Roddy Ricch‘s popular single “The Box” has inspired dance challenges, TikTok videos of people cleaning mirrors and the latest upload from Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav. In a new TikTok clip, the 61-year-old artist can be seen showing off his signature oversized clock and hilariously mouthing the words to the Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial […]
Young Thug is teaming up with Chris Brown for a collaborative mixtape. Breezy unexpectedly revealed the two were working on a joint project in an Instagram post on Monday (April 6). “ME AND THUGGA THUGGA @thuggerthugger1 Got a mixtape coming soon,” he wrote. Thugger confirmed the announcement by reposting Brown’s declaration on his own Instagram […]
Snoop Dogg and JoJo Hailey have teamed up for a remix of “Special,” the Jodeci legend’s inaugural solo effort. Produced by Mike Smoov, the song features the D-O-Double-G executing his smooth, signature flow over the classic R&B-infused beat. “I get the number, I make the call/I spend time, and do it all,” Snoop spits. “Remember […]
Call it her King Lear: Charli XCX will release a full album made during this period of social distancing, she announced on Monday in a Zoom meeting for 1,000 fans. The album, tentatively titled (Lauv, if you’re reading this, look away) How I’m Feeling Now, is set to come out May 15. “I’ve decided that […]
Even with the Academy of Country Music Awards pushed back to September due to the coronavirus pandemic, the show went on Sunday night, with dozens of stars performing on CBS’s concert special ACM Presents: Our Country. Gayle King hosted the event while musicians joined from their own homes for a night of equal parts inspiration […]
Brooklyn, NY – Royce Da 5’9 has brought two songs off his critically successful The Allegory album to Vevo’s Ctrl series. The veteran Detroit lyricist premiered live performance videos of “Overcomer” and “Thou Shall” last week. The latter was accompanied by a fiery feature from fellow Detroit MC Kid Vishis who appears on the original […]
Austin, TX – Quin NFN could have been on the road right now. The 19-year-old Austin rapper (real name Quinlan McAfee) was set to start his first tour with Lil Mosey on April 7. However, just like the ongoing coronavirus pandemic forced numerous student athletes to miss out on what should’ve been their first March Madness tournament, […]
Jamo Gang is a month away from releasing their debut album, so the trio wants to share another piece of the puzzle before it drops on May 8. Ras Kass, J57 and El Gant have recruited Sick Jacken and Slaine for the LP’s new single “38 Minutes.” “The song is conceptually based on the 2018 […]
The best music is music that captures a fundamental truth about the human experience, and the fundamental truth of Bad Bunny’s new surprise track is that, unless you’re already quarantined with your lover, no one can meet up for sex due to the self-isolation guidelines around COVID-19. Them’s the rules, and Bad Bunny is here […]
English singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull has been hospitalized after receiving a positive diagnosis for the coronavirus. Per Rolling Stone, the 73 year-old Faithfull (who, as a high-risk patient, has recently suffered from health issues such as breast cancer and hepatitis C) is seeking treatment at a London hospital. While her reps say she’s feeling well and […]
T-Pain and Lil Jon went head to head on Instagram Live last night — in the latest battle in an ongoing series organized by Swizz Beatz, in which two artists face off with their 20 biggest hits — and it was less of a vicious battle than it was a beautiful jam session between two […]
For anyone who thinks the MC game is crowded, the producer game is damn near Times Square on New Year’s Eve. Though it may seem impossible, it only takes one significant placement to change your life — just ask Philadelphia producer Dougie On The Beat. “I started off rapping,” the platinum producer tells RealStreetRadio. “My […]
JAY-Z’s name is consistently thrown around in Hip Hop G.O.A.T. conversations, a title he’s rightfully earned over the past 25 years and across 14 studio albums. On Friday (April 3), super producer 9th Wonder made sure to remind everyone the billionaire Hip Hop mogul wrote seven songs from The Blueprint album in a single weekend. “We […]
Buffalo, NY – As if the hype surrounding Westside Gunn’s Pray For Paris wasn’t big enough, the Griselda abbot finally released the tracklist — which includes some exciting features. #PrayForParis // @WESTSIDEGUNN // #GxFR pic.twitter.com/ppJgK4QtwV — #GxFR (@GriseldaRecords) April 1, 2020 There are familiar faces (of course), including Conway The Machine, Benny The Butcher and […]
At Bill Withers’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2015, what was initially meant to be a tribute to him turned into the late soul legend’s final public performance. Withers, who died of heart complications earlier this week, had joined Stevie Wonder and John Legend onstage for performances of “Lean on Me” […]
