, she flexes her wordplay prowess over the Sol Messiah-produced […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Albuquerque, New Mexico-based producer Diles has resurfaced with yet another edition of his compilation series, Green Chile In The Air. Produced entirely by Diles, the aptly titled Green Chile in The Air Vol. 9 features nine fresh tracks and vocal contributions from Brand Nubian MC Sadat X, Z-Man, Ras Illy, Krudas Cubensi, Alphounce […]
You can’t control your reputation. You think you can by striving to do and be good, but people are hard to win over now, and with good reason. Hucksters are on a powerful tear. No one buys anyone else’s story anymore. Come up too quickly, and you get called a grifter or an “industry plant.” […]
The world is still reeling from the sudden death of retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday (January 26) alongside his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and the seven other people onboard. Before Bryant established a relationship with Nike in 2003, he had several signature adidas shoes, including the KB8, […]
West Coast rapper XP The Marxman and East Coast producer IceRocks collaborated with Roc Marciano on the closing track of their 2019 album Nomads. As the first month of 2020 comes to a close, the duo has reconnected with Roc Marci to deliver some visuals for their song “Open Doors.” “This is a visual masterpiece,” […]
Frances Quinlan is still getting used to performing with backing tracks. She didn’t want to take more than a guitar on tour, to make it easier to explore cities, but that means she has to keep up with the Macbook on stage next to her instead. “It’s like playing with the most merciless band in […]
Twitter – A new report from The Sun has caused a firestorm on Twitter. According to the U.K. publication, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky are dating only days after the Barbadian singer called it quits with her billionaire boyfriend of three years, Hassan Jameel. Rocky and Rihanna were spotted hanging out backstage at Yams Day 2020 in Brooklyn earlier […]
London, UK – It’s been years since M.I.A. has released a new project. Her last album, AIM, arrived in 2016 and she’s been, well, pretty much musically M.I.A. ever since. In fact, she insinuated she was quitting music altogether shortly after AIM, blaming censorship. In a 2018 interview with Rolling Stone, she was asked if […]
The universe filled out its weekly classic rock Mad Libs, and, with no disrespect to the parallel universe where Charlie Watts spearheads an exciting new collection of drum panties, the following information should amuse you regardless: Brian May, of Queen fame, has designed a very snazzy sports bra for his devoted legion of fans. And […]
Despite Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant’s ongoing feud during the ’90s and ’00s, they ultimately buried the hatchet on a 2015 episode of The Big Shaq podcast and emerged as close friends. So when Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday (January 26) alongside seven other people, O’Neal […]
Miami, FL – Rolling Loud has unveiled the lineup for its sixth Miami festival, which is scheduled to take place at the Hard Rock Stadium on May 8-10. The three-day event features some of today’s biggest Hip Hop stars with Travis Scott, Post Malone and A$AP Rocky serving as headliners. Rocky is set to cap […]
New York, NY – Fabolous once had an opportunity to appear on the hit show The Sopranos, but his looks prevented it from happening. In an interview on SiriusXM’s Rock The Bells Radio, Fab recalled how being baby-faced cost him a role on HBO’s critically acclaimed series. “I was actually losing roles because I wasn’t […]
This was always going to be a heavy Grammy ceremony, but there was no way to tell just how heavy it would get. Upheaval at the highest levels of the Recording Academy had muddied the days leading up to the show. On January 16, it was announced that Academy president and CEO Deborah Dugan — […]
Spanish singer RosalĂa won the Grammy award Sunday night for Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album for El Mal Querer, and her performance of “Juro Que” and “Malamente” on the telecast featured the vibrant influence of Flamenco on her music. In the press room after accepting her trophy, RosalĂa, who is the first all-Spanish-language […]
The Grammys are ostensibly music’s biggest night, but once again, Sunday night’s awards felt more like music’s longest night. Looming over the celebration were two unexpected happenings: the sudden death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, and the news of turmoil within the organization, prompted by Recording Academy president Deborah Dugan’s ouster. Could there be a […]
It wouldn’t be the Grammy Awards without a heaping dose of musical nostalgia, and Aerosmith was on hand Sunday night to spoon-feed it directly into your waiting mouth, which is open, since you are, after all, singing along. Not only were Steven Tyler and the gang there to play the hits, but they were also […]
RealStreetRadio – This week in Hip Hop, BeyoncĂ© sent Megan Thee Stallion and Lizzo freshly boxed Ivy Park threads. Also, Trick Trick stepped into Royce Da 5’9’s rap beef with Yelawolf. And lastly, Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood personality Apryl Jones expressed regret for passing up the opportunity to have sex with A$AP Rocky and […]
While the world is reeling from the tragic death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant, the Grammys must go on. It’s music’s self-proclaimed biggest night of the year. This year’s nominees were announced back in November by Alicia Keys, who hosted the awards show for the second time. Turns out when BeyoncĂ© sang “Who run the […]
Houston, TX – Houston Hip Hop luminary DJ Screw — born Robert Earl Davis Jr. — is getting his own biographical series titled All Screwed Up. All Screwed up, which is produced by IYO Visuals with direction by Isaac “Chill” Yowman, is slated to be released sometime this year. Lil Keke of the Screwed Up […]
Calabasas, CA – Retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant was reportedly killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Sunday morning (January 26). According to TMZ, everyone onboard the flight was killed. Kobe was traveling with at least three other people in his private helicopter when a fire broke out. Although emergency personnel responded as […]
Legendary Hip Hop producer Pete Rock shared a video to his Instagram account that makes his feelings about Oprah Winfrey crystal clear. The billionaire talk show host mogul made headlines earlier this month when she stepped down from her executive producer role on a documentary about one of Russell Simmons’ sexual assault accusers, Drew Dixon. […]
Los Angeles, CA – Lauren London took to Instagram on Thursday (January 23) to debut the forthcoming Puma collaboration with the late Nipsey Hussle’s Marathon Clothing. The collection, named “Hussle and Motivate,” will reissue significant pieces from the previous partnership between the two brands as reported by Bossip. The first Instagram post features London in the […]
A week after Eminem unleashed his 11th studio album Music To Be Murdered By, Slim Shady is having some fun with his fans on social media. On Friday (January 24), Em shared a meme featuring four different photos of himself — one each for LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and, interestingly enough, Grindr. In the LinkedIn photo, he […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Def Squad vet Keith Murray has linked with Turquoise Jeep’s Flynt Flossy on a new Marc Lawrence-produced track called “Fine Wine.” To mark the occasion, the duo has surfaced with a video for the cut in which both artists express their admiration for diverse types of women over a heavy funk beat. […]
Paramore’s journey from the beefy pop-punk of “Emergency” and “That’s What You Get” to the soul and pop-rock moves of “Ain’t It Fun” and “Hard Times” is a surprising turn, but not an unlikely one. You could sort of see a singer with the immense chops of a Hayley Williams not wanting to be confined […]
A few years ago, Yola caught fire. That’s not a metaphor for the multidimensional British singer-songwriter’s speedy rise to the top of a heap of her own creation. 2019 saw her cut a jaw-dropping debut solo full-length record with the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach, collaborate with some of country music’s fiercest voices on the Highwomen […]