New Find: Lola Lennox Lola Lennox, daughter of the legendary Annie Lennox, made an impressive debut earlier this year with “In The Wild.” Since then, she has released a steady stream of very good singles including “Back At Wrong” and “Pale.” The Brit’s breakout year now continues with “La La Love Me,” an upbeat anthem […]
Harold Budd, Avante-Garde Composer, Dies at 84
Composer Harold Budd died on Tuesday at the age of 84, as confirmed by his musical collaborator, Cocteau Twins co-founder Robin Guthrie. The innovative composer, poet, and pianist famously developed the “soft pedal” style of playing piano and is most known for his work with artists like Guthrie and Brian Eno of Roxy Music. The […]
Julia Jacklin Drops Anti-Xmas Song “baby jesus is nobody’s baby now”
2020 has given us a raft of holiday downers, but Julia Jacklin’s “baby jesus is nobody’s baby now” takes the proverbial cake. Inspired by the singer/songwriter’s semi-apocalyptic 2019 Christmas (Australia was on fire and she couldn’t go home), the song is equally applicable to 2020. “She lost the baby, the house nearly burnt down,” the […]
JP Saxe & Julia Michaels Reunite For “Kissin’ In The Cold”
JP Saxe & Julia’s Duet JP Saxe and Julia Michaels already lay claim to one of the biggest songs of 2020 with “If The World Was Ending.” That prescient duet, which was embraced as a theme song of sorts during the COVID-19 pandemic, has been streamed more than one billion times and was rewarded with […]
New Video: French Montana Ft. NBA YoungBoy “So Real” | Rap Radar
Coke Boy, baby. French Montana cruises into action his his CB5‘s new video featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again. In the animated clip, NBA YoungBoy robs a stash out followed by a shootout with guns. With the police on his trail while enroute to the Coke Boys headquarters, Montana comes to the rescue with an explosive […]
New Video: Robert Glasper Ft. Denzel Curry “This Changes Everything” | Rap Radar
Coming to the stage. Robert Glasper keeps it all the way live in his Fuck Yo Feelings‘ new video starring Denzel Curry. Performed at Los Angeles’ Leimert Park, Curry holds down the mic while Gasper hits the keyboards alongside his fellow band members and DJ. Encore!
New Video: King Von “Wayne’s Story” | Rap Radar
Here’s a story. “Wayne’s Story” by King Von comes to life in the video to the late rapper’s latest album, Welcome To O’Block. Directed by Joan, the cinematic visual depicts a dice game gone deadly followed by he life of crime and murder of the killer. King Von narrates the tale from behind the wheel […]
New Video: LNDN DRGS, Jay Worthy, Sean House “Burnout 4” | Rap Radar
Burnout 4 is coming. LNDN DRGS takes it to New Yitty in the video for their upcoming Burnout 4‘s title track. Featuring a cameo from Jim Jones, Jay Worthy and Sean House bare a chilly night in Harlem. They cruise through the streets, congregate with the entourages from the bodegas, housing projects, and parks. Having […]
New Video: Trippie Redd “Too Fly” | Rap Radar
Woo woo woo. Trippie Redd certifies his swag in his Pegasus new music video. Directed by Aidan Cullen, the dark clip centers the rapper in the woods under a full moon. As it filters in red, he slowly morphs into a voodoo doll before the forest erupts in flames. Released on October 30, Pegasus debuted […]
New Music: Juice WRLD, The Kid Laroi “Remind Me Of You”
Long live Juice WRLD. On the one year anniversary of Juice WRLD’s death, The Kid Laroi posthumously releases his collaboration with the late rapper. Influenced by Kim Petras’s “Reminds Me“, the heartbroken tune finds the two lamenting on toxic relationships and lost love. On December 8, 2019, Juice WRLD passed away from a cardiac arrest […]