Duffy Explains Hiatus Duffy shocked the music world earlier this year when she opened up about being kidnapped and sexually assaulted in an open letter to fans. The resulting psychological trauma forced her to press pause on her career, but the “Mercy” singer is finally back in a place where she can record new music. […]
Alicia Keys Drops Powerful “Perfect Way To Die”
Alicia Keys Announces 7th LP A lot of black artists are marking Juneteenth by releasing protest songs. You can listen to most of them on this Spotify playlist, but please pay special attention to Alicia Keys’ “Perfect Way To Die.” The R&B icon alludes to the deaths of Mike Brown and Sandra Bland on the […]
The Black Eyed Peas & Shakira Link For “GIRL LIKE ME”
Shakira & Anuel AA’s ‘Me Gusta’ Video The Black Eyed Peas have really got their groove back. The iconic hip-hop/pop outfit embraced Latin music in 2019 and promptly landed a global smash with “Ritmo (Bad Boys For Life)” featuring J Balvin. They then backed it up with a streaming sensation called “Mamacita” and recently dropped […]
New Music: NoName “Song 33”
The new Vanguard. NoName puts her tweets with where her mouth on her first release of the year, produced by Madlib. Clocking in at 70 seconds, the rapper and activist addresses the current state, the protests, black women, and responds to J.Cole. Earlier in the week, J.Cole released “Snow On The Bluff“, where he reacted […]
New Music: Shy Glizzy Ft. Lil Uzi Vert “Right Or Wrong”
Woo! Right or wrong, Shy Glizzy and Lil Uzi Vert keep their pimp hand strong. Over a flamboyant beat, Young Jefe and Baby Pluto flex their savagery ways with the ladies on this unapologetic track. The collaboration follows their previous work “Super Freak” off Glizzy’s 2018 Fully Loaded.
New Video: E-40 “Give Me 6” | Rap Radar
Back the fuck up! E-40 keeps at least a six foot distance from you peons on his latest release. Over trunk-rattling beat by Ric Rack, the Bay Area vet holds his throne and practices social distancing from haters and clowns in the video co-starring the Jabbawockeez. Bow down. Last month, E-40 released The Curb Commentator: […]
Toro y Moi – "Ordinary Guy" (Feat. The Mattson 2) (Joe Bataan Cover)
Toro y Moi has teamed up with the Mattson 2 for a cover of Latin soul singer Joe Bataan’s “Ordinary Guy.” Chaz Bear originally played his version of the song in a radio show last year, but today it’s being officially released. Toro y Moi’s most recent album, Outer Peace, came out in 2019. He […]
New Video: Tory Lanez “Stupid Again” | Rap Radar
Give ten fucks about a bitch. Tory Lanez goes dumb in epic new music video off his The New Toronto 3. Directed by Christian Breslauer, the whimsical clip follows Tory’s crazy and bizarre lifestyle. While counting money and making it rain throughout, Swavey ghost rides a Maybach, shoots up a place during a home robbery, […]
Stream Teyana Taylor’s The Album Feat. Ms. Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, Missy Elliott, & More
Teyana Taylor’s last album, K.T.S.E. (short for Keep That Same Energy), came at the tail-end of Kanye West’s Wyoming sessions. It was a concise and precise 8 tracks and it made our list of the Best Albums Of 2018. At the beginning of this week, Taylor announced the imminent release of her follow-up, simply called […]
Stream Bob Dylan's New Album 'Rough And Rowdy Ways'
Three months ago, Bob Dylan came out of nowhere with a sweeping new 17-minute song centered around the JFK assassination called “Murder Most Foul.” He followed that up a month later with “I Contain Multitudes” and a month after that with “False Prophet,” which is also when he announced the official release of Rough And […]