An artist’s initial work often sets the tone for how they’re perceived for the rest of their career. So it went with PJ Harvey: Her electric early ’90s albums Dry and Rid Of Me established her as a ferocious guitarist and vocalist who chronicled womanhood with unapologetic candor — a reputation that has stuck with […]
Video: Gunna “fukumean”
Eyyuhh! Gunna brings the ratchetness out in his new video, “Fukumean”, the latest visual off his new album, a Gift & a Curse. Shot in VHS and filtered in purple, Young Gunna Wunna brings his racy lyrics to a sex shop with friends and a yacht full of women. “All of my bitches is pretty, […]
Adele Will Fucking Kill You If You Throw Shit Onstage
In recent months, there’s been a disconcerting trend at concerts around the world: Fans in the crowd are throwing objects at the singer onstage. Anecdotally, it doesn’t seem to be a revival of that old-timey cartoon bit where audience members would protest by pelting performers with produce. It’s more like people have emerged from their […]
MF DOOM’s Widow Raises Concerns With Rapper’s Treatment Before Sudden Death
The rapper and producer MF DOOM passed away in October 2020, though his death was not announced publicly until two months later. A new report contains details about his cause of death and also reveals that his widow has raised concerns about MF DOOM’s treatment before his sudden passing. His death is the subject of […]
Logic “Noell”
All I ever really needed. Logic takes it nice and slow for “Noell”, his latest release dedicated to his wife Brittney Noell. Over a soothing instrumental by himself and Kaelin Ellis, the D.M.V. rapper busts his vocal chops with a sweet serenade for wifey. “You don’t gotta talk, you don’t gotta say a word / […]
Album: Ransom, Nicholas Craven ‘Directors Cut 4’
Stay tuned. Ransom and producer Nicholas Craven reunite for the fourth installment of their Directors Cut series. Directors Cut 4 spans 10 tracks featuring “They Live”, “Manchurian Canidate”, “Dark Waters”, and more. KXNG Crooked guests on “Enemy Of The State”, Nick Grant makes a cameo on “Across 100 Street”, and Talib Kweli is featured on […]
Video: Jay Worthy, Roc Marciano “How?”
How Jay? Jay Worthy does it like no other in his and Roc Marciano’s latest music video, “How?”. In the LXVE Affair-directed clip, Worldwide Worthy pulls up to a parking lot in his 5.0 and tells it how it is over Marciano’s soul-sampled loop. “They always wanna know my background, where I’m from and how/ […]
Watch Girls’ Christopher Owens Join Hayden Pedigo At Brooklyn Album Release Show
Yesterday, Texan fingerpicking prodigy Hayden Pedigo released his sixth studio album, The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored. Pedigo has also just kicked off a summer tour — he’s opening for Jenny Lewis on a few dates — and the first two shows (album release shows, specifically) took place at Union Pool in Brooklyn on the […]
Watch Neil Young Play Deep Cuts At West Coast Rarities Tour Kickoff
Last night, Neil Young launched his first tour since 2019 with an intimate solo set at the outdoor Ford Theater in Los Angeles. The performance came packed with rarities — he’d previously told fans that the tour would be solo-acoustic and that 80% of his setlist would be songs that he’s never played live. Some […]
Video: Rich The Kid “Never Change”
Forever ever. Rich The Kid weathers the storm in the video to his latest single, “Never Change”. Directed by Damien Sandoval, the Rich Forever rapper admits his recent infidelity and looks at old photos of his woman, Tori Hughes. “Know I done fucked up before, but I don’t wanna see you cry no more / […]