The old joke about a musician getting to Carnegie Hall has the punchline “practice,” but Phoebe Bridgers made it to the venue in her dreams during a strings-only version of “Kyoto” on The Late Late Show With James Corden. A pajamas-clad Bridgers starts off by singing in bed, microphone in hand, before arising, walking through […]
New Video: KRS-One “Black Black Black” | Rap Radar
The Teacha speaks. KRS-One preaches “Black Black Black” in the latest video off his 23rd album, Between Da Protests dropping December 21. Lit up in bright red lights, the legendary Kris Parker rings off on the current state affairs while iconic Black historic images displays. The powerful clip ends with a tribute to the late […]
New Music: Pharoahe Monch, Th1rt3en “666 (Three, Six Word Stories)
Pharoahe Monch, Daru Jones and Marcus Machado regroup as Th1rt3en for their latest single, “666 (Three, Six World Stories)”. Backed by Jones’ hard drums and Machado’s electrifying strums, Monch and the band deliver epic tales full of poverty, street smarts, and political views. This marks the latest offering following their Cypress Hill-assisted “Fight”. Both tracks […]
New Video: The Game Ft. Lil Wayne “A.I. With The Braids” | Rap Radar
Balling like A.I. The Game and Lil Wayne’s balling like “A.I. With The Braids” in this animated visual created by Tilla Vision. Anchored by Mike Zombie’s samples of B.I.G.’s “Dead Wrong” and “Get Money”, the 3-D clip finds the two flexing their bravado raps and Allen Iverson references on The Game’s outdoor court with Lambos, […]
New Video: Courtney Bell “Dear Rap Negus” | Rap Radar
Dear Rap Negus, Courtney Bells delivers a powerful message for you in the latest video from his debut album, Poverty Stricken. Directed by Jack Anderson, the Detroit rapper questions the authenticity of his fellow peers while mobbing with his crew. In its high-speed scene, he’s hanging out of his drop-top Corvette while auto-piloting through the […]
New Video: YFN Lucci Ft. Mulatto “Wet (Remix)” | Rap Radar
Remix, baby. Thanks to Mulatto, YFN Lucci’s new video keeps getting wetter and wetter as it plays. In the raunchy clip for his new remix, YFN Lucci’s is the presence of a voluptuous baddie in a sauna, while Mulatto shows off her curvaceous body at male-staffed massage parlor. To further compliment the video, the two […]
New Video: Sheff G “Mistakes” | Rap Radar
Look at me now. Hot off the release of his Proud Of Me Now, Sheff G proudly accepts his “Mistakes” in his new video. Flashing back to his hustling days in 2015, the Brooklyn rapper recounts his vices and faults in a present day gathering at a lush pad full of eye-candy. Lesson learned.
New Video: Shy Glizzy Ft. 3 Glizzy “Hamilton” | Rap Radar
Welcome to The Hamilton Revisiting his Young Jefe 3 album, Shy Glizzy takes it to the “Hamilton” in his new video featuring 3 Glizzy. Inside D.C.’s upscale eatery and entertainment venue The Hamilton, the D.M.V. rappers get pampered by their exotic female staff and flex their lavishing lifestyle by a money vault. Life is good.
CupcakKe Drags Everyone On “How To Rob (Remix)”
CupcakKe Drops ‘Discounts’ Diss tracks have been a part of rap culture since Day 1. Which makes the outraged response to CupcakKe’s “How To Rob (Remix)” a little hard to swallow. The 23-year-old takes shots at everyone on her overhaul of 50 Cents’ 1999 classic. “I’ma run up on the Migos, shoot ’em like a […]
New Music: Too $hort, E-40 “Triple Gold Socks”
Roll ’em up. Too $hort and E-40 have just announced their Ain’t Gone Do It/Terms & Conditions, a dual pack of their individual albums dropping this Friday (Dec. 18). Over vintage slaps and snares, the two legends pay homage to the Bay while reflecting on the come up and hustling days. Their joint project coincides […]