Instagram – As quarantine rages on, Instagram battles continue to be a gift that keeps on giving. This time around, multi-platinum super-producer Scott Storch (set initially to battle T-Pain) faced the original architect of the Cash Money Records sound, Mannie Fresh. The 20-round battle saw the two producers smack each other around with endless flame […]
While rumors have been swirling about DaBaby’s close proximity to social media star B. Simone, the 2019 RealStreetRadio Rapper of the Year has once again allowed his art to have the biggest voice in the room. View this post on Instagram â€ïž ? A post shared by B. SIMONE (@thebsimone) on Mar 30, 2020 at […]
Shortly after Chuck D dropped a bombshell about the future of Public Enemy, his group Enemy Radio â Chuck, DJ Lord, Jahi and the S1Ws â dropped a new album called Loud Is Not Enough. During a recent interview with RealStreetRadio, the P.E. frontman talked about the title of the album. “Thereâs a lot of people pumping […]
We are living in dark and uncertain times â some, perhaps, might consider this a âghost storyâ â so let us offer a balm: the musician Moses Sumney, and his sublime music video for âCut Me.â Released Tuesday, it serves as the perfect entry into the drug that is his voice: It whines and soars […]
West Coast rapper Demrick has linked up with bassist/producer Brady Watt for the collaborative project Wavridin. The duo’s EP is comprised of three tracks. “I really fuck with Demrick’s sound and his lyrical skills,” Watt said in a press release. “The whole project is vocals, bass and drums. Rhymes surfing on the multi-layered bass vibrations […]
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ol’ Dirty Bastardâs solo debut, Return to the 36th Chambers: The Dirty Version, the late Wu-Tang memberâs estate collaborated with Rhino Records for a remastered re-release featuring the original album material alongside unreleased tracks and instrumentals. Amazon Music also released a 16-minute documentary to commemorate the occasion as well. […]
Jermaine Dupri wishes he would’ve stuck with TLC early on their careers. While answering questions on the Black Love Instagram account, JD said he regretted stepping away from the diamond-selling trio to devote all of his attention to Kris Kross. “I regret not trying to do TLC at the same time as Kris Kross,” he […]
If you have been oh, I dunno, fully asleep for the past several weeks, well, letâs just say you have some news to catch up on. But the main thing youâve been missing is JoJoâs continuously superb presence on Instagram Live. First, she turned her 2004 hit âLeave (Get Out)â into the first social-distancing anthem. […]
When comedian Jon Daly started hyping up an upcoming shot-for-shot remake of the Rolling Stonesâ âStart Me Upâ music video titled âCheer Me Upâ on Twitter yesterday, I wasnât sure if he was being serious or not. But Daly is no stranger to creating impressive musical parodies: Take, for instance, Papa Johnâs Misty, Lil Xanâs […]
TikTok has undoubtedly become the most prominent platform when it comes to elevating artists into new stratospheres of fame. It was the vehicle that propelled Lil Nas X‘s “Old Town Road” into pop culture dominance. More recently, it gave rapper K Camp and producer Reazy Renegade notoriety, pushing the almost year-old song “Lottery” to heights […]
Lindsay Lohan didnât want to speak too soon. Sure, she teased her long-rumored comeback single âXanaxâ on Virgin Radio Dubai last August, and later posted a music video on Instagram in September, but the song quickly disappeared and never made it to Spotify. Now, in a Twitter video teasing new music, sheâs officially saying âIâm […]
Shortly after dominating both the Billboard 100 and 200 charts with the fervor contained on his fourth studio album, After Hours, The Weeknd is stepping back and giving a salute to those individuals who are tackling the coronavirus head-on. “When I started making this album, I never imagined it would be released as we face […]
March has been illuminating. Weâre learning what weâre made of and what we can and canât do without. A pandemic is the rare situation that requires governments and citizens to act in concert in order to ensure each otherâs well-being. But we live in a bifurcated nation. One half supposes it can live without the […]
The-Dream’s Instagram Live battle with Sean Garrett has opened up JAY-Z’s vault. TIDAL has dropped a previously unreleased demo of Hov’s “Holy Grail” after The-Dream previewed the song during his “Battle of the Songwriters” clash with Garrett. “Holy Grail” features Justin Timberlake and appears on the 2013 album Magna Carta Holy Grail. But the demo […]
The Weeknd’s After Hours album keeps getting longer. After dropping a deluxe edition of the LP on March 23, the diamond-selling singer has delivered three more bonus tracks. While the initial expanded version of After Hours added remixes and a live version of “Scared To Live,” Weeknd’s latest batch of songs are original creations. The […]
