Big kick. Smokepurpp is popping shit all up in his new release. Over a trunk-rattling beat by Ronny J, Smokepurpp turns up with his pimp hand strong and his trigger finger stronger. The track is off his upcoming LP, Florida Jit, which was pushed back due to the current events, and is now set for […]
New Video: PARTYNEXTDOOR “Savage Anthem” | Rap Radar
It’s on to the next one. PARTNEXTDOOR’s savage life gets animated in his PartyMobile album’s new video. Pleading his unapologetic ways and bachelor lifestyle, PARTY cruises into the night, parties at a gentlemen’s club while juggling multiple sexcapades and texts and calls. Play on, playa.
Petition Pushes GWAR Statue Replacing Robert E. Lee in Band's Hometown of Richmond
GWAR have been their usual unusual selves during quarantine. They’ve appeared on CNN giving an update to pandemic life, encouraged fans to drink bleach (as a joke of course) and popped up in a Frank Iero video. That said, as statues of Confederate leaders and other historically problematic figures are being torn down and replaced worldwide, […]
Naeem's Dance-Pop Love Song "Stone Harbor" Is A True Joy
Naeem, the multifaceted art-pop artist formerly known as Spank Rock, is releasing his first album under his birth name at the end of the week. Thus far the singles from Startisha have included a Silver Apples cover and a rap song with vocals with Swamp Dogg and Justin Vernon (whose Bon Iver named a song […]
New Music: Azealia Banks Ft. Lex Luger “Black Madonna”
Black is beautiful. Azealia Banks strikes a pose and is collecting souls on her new track produced by Lex Luger. Over a haunting beat by Lex Luger, Azealia heats up the block with her fiery bars from getting money bags, to flaunting ass, to even emptying her clip. Bang bang.
Spank Nitti James & Freddie Gibbs – “Disappear”
Just a week and a half ago, Indiana rap veteran Freddie Gibbs teamed up with the Alchemist for the collaborative LP Alfredo, one of the year’s best albums. To many of us, Gibbs is a major artist who is simply not capable of making a bad record. But Gibbs is also a working underground rapper […]
Andre 3000's Merch Benefits Movement for Black Lives
OutKast fans are rejoicing at the return of Andre 3000. And while 3 Stacks hasn’t hopped on a new track in a bit, the legendary lyricist instead resurfaced to use his platform to raise money for the Movement for Black Lives, an organization committed to ending police brutality and racial injustice. And he’s doing it […]
The Stooges Announce Live Album Of Original Lineup's Final Concert
Nearly 50 years to the day after the infamous concert took place, Third Man Records is releasing the Stooges’ Live At Goose Lake: August 8, 1970, a live album documenting the original Stooges lineup’s final performance. As the story goes, bassist Dave Alexander showed up too drunk to play a note and was fired by […]
Tom Morello Roasts Fan Who Can't Believe Rage Against the Machine Are Political
On Tuesday, a Twitter user who has since deleted their account said that Rage Against The Machine — a band whose name should speak for itself — and Tom Morello were “ruining” their fan base by sharing “political BS.” “I used to be a fan until your political opinions came out,” the fan wrote. “Music is […]
Shamir – “On My Own”
Over the last few years, the Las Vegas-born musician Shamir Bailey has gone through an interesting and unpredictable evolution — first breaking through with the clubby pop music of his 2015 debut Ratchet before breaking completely with that sound. Since then, he’s independently released a whole lot of lo-fi indie-pop music, including this year’s album […]