Upon its release two years ago, the expansive, globetrotting collection Universal Beings was a breakout album for Chicago jazz drummer, beat-maker, and all-around musical wizard Makaya McCraven. Editing together recordings from four separate live shows he played with various collaborators around the US and England, McCraven created a work so compelling that our jazz columnist […]
Will Butler – "Surrender"
Back in 2015, Arcade Fire’s Will Butler released a solo album called Policy. Since then, Arcade Fire released their divisive fifth album Everything Now, and toured a whole bunch behind it. Recently, Will’s brother Win shared some previews of a new Arcade Fire album they’ve been working on under quarantine. But along the way, Will […]
New Music: Jay Worthy, Shlohmo Ft. Krayzie Bone “Ride”
Buckle up. Jay Worthy’s riding with producer Shlohmo for their upcoming EP, ‘Till The Morning arriving this Friday, July 17. Over the L.A.-based electro producer’s laid back beat, Jay Worthy coasts with swag throughout the record featuring a hypnotic verse from Bone Thugs member Krayzie Bone. Ride along.
New Video: Juice WRLD “Wishing Well” | Rap Radar
Need a light? Juice WRLD’s wild imagination gets the animated treatment for his Legends Never Die‘s latest music video. Created by KDC Visions, the late rapper, who portrays his own psychiatrist, finds themselves in a magical world filled with various emojis, an army of ants, some star gazing on top of his convertible, and living […]
New Video: Future “Ridin Strikers” | Rap Radar
Easy money. Future comes up with some quick cash in his High Off Life‘s new music video. Directed by Eif Rivera, Future mobs in the 305 with the locals as various cars burn rubber and do donuts in the streets of Little Havana. With his a group of ladies who are masked in bananas, they […]
New Video: Cassidy Ft. Devon Culture “Lean On Me” | Rap Radar
Swallow your pride. When you’re not strong, Cassidy will be your friend. In his uplifting visual featuring Devon Culture, the Philly rapper and his co-star lead a pack of members of an AA group trying to overcome their substance abuse from drug addiction to alcoholism. We all have sorrow.
Jason Derulo, Alok & Martin Jensen Drop “Don’t Cry For Me”
Jason Derulo Is Back With ‘Coño’ It’s funny how fast things can turn around in the music business. Take Jason Derulo. The pop star has been going through something of a rough patch over the last couple of years, struggling to make much of an impression on the charts. He then goes and samples a […]
New Video: Maino Ft. Lyrivelli “Phases” | Rap Radar
New phase alert. Maino is one of the few standing in his new video featuring Lyrivelli. In the I Am Legend-inspired clip, Maino walks the deserted streets of New York following the aftermath of today’s current events. The clip features citizens surviving the Coronavirus pandemic and images of protests against racism.
New Video: Skip Marley Ft. Wale, H.E.R. “Slow Down (Remix)” | Rap Radar
Full of love, full of life. Skip Marley and H.E.R. take it back down just a notch with in this animated video to their recent remix featuring Wale. In the whimsical clip, Folarin opens up the track from outside the Siesta, while Skip Marley skates through town and H.E.R. proactively in a Black Lives Matter […]
Anna Sofia’s Breakout Year Continues With “Happy For You”
New Find: Anna Sofia’s ‘No Fun’ Anna Sofia ranks as one of 2020’s most exciting newcomers thanks to her amazingly-titled Self Aware Bitch EP and viral hits like “No Fun” and “Meaner Girl.” The Canadian teenager keeps her foot on the gas with a summery single called “Happy For You,” which is actually about being […]