Yachty starts here. Photos: Ryder Lil Yachty isn’t afraid to experiment. After taking the wock to Poland and a two-year hiatus, the Atlanta rapper returned this year with his alternative album, Let’s Start Here. Making his debut on the Rap Radar Podcast, Yachty invites us into his Georgia mansion to discuss his new sound, critics, […]
Logic “Lightsabers” On Jimmy Kimmel Live!
this is a world premiere! Fresh on the heels of premiering his “Lightsabers” video, Logic brought the track to Jimmy Kimmel Live! for his late night performance. Introduced by Juicy J, Logic kicked off the performance backstage from a living room set and with fans. He later rocked the stage with C Dot Castro and […]
The Most Memorable American Idol Contestants Of All Time And What They’re Up To Today
American Idol is one of the most successful TV programs of all time. When the show debuted more than 10 million people were tuning in every week. Viewers were given the ability to vote for their favorite singers, a format that proved addicting to audiences of all ages. Despite the original run of the series […]
Video: Meyhem Lauren, Daringer “Airplane Mode”
We ain’t the same. Meyhem Lauren and Daringer revisit their Black Vladimir album with the project’s new video, “Airplane Mode”. Decked out in Versace wear and iced-out jewelry, the Queens rapper drops a cocky verse while kicking with his goons and rocking a mic at a bar, before hitting up an outdoor car show. “I […]
Video: Quavo “Greatness”
Chain remains. Quavo solidifies his “Greatness” with his brand new single, which arrives alongside its music video. Directed by Chris Dvon, the grainy visual follows Huncho on his typical day. Here, he lounges at his penthouse where he shows off his plaques and jewelry, rehearses in the studio, plays ball with Cordae and hits the […]
The 10 Best Flaming Lips Songs (That Even Flaming Lips Fans Might Not Know)
Forty years ago today, on February 22, 1983, the Flaming Lips performed their very first show at Oklahoma City’s Blue Note Lounge. But if you could take a time machine back to that moment, chances are, you wouldn’t recognize the band onstage. None of the qualities we now associate with this band — the kaleidoscopic […]
Stream Screamo Greats Crowning & Eyelet’s Feverish New Split
The raw, expressionist DIY screamo scene continues to thrive, and two of its most promising bands have just come together for a new split 7″. Chicago trio Crowning, whose membership includes Frail Body frontman Lowell Shaffer, released their debut album Survival/Sickness in 2020. Last year, they dropped a split with Singapore’s NAEDR. Baltimore’s Eyelet released […]
Video: Logic “Lightsabers”
Shut the fuck up when you talking to me. Ahead of the release of his College Park album (Feb. 24), Logic ascends with its final offering. Utilizing the green screen, the Onda-directed clips finds Logic unleashing his braggadocious bars from various breathtaking scenes including on top of an erupting volcano, the ocean, a rising tower […]
Jessie Ware Covers Cher’s “Believe”
This spring, the great British singer Jessie Ware will follow her sick-as-hell 2020 dance-pop opus What’s Your Pleasure? with another new album called That! Feels Good! Thus far, it sure seems like Jessie Ware is still making joyous, disco-informed pop music. You can hear that in the early singles “Free Yourself” and “Pearls,” and you […]
Ric Wilson, Chromeo, & A-Trak – “Pay It No Mind”
Chicago rapper Ric Wilson has teamed up with Chromeo and A-Trak for a new collab called “Pay It No Mind.” It’s Wilson’s first proper release since last year’s “COCO BADASS” and was written and recorded in California mid-pandemic. Featuring a colorful video, “Pay It No Mind” is a party-ready, electro-funk bop confidently led by Wilson. […]