No pun. Producer Nicholas Craven and Boldy James keep it moving with their latest single, “No Pun Intended”. Backed by Craven’s soulful loop, Boldy James empties his clip with endless bars full of wit. “Leader of the free world / Underground king honorary street lord / What else?,” raps the Detroit rapper. “Who got more […]
Video: Tems “Not An Angel”
Ah yeah. Tems knows her self-worth on her brand new single, “Not An Angel”. In the accompanying black-and-white video directed by Nakato, the Nigerian superstar sings and wines to the Afrobeat groove while referencing moving on from a relationship. ’Cause I’m not an angel / I’m just a girl that knows the truth / And […]
Album: Nicki Minaj ‘Pink Friday 2’
Thank Goodness It’s Pink Friday. After a few slight delays, Nicki Minaj celebrates her birthday by finally releasing her fifth studio album and the second installment of her Pink Friday album series. Stacked at 22 tracks, Pink Friday 2 is spearheaded by the previous singles “Super Freaky Girl“, “Red Ruby Da Sleeze“, and “Last Time […]
EP: Smoke DZA, Flying Lotus ‘Flying Objects (Extended Version)’
Heads up. Three months after Smoke DZA and Flying Lotus released their Flying Objects EP, the Harlem rapper and L.A.-based producer revisit the project with its updated version, Flying Objects (Extended Version). Now opened with three additional records, the re-packaged set kicks off with “Beyond Spirituals” featuring Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T., and Curren$y, followed by […]
French Montana Releases New Song ‘Okay’ Feat. Lil Baby — Watch The Video
UPDATE: Check out the video below. [embedded content] Previous story: French Montana is going to be opening up his 2024 with the release of the fifth instalment in his Mac N Cheese series. Tonight, he begins the campaign for it by dropping a new single. It’s called ‘Okay’ and features Lil Baby, marking the pair’s […]
Rap Radar Podcast: 2 Chainz
2 Chainz!! 2 Chainz is a workhorse. With a portfolio that includes a restaurant, the Atlanta legend recently opened the Candyland gentlemen’s club in his hometown. Back in the booth however, Chainz reunited with Lil Wayne for their album, Collegrove 2. Narrated by 50 Cent, the project finds the duo in the fictional trenches. Making […]
Video: Dave East Ft. Jadakiss “Weirdos”
From Harlem to Y.O. Dave East and Jadakiss link up in the accompanying video to their latest collaboration, “Weirdos”. Opened with a toast from Kiss, the DevKamera-directed video spots the heavy spitters mobbing with their crews on a random night in New York as they flex their lyrical prowess. “State to state, we really traveled […]
Beyonce “My House”
Here we go. Beyonce raises the roof and is balling out on her brand new single, “My House”. Powered by blaring trumpet horns and bass-knocking drums, Queen Bey unleashes fiery bars embodying resilience, pushing endless boundaries, and stunting to the max. “I’m done saving this money, tonight we gon’ ball out / You can catch […]
Smoke DZA, Flying Lotus Ft. Benny The Butcher, Black Thought “Drug Trade Pt. 2”
The trade continues. Smoke DZA and producer Flying Lotus re-up their “Drug Trade” with Black Thought with its sequel featuring Benny The Butcher. Over FlyLo’s same instrumental, DZA kicks off their “Drug Trade Pt. 2” with a new opening verse. “One time for the transpose sending me shit / All this assembly lit, ducking penalties […]
EP: Conway The Machine, Conductor Williams ‘Conductor Machine’
Conductor, we have a problem. Conway The Machine and producer Conductor Williams have finally released their much-anticipated collaborative project, Conductor Machine. Compiled with 7 tracks, the extended play was first introduced with the single “Flame” featuring 7xvethegenius back in September. Few months later, the Griselda rapper and his go-do beatmaker unleashed the remaining cuts including […]