If each of the videos for Hayley Williams’s new songs exists in a shared universe, she’s gone from running naked in the woods and being pursued through a dark house, to being clothed in the woods and turning into a bird in a bright house, and now, for her latest solo single, she is safely […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Celebrated Canadian rapper/producer Classified is back with a new single called “Rap Shit” featuring Dax and Snak The Ripper. The track follows his recent “Powerless” video, which was recently nominated for a JUNO Award (the Canadian version of the Grammys). He’s already won numerous JUNO Awards over the years and released 16 studio […]
Buffalo, NY – Fresh off of Paris Fashion Week, during which Westside Gunn made an appearance at the Off-White Men’s Fall 2020 show, and a January 23 performance on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, the Griselda team drops a gritty black and white Rodney Passé-directed visual for their WWCD standout “Cruiser Weight Coke.” Filmed at […]
Long live the “No Filter” tour! The Rolling Stones just announced new North American tour dates for the continuation of their “No Filter” tour. Their stadium tour will begin on May 8 in San Diego, hitting up 13 more cities before concluding in Atlanta on July 9. Tickets go on sale February 14. “There’s something […]
Skateboarder Sage Elsesser, who raps under the name Navy Blue, has dropped his debut album Àdá Irin. The project serves as the follow-up to his Gangway For Navy EP, an eight-song set that dropped in 2019. The pro skater/MC’s first LP is comprised of 11 tracks. Ka makes the lone guest appearance on the album, […]
Young Dolph may have reignited his feud with Yo Gotti after he sent some shots to the Untrapped rapper on Instagram Wednesday (February 5). In the Instagram post, Dolph shared a picture that showed his 2017 Gotti diss record, “Play With Yo’ Bitch,” recently earned a gold certification from the RIAA. The song has Dolph throwing several jabs at […]
Erykah Badu plans to sell a fragrance that smells like her vagina. And no, you’re not reading The Onion. In an interview with 10 Magazine, the enigmatic singer/songwriter revealed she would be selling a perfume called Badu’s Pussy on her soon-to-launch online store Badu World Market. The fragrance’s name happens to be quite literal as […]
Tinashe left RCA nearly a year ago which was followed by the unleashing her first album since leaving the label, Songs For You, in November. The album was ranked as RealStreetRadio’s No. 6 Best R&B Albums of 2019. Now, the newly independent musician is ready to hit all major cities on her Tour For You […]
Duke Deuce’s “Crunk Ain’t Dead” has received the ultimate crunk co-sign. Three pioneers of the Hip Hop subgenre — Lil Jon, Juicy J and Project Pat — have joined the rising rapper for a remix of his breakthrough single. Deuce’s track has steadily gained popularity over the past few months, racking up well over 9 […]
Solomon Clanton, who raps under the stage name Slugga, claims 2 Chainz’s single “Proud” is a rip-off of his work. According to TMZ, the Georgia-bred rapper has sued the T.R.U. boss, Offset and YG for allegedly biting his music. Clanton says 2 Chainz’s collaboration with Offset and YG jacked multiple aspects from his own song […]
New York, NY – JAY-Z made an appearance at Columbia University on Tuesday (February 4) where he was asked about the recent controversy surrounding his conduct at Super Bowl LIV. Hov, his wife Beyoncé and daughter Blue Ivy were filmed seated during the national anthem, which many assumed was symbolic. But when a Columbia professor […]
Ari Lennox reminisced about a sexual encounter with a well-endowed — but ill-famed — celebrity during a recent Instagram Live session. “I was damn near willing to just let him talk to me crazy because that shit was out of this world,” the Dreamville songstress said during the video. “Like, ‘Yes, daddy. Yes. OK.’ Like, […]
Ottawa, Canada – Whether or not he was on your radar, Ottawa-born Canadian MC Dax had an incredible run in 2019 — culminating with his critically acclaimed “Dear God” visual, which has surpassed 15 million views in a matter of months. View this post on Instagram DROP⁉️ Or nah⁉️ #GodzillaRemix A post shared by Dax […]
Pop singer Billie Eilish is facing criticism for some comments she made during an recent interview with Vogue. The cover story, which was published on Monday (February 3), found the Grammy Award-winning singer commenting on the difference between storytelling and straight up lying, which she said often happens in rap. She asserted a lot of rappers aren’t […]
