Public Enemy was joined by an all-star group of musicians to open up the BET Awards with their 1989 classic “Fight the Power.” Nas, Rapsody, Black Thought, YG, ?uestlove, JAHI, DJ Lord, Professor Griff and S1Ws all performed on the PE classic, which was recorded (of course) remotely due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Some […]
New Video: August Alsina “NOLA” | Rap Radar
Hot off the release of his, The Product III: State Of Emergency, August Alsina comes out blazing in the LP’s new video. Baring his warpaint and armed with a spiked bat, August walks through a post-apocalyptic Nawlins burning as dancers and strippers painted in Day of the Dead costumes dance throughout the burning streets.
New Video: Young Dolph “Blue Diamonds” | Rap Radar
Got ice? Young Dolph celebrates his earnings in the icy video to his latest single. In the dazzling hue-blue clip, Dolph and his blue-hair shorty make moves throughout the hood in their blue Lamborghini.
New Video: Kamaiyah “Pressure” | Rap Radar
Hot like fire. Kamaiyah brings the pressure in her Got It Made album’s new music video. In the blazing clip, Kamaiyah raps self confidence inside a bullet-hole riddled warehouse and in a littered alley filled with flames.
Watch James Blake Turn Nirvana's 'Come As You Are' into a Soulful Piano Ballad
James Blake has been treating fans to livestream performances since quarantine began, covering everything from Radiohead to Stevie Wonder. On Saturday, the singer-songwriter hosted a “piano improv concert” via Instagram while encouraging viewers to donate to Rachel Cargle’s Loveland Foundation, “who provide opportunity, access, and therapy for Black women and girls.” During the set, Blake […]
Conor Oberst Reveals Why Donald Trump Isn't Mentioned in New Bright Eyes Album
Bright Eyes are gearing up to release their tenth studio album, Down in the Weeds Where the World Once Was, this summer. And while we’ve heard a few songs off the project already, there’s one topic we won’t be hearing about: Donald Trump. Though the band was praised for its 2005 protest song “When the President Talks […]
Sacha Baron Cohen Infiltrates Conservative Rally as Racist Country Singer
Sacha Baron Cohen’s back to his bigot-exposing shenanigans, and we’re here for it. On Saturday, the satirist infiltrated a conservative rally in Olympia, WA, disguised as a racist country singer. Backed by a band, Baron Cohen got the “March for Our Rights 3” crowd to participate in a call-and-response song containing offensive lyrics about President Obama, […]
Beyoncé Announces New 'Black Is King' Visual Album
Beyoncé has announced a new visual album titled Black Is King. It will be her first proper solo album of original songs since 2016’s Lemonade. Shee wrote, directed, and executive-produced the project, which will be released via Disney+. Black Is King will include the song “Black Parade,” which she released on Juneteenth. Last year, Beyoncé curated the soundtrack The […]
Holly Humberstone’s Breakout 2020 Continues With “Overkill”
Holly Humberstone makes it three perfectly-crafted pop songs in a row with “Overkill.” The UK singer/songwriter, who is tipped to be one of 2020’s breakout stars, made an auspicious debut “Deep End” and then backed it up with an equally great tune called “Falling Asleep At The Wheel.” She ups the ante even further with […]
Royal & The Serpent Makes Major Label Debut With “Overwhelmed”
Royal & The Serpent (AKA Ryan Santiago) makes her major label via Atlantic Records. An intense, instantly catchy alt-pop anthem about the horrors of being trapped in your own mind, “Overwhelmed” heralds the arrival of a defiantly original new talent. “Turn off the T.V, it’s starting to freak me out,” she begins the song. “It’s […]