Welcome to Cincinnati. Skylar Blatt welcomes Lola Brooke to Cincinnati in the video to her new single, “Fuck Fame Pt. 2”, the follow-up to Blatt’s 2021 “Fame“. In the clip, the two hit the streets of Skylar’s hometown of Queen City where they trade braggadocious bars and shots towards their adversaries. “Trackhawk disappoint you, I […]
Video: Rome Streetz “Shake & Bake”
What’s shaking? Griselda’s Rome Streetz takes it over to the West in his new video, “Shake & Bake”. Courtesy of Vargas Visuals and Coach Bombay 3000, the Queens rapper cruises the Hollywood Hills in his drop-top convertible reflecting on his come up before making it to a lavish estate. “My whole life been a conquest […]
Video: Benny The Butcher Ft. Lil Wayne, The Alchemist “Big Dog”
Fresh off his Rap Radar Podcast appearance, Benny The Butcher unleashes the hounds with Lil Wayne on his new single “Big Dog” produced by The Alchemist. Accompanied by The Alchemist, the gritty black-and-white video centers the Butcher and Tunechi boasting their boss statuses at a remote location with shipping containers, dogs, and vandalized cars. “King […]
EarthGang – “Blacklight”
In September, the artsy Atlanta rap duo EarthGang released their EP EarthGang Vs. The Algorithm: RIP Human Art, the first in a planned series. Today, EarthGang has followed that EP with a new track, the first single from the next release in the EarthGang Vs. The Algorithm series. It’s billed as a collaboration with Spillage […]
Video: Shenseea Ft. Lola Brooke “Beama”
Lick a shot like a trigger finger. Shenseea and Lola Brooke are rolling like some stunners in the video to their new collaboration, “Beama”. In the clip, the Jamaican dancehall star and Brooklyn rapper cruise in the back of the Rolls-Royce where they trade shots on their opps. “VVS so cold, straight out of my […]
Empty Country’s Joseph D’Agostino On How Talk Talk, Joy Williams, David Berman, & More Inspired His Ambitious New Album Empty Country II
Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide. Several years ago, Joseph D’Agostino met one of his heroes, the novelist Richard Ford. Against Ford’s strict advice, D’Agostino got a tattoo of the phrase “Famous Times,” a reference to one of Ford’s stories. At the time, D’Agostino’s former band Cymbals Eat Guitars had released their intricately composed […]
Video: Megan Thee Stallion “Cobra”
Megan Thee Stallion is back. Megan Thee Stallion strikes with vengeance on her brand new single, “Cobra”. In the accompanying music video, a vulnerable Meg emerges from a cobra’s mouth and addresses the pain and the resilience over her recent trials and tribulations from lost loved ones, friends, infidelity, and her opps. “How long you […]
Kid Cudi Ft. Pharrell Williams, Travis Scott “At The Party”
Party time. The stars align on Kid Cudi’s new single “At The Party” featuring Pharrell Williams and Travis Scott. Co-produced by Pharrell and Jean Baptiste, the trio bring the litty vibes highlighted by Pharrell’s infection hook. “She was drinkin’ probably, she’s serious, not sorry / Dance when she just hit it hardly.” Cudi trips out […]
Dave East, Vado “DeNiro & Pesci”
No more shines, Billy. Dave East and Vado are some Goodfellas on their new record, “DeNiro & Pesci”. Produced by Sap, the Harlem duo deliver their street-oriented raps dripped in their Uptown swag. “Out of town with a dope line had some nickies like Safarees / Dimes sold for 25 when I was yelling free […]
Turbo, Gunna “Bachelor”
Break up to make up. Producer Turbo enlists go-to collaborator Gunna their brand new collaboration, “Bachelor”. Over a sample of James Blake “Do You Ever” by the “Drip To Hard’ hitmaker, Gunna raps the joys of the single life and boasts a slew of his sexual encounters. “And she fell in love with her neighbor […]