Justin Hawkins, the lead singer and guitarist for The Darkness, was rushed to the hospital after an accident that left him with melted shorts and chemical burns. Hawkins got into the accident while trying to fix the swimming pool at his home in Switzerland. “There was a problem with the pool, a pump thing and […]
Neil Young Shares 'Vacancy' From Upcoming 'Homegrown' Archival Release
Next week, Neil Young’s long-awaited (and it’s long-awaited) Homegrown album that he recorded in 1974 will finally be released. Young previously shared “Try” from the album that he once considered way too personal to release. That song featured Levon Helm and EmmyLou Harris. Today, he’s shared another tune from the collection. “Vacancy” is a stompy rocker that is […]
Anika Pyle – “Prayer For Lonely People”
Since Chumped broke up in 2015, frontwoman Anika Pyle has released music with her new band Katie Ellen, with Lemuria’s Sheena Ozella and Cayetana’s Augusta Koch, and on her own. And now she’s shared another new solo song, a dreamy keyboard-driven safety blanket called “Prayer For Lonely People,” along with the following statement: Dear y’all […]
Tekashi69 Calls Meek Mill A Rat, Releases "TROLLZ" With Nicki Minaj
Tekashi 6ix9ine’s successful comeback is really one of the strangest, most unpredictable stories to come out of rap music in the last few years. Just last year, 6ix9ine, facing possible life imprisonment on racketeering charges, testified against some of his former associates — generally considered, at least within the culture of rap music, to be […]
New Music: Buddy “Black 2”
Black is black. Everybody wants to be black, but don’t nobody want to be a nigga on Buddy’s new track. As a follow-up to his 2018’s “Black” with A$AP Ferg, the Compton MC flourishes in Black culture, and raps its stereotypes, and its influence on other races.
New Music: Lil Baby “The Bigger Picture”
God is the only man feared. It’s bigger than black and white on Lil Baby’s heroic tune. Just days after protesting through Atlanta, Lil Baby addresses street survival, the systematic racism in America, police brutality, and the countless victims. God bless they souls, every one of them names.
Neil Young Shares "Vacancy" From Shelved 1975 Album 'Homegrown': Listen
Exactly one week from today, Neil Young is finally releasing Homegrown, the infamous long-lost album that he recorded in 1974 and shelved a year later because it was “too personal.” Much of the album is about his failing relationship with actress Carrie Snodgress, and we’ve already heard one song from it, “Try,” featuring Levon Helm […]
New Music: NLE Choppa “Shotta Flow 5”
Shotta back. NLE Choppa brings the “Shotta Flow” back with the fifth installment. Keeping the same formula from his previous drop, the Memphis rapper reloads his ammo and lets off more shots for the block, opps and even cops.
Lil Baby – “The Bigger Picture”
A few months ago, just as the quarantine era was starting to set in, the young Atlanta melodic rap star Lil Baby released the big, splashy, pretty good album My Turn. Today, Lil Baby has followed up the album by taking a very different turn, releasing the benefit protest single “The Bigger Picture.” He’s pledged […]
New Video: 6ix9ine Ft. Nicki Minaj “TROLLZ” | Rap Radar
Calling all trolls. 6ix9ine and Nicki Minaj reunite and egg on their haters with their new collaboration. For the accompanying visual, Tekashi flaunts his money and ankle bracelet in front of his signature backdrop. Colored coordinated with the clip, Nicki twerks in a jacuzzi with her rainbow-colored hair. A portion of the proceeds from the […]