Compton, CA – Problem has released a new short film called A Compton Story exclusively through TIDAL. Narrated by Mike Epps and executive produced by TDE’s Punch, the project is written, directed and produced by the Compton-bred rapper who also plays the central character. Viewers follow Problem on a comical journey as he continuously puts himself at risk in the hope “at […]
Hieroglyphics MC Tajai and super producer The Architect have linked for a new single called “Zero Sum Game.” It marks the inaugural single from the duo’s forthcoming BLACK/TEC album, which will arrive sometime this month 2020 Clear Label Media Group. Along with the release, they’ve also dropped a black-and-white visual — shot by fellow Hiero […]
While fans argued online about who would be best suited to potentially battle the legendary Quincy Jones, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland were busy cooking up their most epic battle to date, Teddy Riley vs. Babyface. “This is one of the iconic moments me & Timbaland have been working on … Sunday will go down in […]
View this post on Instagram In our Superlative Session with @vanessacarltonactual, she advised everyone to "stay the eff home" and "don't walk anywhere." Especially not a thousand miles 😉 Watch her perform "I Know You Don't Mean It," "Miner's Canary," "Die, Dinosaur," "A Thousand Miles," and one of her favorite @carole_king songs, "It's Too Late." […]
Houston’s Sauce Twinz have reconnected for a new release titled Lost In The Sauce. Sauce Walka and Sancho Saucy’s latest work is jampacked with 22 songs. The duo’s project includes collaborations with Paul Wall, Trippie Redd, YFN Lucci, Sada Baby, Rizzoo Rizzoo and more. View the Sauce Twinz’s Lost In The Sauce stream, cover art […]
Hollywood, CA – MC, actor and marijuana enthusiast Xzibit recently stopped by the RealStreetRadio headquarters where he discussed joining Dr.Dre’s Up In Smoke Tour in 2000. The tour featured an epic lineup at the time — Ice Cube, Eminem, Snoop Dogg alongside a host of guest appearances. “Imagine reading The Avengers comic book and then being in The […]
Alamo Records artist Rod Wave has released his sophomore album Pray 4 Love. The 14-track project follows 2019’s Ghetto Gospel LP, which was executive produced by Kevin Gates. “Before the albums, and people talking and liking and following, all I had was the music,” Wave told Apple Music. “The music helps me talk about [my […]
To celebrate his 28th birthday, Quavo is thinking about those individuals in the thick of the COVID-19 crisis, whether they’re ailing or assisting those suffering from the widespread disease. The Migos star has tapped his own Quavo Cares Foundation to uphold the Ohana One Foundation and Emory Healthcare’s needs in the two cities he frequents […]
Atlanta, GA – Just two weeks after he released his latest single “Stuck Together” featuring Lil Baby, Rich The Kid adds his fellow Atlanta-based rap superstar Future for a verse on the track’s new version. The song appears on Rich The Kid’s new album Boss Man which also dropped on March 12, the same day as the […]
It seems TikTok has been the social media platform of choice for kids to pass the time as the coronavirus pandemic continues its rampage. After a snippet of Drake’s upcoming single “Tootsie Slide” hit the web, TikTok exploded with videos of people dancing to the song. Earlier this week, the Grammy Award-winning artist announced the […]
Instagram – It appears that there was a method to the madness of swapping T-Pain in favor of Southern super-producer Mannie Fresh for the April 1 Instagram beat battle against Scott Storch. The “Buy You A Drank” singer/producer will now be facing off against multi-platinum producer Lil Jon on Saturday (April 4) at 9 PM […]
Instagram – Fans were treated to another Instagram beat battle courtesy of Timbaland and Swizz Beatz on Wednesday (April 1) — this time around, between multi-platinum producer Scott Storch and Southern production god Mannie Fresh. However, there was one major upgrade with this battle: official scorekeeping. Rather than have the results ambiguous for fans to […]
Thundercat’s fourth solo album, It Is What It Is, is scheduled to arrive on Friday (April 3). Ahead of its release, the Los Angeles-bred musician has shared the final single “Innerstellar Love.” The track follows the previously released songs “Fair Chance” featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Lil B, “Dragonball Durag” and “Black Qualls” with The […]
As with so many cultural events, the coronavirus cut the West End run of the stage version of The Prince of Egypt, but fate has found a way to (shout with me!) deliver us a cast recording of the production all the same, just in time for Passover, or Easter, or the yearly secular holiday […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – A copy of will.i.am’s 2001 video “I Am” was recently discovered in the dingy basement of the United Kingdom-based imprint Barely Breaking Even Records (BBE). Now, it’s finally getting a proper release — only this time it’s in HD. “Only an extremely low resolution version has ever been available online,” the press […]