Gee is cold as hell. EST is living large in the video to his latest release, “XXL”. Directed by Bookoo, the Louisville rapper brings his gritty raps while flossing in jewelry and high-end designer wear. “I was gon’ quit this shit, came back, the streets kept asking me to / I’m checking flight status and […]
Video: Rick Hyde “Change My High”
Black Soprano Family’s Rick Hyde opens up in his new video, “Change My High”. Directed by ShotsBySV, the Buffalo rapper lights up on his balcony and takes a walk while touching on some of life’s most changing moments. “Not a day goes by that I don’t ask why / Why am I in this position, […]
Video: Trippie Redd Ft. Roddy Ricch “Closed Doors”
Do not disturb. It is a small world after all in Trippie Redd’s new video “Closed Doors” featuring Roddy Ricch. Courtesy of Lyrical Lemonade’s Cole Bennett, the whimsical clip centers the two depicted as miniature size figures and bobble heads while wooing their ladies. “You got that shit that got no price / Diamonds dripping […]
Watch Lorde Bring Out Caroline Polachek For “Green Light” In Budapest
For the past couple weeks, Lorde has been making the rounds at European festivals, with a set list that de-emphasizes her most recent album Solar Power in favor of cuts from her first two LPs. She’s also broken out some new songs at these shows. Though if anyone has hopes for a quick follow-up of […]
Westlife Announce First-Ever North American Tour
The Irish boy band Westlife have announced their first-ever North American tour. The group, which broke up in 2012 and reunited in 2018, will perform four concerts around St. Patrick’s Day next year in Toronto, Boston, New York City, and Chicago. While Westlife did go on a promotional run of the US during the boy […]
Magoo Passed Away at 50
R.I.P. Magoo. Rapper Magoo, best known as one half of rap duo, Timbaland and Magoo unexpectedly passed away at the age of 50. The Virginia Chief Medical Examiner reports the cause of death was not disclosed. Born, Melvin Barcliff, Magoo, a Norfolk, VA native made waves in the late 90s with music partner Timberland. They […]
BCMC (Bill MacKay & Cooper Crain) – “The Swarm”
The Chicago composer Bill MacKay has announced a collaborative project with Cooper Crain, of Cave and Bitchin Bajas. Together, they’re known as BCMC, and in October they’ll release a debut album, Foreign Smokes, built around Cooper’s keyboards and synths and MacKay’s guitar. The first single is “The Swarm,” and it’s an odd and ominous nine-minute […]
Touching Grass At Øyafestivalen
Øya — around since 1999 (save for two peak pandemic years in 2020 and 2021) — has evolved to be like Oslo’s own version of Coachella, attracting a who’s who of local Norwegian acts and international A-listers spanning a wide range of genres. Even better, much like Norway itself, Øya has gone out of its […]
Melle Mel Shares Statement On Eminem Drama: “Regrettably, My Response Fell Short In Its Execution”
Melle Mel and Eminem have been beefing. The conflict started with some comments that Melle Mel made to The Art Of Dialogue back in March saying that if Eminem wasn’t white, he wouldn’t be considered one of the top five rappers alive. This is all according to Billboard‘s 50 Greatest Rappers Of All Time list […]
Watch Run-DMC Perform For The Last Time At Hip Hop 50 Event In NYC
Run-DMC have performed live for what they say will be the last time ever. They closed out the star-studded Hip Hop 50 concert that took place at Yankee Stadium on Friday to celebrate the genre’s 50th anniversary. Earlier this year, the legendary group started talking up their retirement, and their appearance at last night’s event […]