The return of the Don. Cactus Jack artist Don Toliver is heartbroken on his third studio album, ‘Love Sick’. For the follow-up to 2021’s Life Of A Don, Love Sick finds the Houston rapper exploring the highs and lows of a relationship. He let his fantasies run wild on the S.O.S. Band-sampled “Do It Right“, […]
Album: Key Glock ‘Glockoma 2’
Glockoma continues. After over four years, Key Glock releases the second installment of his Glockoma series. Keeping his tradition with no features, Memphis rapper leads the 15-track set with its first single “Work“, followed by “Fire“. Other tracks include “Dirt“, “Randy Orton”, “Pop My Shit”, “Key Rex”, “In & Outta Town”, “Money Over Hoes” and […]
Album: Don Toliver ‘Love Sick’
The return of the Don. Cactus Jack artist Don Toliver is heartbroken on his third studio album, ‘Love Sick’. For the follow-up to 2021’s Life Of A Don, Love Sick finds the Houston rapper exploring the highs and lows of a relationship. He let his fantasies run wild on the S.O.S. Band-sampled “Do It Right“, […]
Video: Millyz Ft. Jadakiss “Moon Roof”
Mob wit us. Millyz’s got his eyes on more success for his “Moon Roof”, his latest collaboration with Jadakiss. Directed by Dom Bruno, the celebratory clip finds the two So Raspy MCs reflecting on their humbling beginnings and enjoying the fruits of labor with friends. “Had to take it on designer splash / Glock 43 […]
Watch A Trailer For Disney+ Special Bono & The Edge: A Sort Of Homecoming, With Dave Letterman
Next month, U2 are releasing Songs Of Surrender, an album of 40 re-recorded and reimagined songs from their extensive back catalog. We’ve heard new versions of “Pride (In The Name Of Love)” and “With Or Without You,” and it seems like the Irish band are in full retrospective mode. During the Super Bowl, they announced […]
Mae Stephens Is Evolving TikTok Pop From “ABCDEFU” To “IDGAF”
I’ve written about TikTok’s lottery-like rags-to-riches fantasy in this column before — it’s what YouTube’s head of catalog Ryan Thornton once described to Billboard as the “potential of any song to go viral.” About five years into TikTok’s mainstream reign, countless unknown artists have benefited from that literal overnight virality and parlayed that success into […]
Xylouris White – “Red Wine”
If your reference points for the lute start and end with Martin on The Simpsons, then you might be reluctant to check out Xylouris White, the duo of Cretan lute player George Xylouris and Dirty Three member Jim White. But a Xylouris White set absolutely ambushed me at a festival a few years ago, and […]
Snow Ellet – “Whiskey & Soda Pop”
Over the past few months, Chicago’s Snow Ellet has been sharing some nostalgia rush-inducing singles that he recorded with Illuminati Hotties’ Sarah Tudzin. So far, we’ve gotten “Playing Dead” and “Elevator,” and today we’re getting the final track in the trifecta, “Whiskey & Soda Pop.” It’s giving Blink-182, it’s giving childhood, it’s giving All-American Rejects’ […]
Watch GloRilla Bring Out Surprise Guest Cardi B In NYC
I know it’s not easy being a rap star. It’s a dangerous job, you have no privacy, and you’re always in danger of falling off. Also, rap stars complain about being rap stars more often than regular people complain about their jobs. But rap stars also get hero’s welcomes whenever they pop up in surprise […]
Ruston Kelly – “Mending Song”
In April, country musician Ruston Kelly will release a new album, The Weakness. Earlier in the year, Kelly released its lead single and title track, and today he’s sharing another cut from the album, the banjo-led “Mending Song.” The first track Kelly wrote for The Weakness, “Mending Song” came together during a solo trip to […]