Yesterday, Indiana rap hardhead Freddie Gibbs and veteran producer the Alchemist both started teasing something on social media. Now we know what that something is: a whole new collaborative album called Alfredo. What a welcome surprise! This isn’t Gibbs and the Alchemist’s first rodeo; they’ve worked together a few times before. The Alchemist produced every […]
Stream Lady Gaga's New Album 'Chromatica'
Lady Gaga has released her new album, Chromatica. It’s the proper follow-up to 2016’s Joanne, and since then Gaga’s star has risen once again thanks to her involvement in A Star Is Born, the movie which netted her a few new Grammys, an Oscar win for Best Original Song, and an Oscar nomination for Best […]
New Video: The Diplomats “By Any Means” | Rap Radar
The Diplomats take it back to Diplomatic Ties album with their brand new music video. Directed by Shula The Don and Jim Jones, the flashy visual finds Dipset members flossing by any means in front of a Rari and plenty of bubbly. Along with archive footage and various green screens, Juelz sets it off in […]
Dolly Parton Drops “When Life Is Good Again”
Galantis & Dolly’s’ ‘Faith’ We don’t deserve Dolly Parton. In addition to making much of her catalogue available for streaming, starting a web series for children called Goodnight With Dolly and donating $1 million to Coronavirus research, the country legend has also found the time to pen a song inspired by the COVID-19 crisis while […]
New Video: Mez “Southside Mez” | Rap Radar
Woo woo woo. Mez brings the Boot Psycho Therapy in the music video to his latest single, “Southside Mez” produced by T-Minus, Kal Banx and himself. Rightfully boasting his status in the game, the self-directed video from the Raleigh, NC wordsmith finds him in the midst of a police brutality altercations, riding in the back […]
Alice Chater Stuns With Beautiful “Two Of Us” Video
Iggy & Alice Unite For ‘LOLA’ Alice Chater ranks as one of the UK’s breakout pop stars thanks to a series of very good singles (“Thief” and “Tonight”) and a feature on Iggy Azalea’s criminally overlooked “LOLA.” The 27-year-old now takes it to the next level on “Two Of Us,” an emotional mid-tempo moment. “Nobody […]
Killer Mike Urges 'Black People and People of Color' to Embrace Second Amendment in New Op-Ed
Killer Mike has long been a proponent of the second amendment, especially with regard to minority gun ownership. He took things a step further in an op-ed he wrote for Colorlines. The Run the Jewels rapper encouraged African-Americans and people of color to “to take seriously their Second Amendment rights” after the murder of Georgia […]
ROSALÍA Reunites With Travis Scott On “TKN”
ROSALÍA & J Balvin’s ‘Con Altura’ The ROSALÍA juggernaut picks up even more speed with the arrival of “TKN,” a club-ready collaboration with Travis Scott. The pair, who previously worked together on a remix of “HIGHEST IN THE ROOM,” have palpable creative chemistry and then shines through on their latest. The Spanish lyrics reference everything […]
Lady Gaga & BLACKPINK’s “Sour Candy” Is Here
Three Years Of ‘Swish Swish’ Lady Gaga’s much-anticipated Chromatica drops tomorrow (May 29), but Little Monsters can blast a new song from the album while they wait. “Sour Candy,” the superstar’s collaboration with BLACKPINK, is here and it’s a ’90s-inspired house banger. And no, you’re not imagining things. It does sound a hell of lot […]
New Video: Freddie Gibbs, The Alchemist “1985” | Rap Radar
New package alert. Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist has just announced their Alfredo album. Before it arrives at midnight, the two gives us “1985” for the LP’s lead single. In the hazy and green-filtered clip, the two suit up and link up somewhere in a desert as Gibbs narrates his gritty bars over a hypnotic […]