Brooklyn rapper Casanova, born Caswell Senior, has been sentenced to 188 months in prison on gang-related racketeering and narcotics charges. According to a press release from the US Department of Justice, Casanova had a leadership role in the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation Bloods Gang, or Gorilla Stone for short. This led to his involvement in […]
Video: REASON “You Betta (Jesus Take The Wheel)”
Little bitch, you better. REASON gets some weight off his shoulders and turns up on his new single, “You Better (Jesus Take The Wheel)”. Produced by Devni Malik , the Carson, CA rhymer relieves the endless stress with some nasty thoughts. “I can get that pussy with a card / Love me some something chocolate, […]
Video: Moneybagg Yo Ft. Fridayy “Lies”
Two wrongs don’t make a right. Moneybagg Yo’s caught up in an entanglement in his “Lies” video featuring Fridayy. The dramatic clip finds Moneybagg Yo venting on his struggling relationship while creeping around and his woman at home. “In love with you, so I accept whatever come with you / Sometimes it’s fuck you but […]
The Clientele – “Claire’s Not Real”
In April, the Clientele announced a new album, I Am Not There Anymore, which is out at the end of next month. We’ve already heard “Blue Over Blue” and “Dying In May,” and today the UK band’s back with “Claire’s Not Real.” Singer/guitarist Alasdair MacLean describes of the latest single: “I was in Cercedilla in […]
Kid Cudi Cancels Moon Man’s Landing Festival: “The City Didn’t Approve It”
Kid Cudi plays a lot of music festivals, but music festivals aren’t always kind to Cudi. Last year, when Cudi headlined Rolling Loud as a last-minute replacement for his frienemy Kanye West, he left the stage early because fans wouldn’t stop throwing bottles at him. This summer, Cudi was scheduled to headline his own Moon […]
Sweeping Promises – “Good Living Is Coming For You”
Later this week, the Band To Watch Sweeping Promises are releasing a new album, Good Living Is Coming For You. They’ve shared “Eraser” and “You Shatter” from it already — the former made our best songs of the week list — and today they’re back with one last advance preview of the album: its title […]
Be Your Own Pet – “Goodtime!”
Nashville garage-punkers Be Your Own Pet burned fast and bright. The band got going in 2004, cranked out two albums in quick succession, and then broke up in 2008. Now, they’re back. Last year, Be Your Own Pet played their first live shows in 14 years, and by all accounts, they’re still a fiery force […]
Logic Ft. C Dot Castro, T Man The Wizard “Check Please”
Get his money, get that dough. Logic picks up the tab on his brand new release, “Check Please” featuring C Dot Castro and T Man The Wizard. Anchored both by 6ix and Gravez’s production and T Man The Wizard’s hook, Logic and C Dot trade braggadocious bars full of flex. “Got me kind of glad […]
Casanova Sentenced 15 Years In Prison
Oh Casanova. After already serving two years in prison, Casanova was ordered on Tuesday (Jun. 27) to complete 188 months in prison for his gang-related racketeering conspiracy case. In 2020, Casanova surrendered to NYPD after he and 17 other members of the Untouchable Gorilla Stone Nation Bloods Gang were indicted in a racketeering and drug conspiracy case. […]
Hayden Pedigo – “Signal Of Hope”
On Friday, fingerstyling guitarist Hayden Pedigo will release his new album, The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored. Pedigo has already shared two songs, the album’s lead single “Elsewhere” and the title track, and just ahead of release he’s sharing one more: “Signal Of Hope.” “‘Signal Of Hope’ is the most British-sounding thing I’ve ever written, […]