Well, well, well, we’ve got ourselves a Dual a Peep! Former Paramore front woman Hayley Williams is solo now, and has promised to release new music this year. For BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, Williams covered Dua Lipa’s disco hit “Don’t Start Now.” Where Lipa was ebullient, Williams is somber and slinky: Don’t start caring […]
The long running feud between Nick Cannon and Eminem was elevated to another level after Shady dissed the Wild ‘N Out host on Fat Joe’s single “Lord Above” featuring Mary J. Blige. Em raps on the song, “Tried to tell him this chick’s a nutjob ‘fore he got his jewels clipped/Almost got my caboose kicked,” […]
Danny Brown enlisted the help of Run The Jewels on his uknowhatimsayin¿ album, which dropped last October. A few months after releasing the LP, the Detroit-bred MC has linked up with El-P and Killer Mike once again to share some visuals for their JPEGMAFIA-produced collaboration “3 Tearz.” The Colin Read-directed video features Brown, El-P and […]
Kamaiyah is prepared to drop her first project since 2017. The West Coast rapper has announced her new album Got It Made will be released on February 21. “After almost 4 years I present to you my project ‘ Got It Made ‘ 2•21•20 the wait is over we going up and this mutha fucka […]
Chicago, IL – Rapper First Class Bee, a Chicago-based entrepreneur turned entertainer, tapped Rostrum Records spitter Rockie Fresh for his new DJ O-Zone-produced single “New World Order.” According to Bee, the track (which sees the two trading luxury-raps) came about quite organically. “In all honesty, the record came together pretty smoothly,” he tells RealStreetRadio. “DJ O-Zone […]
Roddy Ricch’s dominance is pervasive on the charts. After his Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial album reclaimed the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200, the Atlantic Records artist’s “The Box” has maintained its spot atop the Hot 100 for a fourth consecutive week. The West Coast rapper’s hit single outperformed Future and Drake’s […]
New York, NY – Drake has reaffirmed victory in a lawsuit over sampling 1982’s “Jimmy Smith Rap” in his song “Pound Cake/Paris Morton Music 2.” After originally winning the case in 2017, the OVO leader won yet again in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday (February 3). The estate of Smith’s appeal was […]
Beliebers, time to reinstall that VPN. Justin Bieber remixed his single “Yummy” with Summer Walker, so if he doesn’t get to No. 1 this time, there’s no telling what drastic measures he’ll take. Bieber previously asked his fans to use a virtual private network to stream “Yummy” in other countries and to loop the song […]
Los Angeles, CA – Drake’s record-breaking success has made it easy to get what he wants, plus more. On Rick Ross’ 2012 track “Stay Schemin,” Drake bragged about his freedom to do whatever he wants with the allowance Universal grants him on the line, “Tell Lucian I said fuck it, I’m tearin’ holes in my […]
A few weeks after the “Life Is Good” video arrived, another Drake and Future collaboration has surfaced online. On Friday (January 31), a song called “Desires” appeared on OVO’s SoundCloud account under the name “DESIRES LEAK 2020 SUPER FUTURE DRAKE.” Drake later confirmed the release on Instagram with a screenshot of the cover art and […]
RealStreetRadio Premiere – Chicago collective LowDown Brass Band has rolled through with their latest visual for the song “Destiny (Show Me How).” Written by the band’s vocalist/trumpeter Shane Jonas and the group’s MC Billa Camp, the song “explores the intrinsic value of relationships, ambition and fortitude, in the midst of fate,” as noted in an Instagram […]
All M.I.A. wants to do is*gunshot**gunshot**gunshot**gunshot**click**cash register noise*and take your money! But this time, it’s through Patreon. The musician and activist is opening up her world to her fans (for a fee). Patreon is a platform that allows fans to support artists of all kinds and receive exclusive content in return. It’s popular among online […]
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 […]
Taylor Swift’s got her Shiv Roy political-consultant turtleneck on. Swift, famously, publicly apolitical until recently, urges you to get out there and participate in democracy on her new track “Only the Young.” The song, which was written and released exclusively for her new Netflix documentary Miss Americana, encourages young people to get involved in politics. […]
Megan Thee Stallion and Phony Ppl knew exactly what they were doing releasing a joint about cheating two weeks before Valentine’s Day. The Brooklyn-based band and the Houston-born rapper finally dropped the studio version of “Fkn Around,” which they debuted on Megan Thee Stallion’s Tiny Desk Concert. The song laughs about young people messing around […]