Experimental composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith announced her new album The Mosaic Of Transformation last month with a hell of a lead single, the 10-minute album-closing suite “Expanding Electricity.” She followed that up with a song that’s not on the album, an Adult Swim single called “Becoming Ferromagnetic.” And now she’s back to rolling out the […]
EOB – “Cloak Of The Night” (Feat. Laura Marling)
Way back in December, Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien announced his first-ever solo album. O’Brien’s new LP Earth, recorded under the name EOB, is coming out next week. Thus far, O’Brien has shared a number of solo songs: “Santa Teresa,” “Brasil,” “Shangri-La,” “Olympik.” Today, O’Brien has dropped a new one called “Cloak Of The Night,” and […]
New Video: Mozzy Ft. Polo G, Lil Poppa “Pricetag” | Rap Radar
Plata O Plomo Mozzy brings the Narcos vibes in his new video featuring Polo G and Lil Poppa. The track is the latest offering off his Beyond Bulletproof on May 1. Somewhere out in the countryhill side, Mozzy runs runs a cartel at a lush estate with ladies by the pool and his armed guards […]
Chynna, Rising Rapper and A$AP Mob Affillate, Dies at 25
Chynna Rogers, the rising rapper who was an A$AP Mob affiliate, has died at 25, SPIN has confirmed. “Chynna was deeply loved and will be sorely missed,” a statement from her management read. A cause of death was not revealed. Born in Philadelphia, Rogers started off as a model when she was 14, signing a […]
The Strokes Launch New Pirate Radio Series
Say this much about The Strokes: they’re all about going against conventional wisdom. At a time when many of their peers are postponing their album releases, The Strokes aren’t just forging ahead, they’re going into full blitz mode. On Wednesday evening, the quintet dropped the first episode of what they’re calling a pirate radio series […]
New Video: Trippie Redd Ft. Young Thug “Yell Oh” | Rap Radar
Ride or die. Trippie Redd and Young Thug are out for the jewels in the action-packed claymation, directed by William Child. The track is taken from Trippie’s A Love Letter To You 4. Following a disclaimer on the illicit use and depiction of drugs, the two plot on a heist of diamonds at the Big […]
New Video: Machine Gun Kelly “What’s Popping Freestyle” | Rap Radar
Lock down. Machine Gun Kelly gets it cracking over Jack Harlow’s hit for his latest locked down session. Self-isolated under black lights in his home studio, MGK FaceTimes a colleague, and then throws on the headphones to rap his interpretation straight off the smart phone.
New Video: Ari Lennox “BUSSIT” | Rap Radar
Bussit, baby. Ari Lennox doesn’t hesitate to bust a few moves in the latest music video off the deluxe version of Dreamville’s compilation, Revenge of the Dreamers III. In the elegant and colorful visual, the Dreamville singer and her girls have a self-care day at the beauty salon. From her pink fur jacket to a […]
New Video: Grafh Ft. Royce 5’9″ “Agenda” | Rap Radar
It’s the Art of Rap. Grafh’s itinerary is pretty much booked with rhymes in his Oracle III‘s new video featuring Royce 5’9″. After catching a flight, the Queens lyricist walks straight from the terminal to the telly while showcasing his designer drip and his plush punchlines. Eventually linking with Royce at a museum, the Detroit […]
Gotti Banxx Finally Shares New Album Titled Very Special
Montrealese Hip-Hop artist Gotti Banxx just dropped his debut album, Very Special, a carefully chosen catalogue of songs that include the previously released singles “See U Later” and “Sometimes”. The album is a coherent collection of tracks that ideally reflect the place Banxx finds himself in life, having found his signature sound, a blend of […]