Kanye West has shared a new song, “DONDA,” a tribute to his mother who passed away in 2007 at the age of 58. He posted it on his Twitter account last night on what would have been her birthday. The two-minute track is mostly made up of Donda West reciting the lyrics from KRS-One’s “Sound […]
No Joy – “Four”
No Joy are gearing up for the release of Motherhood, their first new album in five years. They’ve already shared early singles “Birthmark” and “Nothing Will Hurt.” And today they’re back with “Four,” which starts out with droning electric guitar, morphs into a chilled-out ’90s trip-hop throwback, and then closes out with a full-on explosion […]
Bill Callahan – "35"
A couple weeks ago, Bill Callahan announced a new album, Gold Record — it’s out in September — and he also announced that he’d be releasing a new song from it every Monday until it comes out. So far we’ve gotten “Pigeons,” which landed on top of our best songs list when it came out, […]
The Go! Team – "Cookie Scene"
The Go! Team released their last album, Semicircle, at the very beginning of 2018. They’re back with a new single today called “Cookie Scene” — the YouTube description says it features vocals from Detroit rapper, singer, and songwriter IndigoYaj. It’s bouncy and infectious, playful and breezy. “The stripped back swinging percussion of ‘Iko Iko’ by […]
New Video: BFB Da Packman Ft. Sada Baby “Free Joe Exotic” | Rap Radar
Lunch Crew! The Michigan sound has been emerging! Exciting new rapper out of Flint Michigan, BFB Da Packman has been bubbling up with his new record “Free Joe Exotic”. Watch as Packman & Sada trade off a variety of humorous & gritty bars over Flint styled production. BFB Da Packman is certainly someone to watch, […]
Kanye West Shares New Song 'Donda' in Tribute to Late Mother
Late on Sunday, presidential candidate (for now) Kanye West dropped a new song that paid tribute to his late mother Donda. July 12 would have been her 71st birthday. Simply titled “Donda,” the first 90 seconds of the song features the late-professor rapping along to KRS-One’s “Sound Of Da Police” before her son takes it […]
Lights Returns With “Dead End,” Announces Remix LP
Canada’s Lights is back with a sizzling banger called “Dead End.” Essentially about holding on to relationship that is going nowhere, the track perfectly straddles the pop and electronic worlds. “If you’re trying to lose me, it ain’t easy,” the hitmaker sings in the opening verse. “But you’re doing a good job keeping your back up, tearing […]
Jarvis Cocker Says Fame Is Kind of Like Pornography
Jarvis Cocker gave quite the graphic analogy in a new interview. During a chat with The Sunday Times, the Pulp frontman compared fame to pornography. And honestly, it makes perfect sense. “It was a very strange time for me because I’d achieved my lifetime’s ambition and then found that it didn’t satisfy me,” he said when […]
Lil Marlo, Quality Control Rapper, Dead at 30
Lil Marlo (real name Rudolph Johnson) has died at the age of 30. As TMZ reports, the rapper was shot while driving on Interstate 285 in downtown Atlanta late Saturday night. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Lil Yachty broke the news via social media early Sunday morning. “We just did a song a 4 […]
Great White Play Crowded Show With No Masks in Sight
While the United States continues to see record-breaking COVID-19 numbers, there are some people who don’t seem to take the pandemic seriously — like all the people who went to see Great White play in Dickinson, North Dakota Thursday night. As footage shows, the hard rock band played an outdoor concert as part of the […]