Back in September, Brandi Carlile released A Rooster Says as part of Record Store Day 2020’s second drop. The 12″ LP includes versions of “Black Hole Sun” and “Searching With My Good Eye Closed” recorded with Soundgarden’s surviving members; however, only those who were able to snag a physical copy were fortunate enough to hear the songs. Luckily for […]
Thom Yorke Pays Tribute to 'Massive Inspiration' MF Doom
After news broke of MF Doom’s passing on Thursday, tributes came pouring in. On Saturday, Thom Yorke paid his respects via Twitter. “I am so sad to hear MF Doom’s passing,” he wrote. “He was a massive inspiration to so many of us, changed things.. for me the way he put words was often shocking […]
New Video: Popcaan “Relevant” | Rap Radar
Fuck you. Popcaan kicks off his 2021 with his new single and its music video. Dappered up with his clique, the dancehall artist talks his shit and reps his crew over a piano-driven beat with plenty of booze and smoke. Happy New Year!
Lupe Fiasco MF Doom Tribute Freestyle
For Doom. Lupe Fiasco honors MF Doom with his “Crosshairs” freestyle. After the world learned of MF Doom’s passing, the hip hop community paid their respects including Lupe and his heartfelt tribute to the late rapper. R.I.P. Doom. Thanx DOOM…I learned so much from you about the art of rapping. Studied and analyzed you for […]
New Video: Skillz “2020 Rap Up” | Rap Radar
Throw in the bin. Right on schedule, Skillz presents his yearly “Rap Up” with his 2020 edition. Help bringing the events to life, the accompanying clip centers Skillz weighing on some of 2020’s headlines including the pandemic, politics, Kanye, the Black Lives Matter movement, Tik Tok, Clubhouse, and more.
Vanilla Ice and Mike Love of the Beach Boys Performed at Maskless Mar-a-Lago New Year's Eve
Remember when Smash Mouth and some other bands so terrible that Trapt made it on to the promotional materials performed at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota back in August? It caused approximately 260,000 cases of COVID-19 according to one study, which means it probably affected more lives than anything any of the artists had […]
Lupe Fiasco MF Doom Tribute Freestyle
For Doom. Lupe Fiasco honors MF Doom with his latest freestyle. After the world learned of MF Doom’s passing, the hip hop community paid their respects including Lupe and his heartfelt tribute to the late rapper. R.I.P. Doom. Thanx DOOM…I learned so much from you about the art of rapping. Studied and analyzed you for […]
New Music: Uncle Murda “Rap Up 2020”
So long 2020. Hot off the release of his Don’t Come Outside Vol. 3, Uncle Murda bids farewell to 2020 with his yearly “Rap Up“. Over a sample Alicia Meyers’ 1981 hit “I Wanna Thank You”, Murda sums up the year nearly 14 minutes referencing the COVID pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, the countless […]
Post Malone Covered Black Sabbath and Alice in Chains
Bud Light Seltzer’s New Year’s Eve livestream was appropriately headlined by the human incarnation of Bud Light itself, better known as Post Malone. But if fans were expecting Posty to stick with his own tracks, they clearly hadn’t been paying attention to last year. Much like how the Crocs collaborator busted out his own take […]
New Music: Reason Ft. Joey Badass, Westside Boogie, Denzel Curry, Jack Harlow “Extinct (Extended)
Gift for the New Year. Reason re-ups with rare breed of MCs for his new remix. Capping off his 2020, the Carson rapper commissions Joey Badass, Westside Boogie, Denzel Curry and Jack Harlow for a raw cypher over a sample of “Pennyroyal” by MF Doom, who recently passed in October. The original features Isaiah Rashad […]