It’s been nearly a year since Matt Berninger, handsome gentleman and frontman of the National, first started discussing plans for Serpentine Prison, his first-ever solo album. Berninger recorded the LP with Booker T. Jones, the legendary soul keyboardist. In the past few months, he’s shared the singles “Distant Axis” and “Serpentine Prison.” The album will […]
New Video: K Camp Ft. Jacquees “What’s On Your Mind” | Rap Radar
Ella, ay. K Camp’s got reconciliation on his mind in his K.I.S.S. 5‘s new music video co-starring Jacquees. Surrounded by a bevy of females, the clip finds the two sharing a moment of clarity for their love ones in a series of tranquil settings including a leafless forest, a light snowfall and pouring rain. Don’t […]
New Music: Berner “100 Joints + “R.I.P” Ft. Tee Grizzley
Berner’s locked in for his Russ Bufalino: The Quiet Don on September 16, and teases the project with two new tracks. Following up to his 2014 track, the Bay Area rapper continues to secure the bag and blazes another storm, this time with “100 Joints (20 Joints Pt. 2”. For his second offering, Berner is […]
New Music: Elzhi “Light One Write One”
Smoke and listen to Elzhi. Lighting one up and then writing one down, comes the end result of Elzhi’s new single. Jotting along to JR Swiftz’ boom bap sounds laced with soulful chants, the Detroit lyricist sparks up the cess and lets his pen takeover for the introspective ditty. Produced entirely by JR Swiftz, Elzhi’s […]
New Music: DJ Naim Ft. Dave East, Uncle Murda “You Can Tell”
You can tell DJ Naim is getting this money. Such is the case on his new record featuring Dave East and Uncle Murda. Produced by Triple A street-driven melody, Dave East gets into his bag with his vocal chops. Murda follows suit cooking in the kitchen, pulling jack moves and letting the bullets fly. Bang […]
New Video: Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist Ft. Benny The Butcher “Frank Lucas” | Rap Radar
No pain, no Kane. Cutting out the middlemen, Freddie Gibbs connects directly with Benny The Butcher in their new video. Protected by his E$GN mask, the Will Gates-directed video finds Gibbs in front of a mural of himself depicted as drug kingpin Frank Lucas. Jet skiing cross the waters, Freddie links with Benny on a […]
New Video: Comethazine “Air Max” | Rap Radar
Just shoot it. Comethazine laces up his Air Maxes with his hostile music video. Decked in his Givenchy sweater, Nike kicks, the St. Louis rapper welcomes the smoke from an empty warehouse with his hardcore raps and his rocket bazooka. Bombs away. The track is the first single off his upcoming Bawskee 4 album.
Ingrid Andress Covers Dua Lipa’s “Don’t Start Now”
Ingrid’s ‘Waste Of Lime’ Breakout country star Ingrid Andress is the latest artist to put a new spin on one of their own songs and cover someone else’s for Spotify Singles. The 28-year-old revises “Lady Like,” the title track of her critically-acclaimed debut album, and puts her own stamp on Dua Lipa’s “Don’t Start Now.” […]
Ronald 'Khalis' Bell, Kool & the Gang Co-Founder, Dies at 68
Ronald “Khalis” Bell, a co-founder of Kool & the Gang, has died at the age of 68. According to a statement from Bell’s publicist, the musician died “suddenly” at his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands. No cause of death was revealed. Born on Nov. 1, 1951, Bell, along with his brother Robert “Kool” Bell, formed […]
New Video: Dave East Ft. Doe Boy “Said What I Said” | Rap Radar
That’s what they said. Dave East is a man of his word in his Karma 3‘s new music video featuring Freebandz rapper Doe Boy. Perched on a graffitied rooftop overlooking the city, the Harlem MC and Cleveland’s beloved back up their bravado with a cocky flow and their gritty lyrics. Yeah, you heard ’em.