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 […]
New Video: Young Scotter, Zaytoven Ft. Bankroll Freddie “Trap Slow” | Rap Radar
Trap slow, homies. Young Scooter and Zaytoven are trap cautiously in their Zaystreet‘s new video featuring Bankroll Freddie. Directed by Joe Yung Spike, Young Scooter gets interrogated by police over a duffle bag full of money. Also on the all-black set, he turns up with his fellow amigos by a luxury Maybach, more money, and […]
New Video: Big Sean Ft. Ty Dolla $ign, Jhene Aiko “Body Language” | Rap Radar
Black Love. Big Sean and Jhene Aiko rekindle their flame as TWENTY88 in Big Sean’s nostalgic video co-starring Jhene Aiko and featuring Ty Dolla $ign. Drawing inspirations from the ’90s, the Don Life Production clip recreates iconic scenes from the era’s classic romantic films. The couple displays hood love by portraying Tupac Shakur and Janet […]
New Video: Murs “The D.O.C.” | Rap Radar
Hey blood, what up cuz. Hot off the release of his Love & Rockets 2 with DJ.Fresh, Murs bares his city’s true colors in the project’s powerful music video. With DJ.Fresh on the Akai MPD226 and choreographer Ashley Imani on skates, the black-and-white clip centers the L.A. rapper spotlighting West Coast culture filtered in both […]
New Video: Vic Mensa “Hit-Boy Freestyle” | Rap Radar
4 Thangs! After taking on Fabolous and Just Blaze’s “Breathe“, Vic Mensa unleashes more bars in the form, “Hit-Boy Freestyle”. Shot with a camcorder, the Chicago MC hits the sneaker shop and the studio for his interpretation of Freddie Gibbs, Hit-Boy and Big Sean’s “4 Thangs“.
New Video: J Stone “I Came Up” | Rap Radar
Take flight. J Stone done came up. But to hear him tell it, here’s the complimentary video to the latest offering off his upcoming LP, The Definition Of Pain. In the clip, the All Money In rapper details his rise to stardom throughout various parts of L.A. He mingles with the crew in the hood, […]
Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin Cover the Knack on Seventh Night of Hanukkah
Another night of Hanukkah, another cover of a Jewish artist from Dave Grohl and Foo Fighters producer Greg Kurstin. On the seventh night of the festival of lights, the duo covered the Knack’s “Frustrated” as the latest installment of their Hanukkah Sessions. “Tonight we’re featuring 4 nice Jewish boys whose biggest hit was a song about a nice Jewish girl… “My Shalom-a” […]
Creed's Scott Stapp to Portray Frank Sinatra in 'Reagan' Movie
When you think of Frank Sinatra, you probably don’t envision Scott Stapp, the former lead singer of Creed. But for those whose first impression of Sinatra comes from next year’s Reagan (a Ronald Reagan biopic starring Dennis Quaid), that’s what they’ll get. Stapp will play the legendary singer (as first reported by Billboard and SPIN can confirm) in the […]
Jack Harlow “Rendezvouz/Way Out” On The Tonight Show | Rap Radar
Coming to the stage. Jack Harlow brought his musical act to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday night (Dec. 15). For his virtual performance, Jack performed a medley beginning in his childhood room for his “Rendezvous” track. Segueing into his “Way Out, the Louisville star took front and center of a circus with […]