Boosie Badazz’s Instagram antics have turned him into a living, breathing meme — and now he’s using the content in his music. After his “put your pussy lips on Live, I’ll give you $1000” quote went viral, the Baton Rouge-bred rapper transformed the clip into a new single titled “Pussy Lips On Live.” The opinionated […]
The Weeknd has claimed the top spot on both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 charts. Weeknd’s After Hours LP debuted at No. 1 after selling 444,000 album equivalent album units in the U.S. for the week ending on March 26, according to Nielsen Music/MRC Data. Concurrently, his “Blinding Lights” single continued its Hot 100 ascent and […]
COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate. From Prince Charles and actor Tom Hanks to singer-songwriter John Prine and Geto Boys legend Scarface, celebrities left and right are revealing their positive test results. Now, it looks like DJ Jazzy Jeff has potentially contracted the virus. On Monday morning (March 30), the celebrated turntablist revealed he’s battling pneumonia and hinted […]
Say what you will about Frank Ocean, but the man knows great timing when he sees it. Frank previewed two new singles, âDear Aprilâ and âCayendo,â back in October, during a broadcast of his Beats 1 radio show âblonded RADIO.â Now, in our time of need, Frank is back with the full versions of the […]
Grammy-winning musician John Prine, famous for his contributions to folk, country and bluegrass, is currently in critical condition after experiencing âCOVID-19 symptoms.â According to a post to his official Twitter account Sunday, the singer-songwriter was hospitalized on Thursday and intubated on Saturday evening, where he âcontinues to receive care, but his situation is critical.â âThis […]
The Weeknd reportedly went against the wishes of Universal Music Group executives when he released his After Hours album. According to TMZ, the Republic Records singer was urged to delay the LP due to the coronavirus pandemic. Industry higher-ups reportedly feared the album would flop since it couldn’t be marketed with television appearances. But Weeknd […]
Strange Music’s Wrekonize is back with a new EP titled Pressure Point Meridian 1. The project is the ÂĄMayday! member’s first solo work since 2017’s Into The Further album. The veteran MC continues the Strange Music camp’s string of EPs, adding to their 2020 lineup of brief releases that already includes everyone from label boss […]
Masta Ace has followed up the re-release of his “Globetrotter” single with a brand new track titled “GMO.” The song shows off a different side of the legendary Juice Crew MC — or at least one that hasn’t been on display in a while. “‘GMO’ is a joint I started writing over a few years […]
Multi-platinum selling producer/rapper KwamĂ© celebrated his birthday by bringing fans one of the most ambitious Instagram Live endeavors yet: a six-plus hour showcase featuring a plethora of legendary MCs. Kicking off with Roxanne Shante, KwamĂ© treated his audience with guest after guest while mixing in DJ sets of classics from the ’90s and early 2000s. […]
Cenobites member Godfather Don has teamed up with French producer Parental for a new album titled Osmosis. The project is the engimatic rapper’s first official LP in over two decades. After dropping Diabolique in 1998, the Kool Keith collaborator is back with a 16-track release. His latest work includes eight original songs, instrumental versions of […]
Alex Trebek reciting Lizzo is like puppies reciting kitties. Itâs like French fries reciting pizza. Itâs like the last time Alex Trebek brought up Lizzo. Both are so deeply beloved, itâs a recipe to bring joy to viewers everywhere. Itâs what those in the non-nerd world would probably call a lay-up for the Jeopardy! production […]
G MiMs comes from Hip Hop royalty. His father is Kool DJ Red Alert and his cousin is Bad Boy legend Craig Mack. Needless to say, Hip Hop runs through his veins. On Friday (March 27), the New York-bred MC decided to pay tribute to his late cousin with a video for “New Flava,” a […]
It’s been almost three weeks since Enemy Radio MC Jahi and seasoned producer Configa dropped their collaborative album, Forever Future. After sharing a visual for the title track, the duo is back with a new video for “Mindfulness.” Directed by Black Camera Productions, the beautifully shot video finds the Cleveland native posted up by the water, […]
You know when you first wake up, so you brain is still scrambling to put two and two together and you come up with seemingly brilliant ideas like a Cardi B remake of Emma? That has to be how Bob Dylanâs 17-minute long song about the JFK assassination came to be. The legendary musician just […]
Maez301 continues the rollout for his Hasaan album by dropping his Phase 2 EP. The Strange Music artist’s new project coincides with the release of his labelmate Joey Cool’s Coolie High Vol. 2. After sharing four tracks on Hasaan Phase 1, the Los Angeles-based rapper comes through with another batch of four songs from his […]